Category Archives: Film

Feb. 18, 1958

Posted on February 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, I’m a sucker for any story that has "love slave" in the headline. This was buried in the back pages of The Times for some reason … The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the nominations for … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 17, 1938Los Angeles Los Angeles County, founded Feb. 18, 1850, prepares to celebrate its 88th anniversary … Irving Berlin’s daughter is out of the hospital … The City Council prepares to give the Navy 4 1/2 acres in Chavez … Continue reading →

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Feb. 17, 1908

Posted on February 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

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Feb. 14, 1958

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, critic Edwin Schallert retires from The Times, where he started in 1912 (Click on the headline to read the entire story) … Elizabeth Taylor is talking about giving up her career as soon as she finishes "Don Quixote" … … Continue reading →

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February 6, 1958: Thief Saved by the Cross

Posted on February 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 6, 1958Los Angeles This was supposed to be a simple story, a story about second chances: A 75-cent crucifix saves the life of a teenage thief who is shot in the chest. Lying in his hospital bed, he exclaims: … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  A "bodacious riot of hillbilly hotcha"–with Humphrey Bogart? And who else is in the cast? Ronald Reagan? Coming up next year, Bogart as a cowboy (with Jimmy Cagney) in "The Oklahoma Kid." The Carnegie Foundation warns that colleges risk … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on February 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times As regular Daily Mirror readers will recall, Jack Webb built an exact duplicate of the Examiner newsroom for "-30-." For "The Soloist," alias "The Steve Lopez Movie," a film crew has … Continue reading →

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February 2, 1938: Jelousy slaying

Posted on February 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 2, 1938 Los Angeles After watching The Times twist and turn to avoid saying exactly what the victims in the Paul Wright case were doing when they were shot, we finally get around to it–sort of. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Charles Starkweather

Posted on January 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Charles Starkweather, shortly after his arrest, with blood on his ear and shirt from police gunfire.

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Location sleuth

Posted on January 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

A movie crew has been dressing the third-floor newsroom to film scenes of the "Steve Lopez Movie" and have put metal jackets and overhead lights around the old columns (in reality, there is no overhead lighting in the newsroom). They … Continue reading →

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Newman-Woodward

Posted on January 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 30, 1958Los Angeles Recognize these young movie stars? I read about lots of Hollywood marriages as I go through the old papers–and even more Hollywood divorces. So as Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward celebrate their 50th anniversary, I thought … Continue reading →

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Actor stabbed

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 19-21, 1958 Los Angeles Her name was Velda and she had apparently been a model in New York. That’s where she met Burt Lancaster, at right with nurse Genevieve Grigoli. It’s not clear how well she knew the … Continue reading →

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Jayne Mansfield

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay, 1958-1964? (It’s unclear if a 1963 divorce in Juarez was recognized in the U.S.) She married Matt (Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) Cimber in 1964 and filed for divorce in 1966.  The final decree was pending … Continue reading →

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Jan. 14, 1958

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay get married… (note that The Times used an AP photo)… will the Dodgers play at Wrigley Field? (no "Moon Shots" there, folks)… Sarah Churchill, daughter of a fellow named Sir Winston, gets popped for being … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I set out for Bukowski Square to check on Craby Joe’s (more about that later) and discovered Main Street was blocked for filming. Coming to a theater near you will … Continue reading →

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Johnny Grant

Posted on January 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sept. 4, 1948 Los Angeles The King’s, 8153 Santa Monica Blvd.,  1945-1954KWIK-AM (1490) 1947-1951 Johnny Grant 1923-2008

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Ebay mystery

Posted on January 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Pat Collins, left, Edward G. Robinson and Julian Eltinge for a performance by the Dominos Club, Nov. 25, 1935. Well, that explains it. Yes, I was trolling EBay again in my continual search for … Continue reading →

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City Hall

Posted on January 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Speaking of City Hall, here’s a frame grab from "Chinatown," with the fabulous cinematography of John Alonzo. I was quite fortunate to hear him discuss the making of "Chinatown" at a presentation many years ago. If you live in Los … Continue reading →

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Company town III

Posted on December 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

Robert Birchard writes:     Saw your blog on Francis Boggs and early filmmaking in Los Angeles.       Perhaps one of the reasons you’ve never found the laundry except in the earlier fire reference is that it is … Continue reading →

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Heidi Fleiss

Posted on December 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

Given the interest in Ivan Nagy, here’s the original Times front page story on Heidi Fleiss by Shawn Hubler and James Bates, with a headline by yours truly that worked hard to tell the story without saying anything. (Good Lord, … Continue reading →

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