Category Archives: Columnists

December 9, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Wacky Tony’s Story: ‘I Killed Jack Whalen’ I take stories as they come.  And yesterday’s came by phone. “My name is Tony,” the caller told me.  “I’m going to give you a story and you’re going to give me protection.” … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 9, 1946: “The Edgar Bergens poured last night after christening their daughter, Candy. They not only served cocktails, but also dinner. The Bergens don't give many parties, but when they do, they're good.” ps. Macdonald Carey is “hubba-hubba … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 8, 1959

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Crankcase Breather     As you may have read, the Automobile Manufacturers Assn. a few days ago announces the development of a device which would eliminate "substantial" amounts of smog-causing auto exhaust.     The fumes, it stated, would be … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 8, 1959

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A Civic Confessional on Sin and Stupidity     A few miles north of Charleston, South Carolina, on Highway 52, there's a brand new billboard welcoming travelers to the gracious, growing Dixie city.    It reads: The Association ofSouth Carolina … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

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Dec. 8, 1945: Larry Storch, 22,  gets a lucky break.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 7, 1959

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Rainbow's End     One by one the old landmarks are disappearing.  Last week the Rainbow, with its old-fashioned mahogany bar, folded.     The shabby Rainbow was known in bat cave circles as the saloon that cared.  Great men … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 7, 1959

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Is This Really Tokyo Rose?         Her name is Iva Toguri d'Aquino, but you know her as Tokyo Rose.     And that's why she hides.     She's 43 now.  She has a small business and a smaller circle … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 6, 1943: “Even though Martha Raye has the biggest mouth in these parts, she didn't make enough noise to stop a runaway camel that she was riding in 'Four Jills and a Jeep!' Gosh! Imagine getting out of … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 5, 1959

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Television Judge     Three days a week Edgar Allen Jones Jr. rushes from UCLA, where he is a law prof, to ABC-TV studio, where he puts on a robe and becomes Judge Edgar Allen Jr. of the program … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 5, 1959

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment       "Mr. Coates:     "In your column of last Wednesday, you delved into the timely issue of 'Is TV on the Up-and-Up?'     "You suggested, rather broadly, that maybe it isn't.     "You cited Desi … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 5, 1942: "Aldous Huxley didn't rush in from his desert home to confer with David Selznick on a new story but for a quick polishing job on 'Jane Eyre' so it can roll immediately."

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December 4, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Half a century hasn’t dulled the tragedy of these Christmas stories. Start With People and Where Are You?  Top public relations executives took a long, searching look at themselves and what they referred to as “continuing attacks” on their work … Continue reading →

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December 4, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Touhy, Jake Factor, J. Edgar Hoover. Et Al. Roger (The Terrible) Touhy, prohibition era gangland boss who was released from Illinois State Penitentiary last week, is remembered most for his kidnapping of John (Jake the Barber) Factor.  That crime earned … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 4, 1941: Is Warners casting Errol Flynn in John Huston’s “Moby Dick?” Perhaps not. You may have to wait for a while on this one.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 3, 1959

Posted on December 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Book Banning     In 1946 two Los Angeles booksellers were arrested for selling copies of Edmund Wilson's "Memoirs of Hecate County," which had been banned.  The book was ruled obscene and they were convicted.    Now, 13 years later, … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Dec. 3, 1940: Mark Hellinger fills in as columnist.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 2, 1959

Posted on December 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oath Era     Harvard and Yale, you may have read, withdrew recently from the federal student loan program in protest over the required loyalty oath.  Their action meant a substantial sacrifice, involving more than $500,000.  It also brought into … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 2, 1959

Posted on December 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Mickey Rooney shows up drunk on “The Tonight Show” and demands an apology the next day from host Jack Paar for saying: "It's a shame, he was a great talent." A Columnist Broods Anent Brodies of Idols     This … Continue reading →

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A Kinder Simpler Time Dept.’: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Ritz Bros. in person! Dec. 2, 1939: "At preview [of 'Destry Rides Again'] Marlene [Dietrich] and Jimmy [Stewart] sat beside me and held hands. I wonder if Mae West and Bill Fields will do that when they preview … Continue reading →

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December 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Lucky Man  Lee Shippey sat smiling at a table in the Broadway Department Store yesterday, chatting with friends and autographing copies of his new book, his 11th, “The Luckiest Man Alive.”  Lee, a glowing, healthy 76, means himself.  The … Continue reading →

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