Category Archives: Columnists

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 16, 1959

Posted on December 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mother Wants Probe on Case of Missing GI The U.S. government says that Donald Sybrant is dead.  It lists him as one of the 142,000 casualties of the Korean war.It first reported him missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 16, 1953: “Sam Fuller has about finished writing a screen story that begins where "Mogambo" leaves off. Some of the African scenes about which he told me were hair-raising. What a character Sammy is! Dynamic, forceful and fearless. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 15, 1959

Posted on December 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Censorship Reverberations     The action of Principal Walter Larsh of Venice High School in banning "The New Pocket Anthology of American Verse" from an 11th grade English classroom is reverberating among teachers.     The book, available at drugstores and newsstands … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 15, 1959

Posted on December 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  That Limp-Brain Gang Is on the Loose Again     Last week, late one afternoon, a ringing phone snapped the quiet of a typical home in this town.     The man of the house, who had just come in from … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 15, 1952: A clipping from the Indianapolis Star tells of the dispute over Charlie Chaplin that rocked the Art Institute there. Mrs. C.B. LaDine, chairman of Americanism and Civil Defense Committee, took on John E. Brown, curator of … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 14, 1959

Posted on December 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Rubbish Crisis A frantic call came into the county sanitation office recently from Redondo Beach.  A resident there, in placing some discarded clothing in a rubbish disposal bin, had included an old shoe containing $5,000.     "Don't let them cover … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 14, 1959

Posted on December 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Hey, it's Christian Brando! Raul Bernal: 'He's a Miracle'     Over a taco, I sat down with Java Joe the other day.      "It used to be," he was saying, "problems like I got now would throw me.  But … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Dec. 14, 1951: Bob Mitchum says, “I haven’t anything else to hock!”

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How to Spoil a Husband

Posted on December 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 14, 1919: Dorothy Dix writes, Have you ever noticed this strange domestic phenomenon – that  all the good women seem to get the mean husbands and all the mean women appear to get the good husbands? Virtue apparently … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 13, 1950: Larry, 19-year-old son of Mary Martin, must have inherited her singing voice. He and Mary recorded “You’re Just in Love,” a tune from “Call Me Madam.” 

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December 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Phone Troubles This week, as indignant citizens protested to the State Public Utilities Commission that they were being billed for phone calls they didn’t make, a young woman recently married, asked to have phone service started in the apartment where … Continue reading →

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December 12, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment “Dear Paul– “Re your column in which you became confused over the use of the words ‘lay’ and ‘lie’ and settled by saying ‘get prone.’ ” ‘Lie’ would have been the correct word.  Intransitive, you know. … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 12, 1949: Cary Grant in “Crisis” … with the future Nancy Reagan? And look who else is in “Crisis!”

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December 11, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

L.A. Justice  As Ida Gutierrez, 44, a restaurant cashier, stepped from a 4 bus at Melrose and La Brea last Aug. 26 a woman who got off at the same time grabbed at a half-open package and excitedly accused her … Continue reading →

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December 11, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Youth Bought Death for Nickel a Game     I have never met a man who dropped $4,000 pitching pennies, but I guess it’s possible.  Because last week I talked to one who estimates that he has lost, in the past … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 11, 1948: Deborah Kerr has gone to New York to do a final scene for "Edward My Son." It could not be shot here because Ian Hunter, who appears in the scene, can't leave his Broadway play. ”Strippers … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 10, 1959

Posted on December 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Christmas Story It's about that time again so, as the saying goes, let's see if we can jerk a few tears.     A couple with four children have been in serious financial difficulty since the father was injured recently and … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 10, 1959

Posted on December 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Creative Writing as Created in Flackdom     Tributes have been made to outstanding individuals in just about every field of endeavor, but nobody has ever come out to honor the hard working press agent.    That's why I'm here today. … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 10, 1947: Peggy Cleary's restaurant, Talk O’ the Town, gets plenty of talk, especially on Wednesday nights when she shows old pictures. Last week "The Covered Wagon" was shown there and had the crowds roaring. The screen … Continue reading →

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December 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dialing Chessman Francois de Montfort, correspondent for Ici Paris, is in Hollywood having a look at the movie making.  As he arrived on the set of “Strangers When We Meet” to interview Kim Novak the other day, he told publicist … Continue reading →

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