Category Archives: Columnists

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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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

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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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

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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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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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

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      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

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  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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