Category Archives: Columnists

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Feb. 14, 1952: Hedda Hopper says, "Jean Arthur has collected nearly $500,000 from Paramount since 1947, yet has made only two pictures for that company. Now by mutual consent her contract has been canceled, with a large hunk of … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 13, 1960

Posted on February 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Birds Get the World     It was mentioned here recently that the cedar waxwings, which have come each January and in a furious assault denuded the pyracantha bushes of their red berries, seemed to have passed us by this year. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 13, 1960

Posted on February 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment     "Dear Mr. Coates:     "I would like a little information concerning one of your television programs.      "Did you, or didn't you, interview Senator Kennedy some time ago and did he say that he wore … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 13, 1951: Edith Head, the Paramount designer, says: "I don't know why I'm so happy these days unless it's because I've found a waist smaller than Veronica Lake's." The 21 1/2-inch waist belongs to Jan Sterling, Hedda Hopper … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 12, 1960

Posted on February 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Hollywood Countdown     Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, retired Army chief of research and development, related wryly yesterday that MGM almost launched the nation's first satellite in 1957.     Producer Andy Stone, he recalled, was bringing out a movie about … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 12, 1960

Posted on February 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  If Jack Paar is remembered at all, it’s for walking off the “Tonight” show (yes, he returned). From watching him as a kid, I remember him as being urbane but volatile – a curious combination. Minnie, 83, and Young … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray – Requiem for a Buddy

Posted on February 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 12, 1980: A Jim Murray turn of phrase, “When you talk about love affairs, you start with theirs. They made Romeo and Juliet look like enemies.”

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12, 1950: William Holden tells Hedda Hopper, "It's up to the producers. You know stars are made by them before they're made by the public. And stars are broken by producers before they're broken by the public. Thus it's … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 11, 1960

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Visit From Ptex     After an absence of several years, Tex, or as he prefers to spell it, Ptex, dropped in the other day to say hello.  He brought with him, as he usually does, a great idea. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 11, 1960

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Woman Pays, Pays and Pays for Nothing     The word is blackmail, and you don't know what it means until it happens to you.     Mrs. Anita Roddy-Eden Sutton said it happened to her on the third day … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 11, 1949: Wedding bells for Clark Gable and Joan Crawford? Hedda Hopper says no.

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 10, 1960

Posted on February 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Recollectors     Reading the testimony in the Finch trial, I am again filled with awe and admiration for those who can remember exactly where they were standing and what they were thinking when they heard the fatal shot or … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 10, 1960

Posted on February 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

A Pugilist's Destiny Is in His Hands     I won't kid you.  I'm embarrassed.     For years I've been writing, here, about the evils of boxing.  If you check the files, you'll see that I've called it a racket infested … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 9, 1960

Posted on February 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Urge to Kill     On his return from lunch a few days ago a doctor was told by his nurse that a man was waiting to see him.  "Send him in," he said.  The patient, a young man, had been … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 9, 1960

Posted on February 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Gang-Shy Kid Has Me Stymied but Good     On his way home from playing hooky a 15-year-old city boy named Tony stopped by my office yesterday.  He wanted to interview me, he said, for a paper he was … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 9, 1947: Hedda Hopper says, “During his marriage days, I've seen Jack [Carson] wipe the grease paint off after a hard day's shooting and say, 'Well, now I've got to go home and put on $1,000 worth … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 8, 1960

Posted on February 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

Economics and Justice     Eunice Carlisle happened to be in the courthouse on another matter a few days ago when Dr. R. Bernard Finch told all and she was unavoidably caught in the crush and excitement.  She also was appalled … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 8, 1960

Posted on February 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Who Does He Think He Is — Grandpa?       Traditionally — or, at least, since the advent of the comic strip — the most maligned member of the American family unit is the mother-in-law.     It is ritual in … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray on the Olympics

Posted on February 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 7, 1980: Jim Murray writes, “The International Olympic Committee is a body of men made up largely of dukes and earls and lords and millionaires who look at the world through monocles, probably because they do not … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 6, 1960

Posted on February 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Call of Wilds Fades     A year ago, at infrequent intervals, seven quail used to fly into my yard and stride about in their chesty manner, scratch around like chickens and after awhile take off.  One would come first … Continue reading →

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