Category Archives: Columnists

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

Posted on January 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

A Little Story with a Big Schnozzola     Some newspaper reporters are frantic.  They run around chasing the big story all the time.     But I’m too old for that.  What I do, I run around chasing little stories.  They’re … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 21, 1959 – I think this is the most vitriolic Hedda Hopper column I’ve found so far: “It took some scratching and digging on my part, but I finally learned why Charlie Chaplin settled tax problem — so … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 20, 1960

Posted on January 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Nobody's Home     A lady I know received two warning calls in quick succession the other day from neighbors.  Their breathlessness message: "Don't answer the door — the tax assessor's on the way to your house!"  The second neighbor … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 20, 1958: Hedda Hopper says John Wayne’s next movie will be a western called “Warlock.” Well, not quite. It actually stars Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn.

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 19, 1960

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mass Hysteria     No one knows how it started but one day last week the rumor swept through an L.A. junior high school that the Russians were going to drop an atom bomb on the city at noon.        … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Son's Not Quite Like Dad, but He's a Todd     Hollywood, U.S.A. — The shadow of a showman slipped into town this week.     His name was Mike Todd, with a Jr. tacked on the end, and he came … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 19, 1957: Hedda Hopper writes that Elvis Presley has "taken the entire top floor of the Knickerbocker Hotel to house himself and his pals he brought with him from Tennessee. I asked if there were any girls along. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 18, 1960

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Stamp Craze       The trading stamp war appears to be reaching the frenzy stage and from the looks of things it will take  a summit conference to settle it.     The Green Stamp people who have more or less … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Coates Views the Funny Side of Nixon     NEWS ITEM (Hank Grant's column, Hollywood Reporter) — "Writer Tony Webster's been approached to pen gags for Richard Nixon's campaign speeches."     I'm no Criswell, but I can make a prediction … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 18, 1956: Hedda Hopper goes on a junket to see the new Hilton hotel in Dallas. Biggest complaint? The local newspaper doesn’t carry “Dick Tracy.”

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Remembering an Early Times Photographer

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Martin E. “M.E.” Rafert, Los Angeles Times The field at the Aviation Meet, Jan. 13, 1910. In going through The Times’ photos of the Aviation Meet, I discovered several with notations by Martin “M.E.” Rafert, a photographer for … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 17, 1955: Hedda Hopper writes, “While in New York I learned why TV will not move to the West Coast. Gen. David Sarnoff has bought 10 square blocks of Lower East Side property and will build a great … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 16, 1960

Posted on January 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Perils of Publicists     You will pardon Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force public information officer, if he does not bleed for Hollywood press agents who must fight their way through countless hardships such as Martinis and freeways to deliver their … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mash Notes and Comment     (Press release)  "If you have the pleasure of attending the Stan Kenton-June Christy-Four Freshmen get-together Jan. 22 at the Shrine Auditorium, better bring a fresh box of Kleenex for this watery night.     "Baton-bearing … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 16, 1954: "Many scenes in the picture [‘Babylon Revisited’ or ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris'] concern pseudo-intellectual American writers who think there is no freedom or culture except in Europe; they go there to write but cannot … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 15, 1960

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Crying Need     It has been decreed by someone who watches over us that motorists are better served by readjusting the white lines on many busy streets to create left-turn islands for those brave persons who might wish to … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Encounter With a Pencil Salesman     Mike was the old man's name.  He had no teeth, one good arm and legs that stopped at the knees.     He came out of the rain yesterday afternoon, into my office.     … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 15, 1953: Hedda Hopper says, “Fernando Lamas' romance with Lana Turner sure paid off. He has been offered four pictures here, including 'One Night of Love' at Columbia, 'The Diamond Queen' at Warners, and another opposite Kathryn Grayson. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 14, 1960

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Anti-Togetherness     The hassle between newspapermen and TV men over coverage of press conferences has reached an impasse and while the public doesn't particularly care, just so the news is covered, a basic difference is involved.     Newspapermen are there … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 14, 1952: Hedda Hopper says, “Katharine Hepburn steps up to bat to take lessons from Pinky Woods, star pitcher of the Hollywood Stars. It's for her role of an all-around athlete in 'Pat and Mike,' in which she … Continue reading →

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