Category Archives: Columnists

Westbrook Pegler on F. Scott Fitzgerald

Posted on March 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 27, 1940: To most people living today, Westbrook Pegler is nothing more than a name – if that. His column on the death of F. Scott Fitzgerald will give you an idea of what he was like. “Peg” … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 3, 1960

Posted on March 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

Pyrrhic Victory     This corner keeps advising motorists never to make a left turn because big boy blue may be watching you and you'll be wrong if you think you are right — but nobody pays attention.     There was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 3, 1960

Posted on March 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

Let Us Consider Case of Robert Martinez        Robert Martinez, I met by degrees.     There was the first letter from him six weeks ago.  In spelling that was hampered by the fact that he never got beyond the eighth … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 3, 1939

Posted on March 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 3, 1939: On the jump, Carole Lombard in “Made for Each Other” and Hedda Hopper on who’s dating whom. Is that a new fellow for Marlene Dietrich?

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Matt Weinstock, March 2, 1960

Posted on March 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

Pity the Candidate     Now it's time for all good men to come to the aid of the poor, frustrated candidates, trying to hack out a platform that will please almost everyone, offend hardly anyone.     It can't be done, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 1-2, 1960

Posted on March 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

Newcomers to U.S. Learn of Clippolas     The Govaars family's introduction to the uniquely American art of the gimmick ad came last August in the form of a small handbill on their front doorstep.     The handbill extolled the quality … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 2, 1938

Posted on March 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 2, 1938: "When white was the vogue, Pierre changed his apartment to black, where he gave me a swell party before I sailed for Europe on the Queen Mary," Hedda Hopper says. 

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Matt Weinstock, March 1, 1960

Posted on March 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Way Out Walkout     A great many people walked out on Miles Davis and John Coltrane, two great men of music they had primarily come to see and hear, at last Saturday's jazz concert at Shrine Auditorium, thereby provoking a … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on March 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 1, 1960: Hedda Hopper writes about Claude Rains’ 60 years in show business.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 29, 1960

Posted on March 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Bringing Up Beverly; by Mother Aadland     While the rest of you were idly accomplishing a variety of things over the week end, I was interviewing Mrs. Florence Aadland.     Mrs Aadland, mother of Beverly, protege of the late Errol … Continue reading →

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Doobie Brothers, Billy Joel Shut Out Disco at Grammys

Posted on February 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 28, 1980: The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes" wins the Grammy for best single while Billy Joel's "52nd Street" wins for best album. Bonus appearance: Bob Dylan! … and Jim Murray writes about Spectacular Bid.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 28, 1938: Hedda Hopper writes, "I chatted, for the first time, with Franchot Tone. A fine, intelligent actor. His crooked smile always annoyed me, and suddenly I knew it was to cover up an inferiority complex. I'd like … Continue reading →

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A Romantic Entanglement for Future Times Columnist

Posted on February 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 28, 1920: My heart skipped a beat when I pulled up this story. Could this be our own  Lee Shippey, author of “The Great American Family” and “It’s an Old California Custom?” Yes it is.

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 27, 1960

Posted on February 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Briton's a Stevereno     I've been reading the short stories by Peter Ustinov in the Atlantic and wondering how he does it.  Acting, speaking, traveling — and writing superlative fiction, I mean.  In the versatility sweepstakes, he's Britain's answer to … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 27, 1960

Posted on February 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mash Notes and Comment     (Press Release)  "Marriages are sometimes shaken or dissolved for reasons hidden in the parents' unconscious mind," Dr. Harry F. Tashman reveals in "The Marriage Bed."     "This book, by one of New York's leading … Continue reading →

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Americans Lower Expectations for Presidency

Posted on February 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 27, 1980: This page is such a time capsule of the 1980s that I couldn’t decide on one story. There's Baltimore Sun columnist Matt Seiden's a piece on the war between humans and computers, an essay by Calvin … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 27, 1965: Hedda Hopper gives a plug to “My Mother, the Car!”

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America Rejects Its Rural Roots

Posted on February 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

“When a Feller Needs a Friend,” by Clare Briggs.   Feb. 27, 1920: “How Ya Gonna Keep Them Down on the Farm?” You can’t, according to The Times’ Harry C. Carr, who says former servicemen are abandoning farming in favor … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 26, 1960

Posted on February 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Court Is a Stage     One of the travesties of court procedure is that most divorces are obtained on grounds that have little or nothing to do with the breakup of the marriages.     The ladies come into court … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  So Mexico's Justice Is Just, Eventually     Pfc. Robert Peterson, U.S. Army, dropped by my office yesterday on his way back to Ft. Ord.     He was a headline last June.  I'd worked on his story.  But yesterday, when … Continue reading →

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