Category Archives: Columnists

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 26, 1960

Posted on April 26, 2010 by lmharnisch
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Matt Weinstock, April 25, 1960

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  One of the most famous phrases from “Peanuts” was said by Lucy, of all characters.   Idea for Chessman     There was a brief but stirring encounter the other day between two long-time friends, J. Farrington Barrington Arrington, who … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 25, 1960

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Heartsick Mother's Problem One Which Has No Solution       Steve's mother knows she did wrong.  But she wonders, under the circumstances, what would have been right.       "I don't know," she told me from behind her handkerchief, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 25, 1940

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 25, 1940: “It's a three-day rest-cure for Tuffy, dog hero of 'Four Sons.' Vets say he's suffering from nervous breakdown,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 24, 1940

Posted on April 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 24, 1940: “K. Hepburn and H. Hughes will resume hand-holding when she moves west,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, April 23, 1960

Posted on April 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “What’s That?! Someone in a Space Suit Is Leaving the Eliza Ann!” The Amok Amoeba     Future historians looking back on 1960 doubtless will make a footnote on April 19, the day of the great L.A. amoeba quest.  It … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 23, 1960

Posted on April 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Wow! Now there’s an ugly layout, even for 1960.  Mash Notes and Comment       (Press Release)  "An actor, by name TV star Don Porter, decided he needed a publicist and dropped in to see me regarding same.     … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 23, 1940

Posted on April 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

    April 23, 1940: “Hollywood, where the girl you take to dinner tonight is usually fed up with you by tomorrow,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, April 22, 1960

Posted on April 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Vanished Bus       A fun-loving Hollywoodian is sweating out a nightmare, hoping it will go away.  The complication is that it wasn't a nightmare, it was real.       He went to Tijuana and became so simpatico with … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 22, 1960

Posted on April 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

New Information on Griffith Park Hermit       Call this an update on Dennis Farrell.     It's not good news.  But it's not bad news, either.     Dennis — In case his name has slipped your memory — is the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 22, 1940

Posted on April 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 22, 1940: “There's talk that Daisy, edjoocated purp of the 'Blondie' pics, will be replaced because the dog's owner is asking too much dough,” Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Matt Weinstock, April 21, 1960

Posted on April 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “So I’ll Save the Wear and Tear on Your Tonsils, Mr. Ames.”  A Hard Life     If no one minds, I'd like to get literary for a moment.       Whitney Balliett of the New Yorker magazine, in reviewing … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 21, 1960

Posted on April 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Being a Celebrity Weighs So Heavily     Since everyone else is hesitant to say it, I'll say it myself.       I'm a celebrity.       It's been a long, hard, often discouraging fight to reach the top.  But, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 21, 1941

Posted on April 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 21, 1941: “Yvonne of the King Sisters and musician Buddy Cole are on the love list,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, April 20, 1960

Posted on April 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Plane Bomb Jokers       Persons who go airplane riding had better get used to the idea that authorities don't think wisecracks about bombs are funny.  A story from Chicago a few days ago stated that nine persons have … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 20, 1960

Posted on April 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Census Takers' Woes Myriad in a Big Way      Census takers take, among other things, oaths.     Before beginning their tours of duty, they solemnly swear that they are not Communists, fascists, blabbermouths or mixed up in payola.  … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 21, 1940

Posted on April 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 20, 1940: “Femme stars at Paramount are squawking about male execs hogging the studio's only sunbathing roof,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 19, 1960

Posted on April 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Let's Look at What Happened in London         With the odd feeling of an outsider looking in, I read the news accounts of what happened in London yesterday.        There was a parade, seven miles long.  … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 19, 1941

Posted on April 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 19, 1941: “Franchot Tone beaued Olivia de Havilland to the Mocambo the other night, took her home at 11 — and returned with another girl,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, April 18, 1960

Posted on April 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Brave New World     A young lady named Joan got a bright vision of the future a few days ago while driving over Coldwater Canyon.  As she reached Mulholland Dr. she was fascinated to see a helicopter land in … Continue reading →

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