Category Archives: Columnists

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

Posted on February 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Legal Revenge Not Dead Yet     I read Gov. Brown's reasons for giving Caryl Chessman a 60-day reprieve yesterday, but I'm not sure that I believe them.     He indicated that he felt  the climate in California had changed … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 20, 1958: Hedda Hopper says, “[Michael] Todd and Liz flying all over Europe in their own plane. No, he's not at the controls.”

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 19, 1960

Posted on February 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

Prison Sounds       As this was written, Caryl Chessman's date with death was still undecided. But as time was running out for him yesterday a man who was once No. 69883 in San Quentin reminiscently recalled the case of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mash Notes and Comment       (Press Release) "More and more cities are using police dogs — for police duty, natch.       "Pittsburgh, Houston, St. Louis and Minneapolis are among the cities which have found that a good, … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 19, 1957: Hedda Hopper says, “Dick Widmark, back from England after locationing for 'Saint Joan,' in which he played the Dauphin, says, 'We had bad weather throughout the entire stay. I took a flat when I first went … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 18, 1960

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Squaw Valley Squawk       Doubtless it is attributable to crotchety advancing age but the Squaw Valley gymkhana leaves me cold.  So a flock of virile young people are going sliding in the snow.  What does that prove?  Outside of … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 18, 1960

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Juveniles Are Not All So Delinquent       It's the code of kid gangland that one bad turn deserves another.     If a member of one gang is caught out of his territory and worked over, the guys who … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 18, 1956: Hedda Hopper says “A Streetcar Named Desire” is “dated.” You are probably wondering, “Did this woman ever get anything right?” I certainly am.

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 17, 1960

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The Golfo Nuevo Case     It distressed me no end to read how the Argentine Navy bungled things with the unidentified submarine trapped in Golfo Nuevo.  First reports stated the sub had been crippled by depth charges and 13 … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 17, 1960

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

It's Machiavellian in a Simple Way     Until last week, Al Linenberger was just like you.  He was a hard-working family man, active in community affairs.  A model citizen.     At least, he thought he was.  Certainly, he didn't suspect … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray – The Brat No More

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 17, 1980: Jim Murray [Update: interviews] on Jimmy Connors, “Tennis is a grueling game. It's one on one. It's not a team game. You can't just say, 'Well, shoot, they called that one on the team.' … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 17, 1955: Hedda Hopper says, “Congratulations to the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas for being able to land Mario Lanza (d. 1959). He'll receive $50,000 a week for a singing engagement there. And his fans will be … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 16, 1960

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Father vs. Son     Jimmy, 19, got off to a bad start, no question about that.  His mother took off when he was 7 and there was a divorce.  He started getting in trouble early in his teens.  He was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 16, 1960

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Ku Klux Klan Jerks Goofing as Per Usual     This, liberally interpreted, is a progress report.     It concerns the eerie persistence of Hooded Sign Painters Local No. 950, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Charleston, South Carolina.     A … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1954: Hedda Hopper says, “The Breen Office passed ‘A Bullet Is Waiting’ without a change, but killed a third of the still photographs that were to advertise the picture.”

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Tregoff Sobs on Witness Stand

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Attorney Donald Bringgold and Carole Tregoff during a recess in the Finch trial. “Thousands of Dog Teeth!” Unfortunately, the continuation of this story wasn’t microfilmed, so this is all we have. Feb. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 15, 1960

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Traffic Lesson Cost This Motorist $27     As she approached a pedestrian zone about two blocks from a school in Burbank, a lady named Marilyn saw a child step off the curb and she prepared to stop.  Just then the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 15, 1960

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jack Paar Did Right for Wrong Reason     Never one to make snap judgments, I have permitted myself an entire weekend in which to mull over the strange case of Jack Paar.     When, right in between a couple … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 15, 1953: In a profile of Audie Murphy, Hedda Hopper looks at the studio intrigue surrounding “The Red Badge of Courage,” in which Louis B. Mayer was replaced by Dore Schary,  and says it is "a fine … Continue reading →

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Olympics Open at Lake Placid

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 14, 1980: Has it really been 30 years since Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz” opened? Yes it has.

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