Category Archives: Hollywood Heights

Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: ‘White Christmas’ Soothes the Home Front in 1942

Posted on December 16, 2025 by lmharnisch

Recognized today as one of the top selling singles and pieces of sheet music of all time, Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” was just one of eleven songs in the 1942 holiday classic, “Holiday Inn.” First put to paper by Berlin in 1940, the tune evolved over time before becoming the beloved hit sung by the dulcet tones of baritone Bing Crosby. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Film Books for the Holidays

Posted on December 8, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory has suggestions for holiday books for film fans. Continue reading →

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L.A. Daily Mirror Retro Shopping Guide

Posted on December 2, 2025 by lmharnisch

A Daily Mirror gift suggestion: Mary Mallory’s latest: First Women of Hollywood. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – Altadena’s Lovely Christmas Tree Lane

Posted on December 1, 2025 by lmharnisch

To mark the opening of Christmas Tree lane, we have Mary Mallory’s encore post from 2012. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – ‘Letty Lynton’

Posted on November 10, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory looks at the history of the 1932 MGM film “Letty Lynton” and why it keeps vanishing from sight. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Fighting to Bring ‘Salt of the Earth’ to the Screen

Posted on November 3, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory looks at the fight to bring the 1954 film ‘Salt of the Earth’ to the screen. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – ‘Auction of Souls’

Posted on October 29, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory looks at the life of Aurora Mardiganian and the film ‘Auction of Souls’ Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights; ‘America Tropical’ at 93

Posted on October 7, 2025 by lmharnisch

In Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory looks at the history of David Siqueiros’ mural “America Tropical.” Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: It All Began With a Barn

Posted on September 29, 2025 by lmharnisch

In Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory looks at the history of Hollywood Heritage Museum, which began as a barn that served as the first moving picture studio. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Los Angeles Silent Film Festival Debuts

Posted on September 22, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory takes a look at the recent Los Angeles Silent Film Festival, which included favorites like Harold Lloyd’s ‘The Freshman’ to the newly restored ‘Silk and Saddles.’ Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Olvera Street, Salute to Los Angeles’ Spanish Past

Posted on September 16, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory looks at the history of the Avila Adobe and Olvera Street in an encore post from 2019. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Valentino Statue Aspires to Greatness

Posted on August 23, 2025 by lmharnisch

On the anniversary of Rudolph Valentino’s death, Mary Mallory looks at the statue erected in his memory at De Longpre Park. The statue prompted a lawsuit, vandalism, and appears in a Three Stooges movie! Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Theatre Mechanique: Little Theatre, Big Heart

Posted on August 18, 2025 by lmharnisch

Ellsworth Martin’s Theatre Mechanique, a blend of new and old technologies, is ‘the world’s smallest theatre,’ Mary Mallory writes in an encore post from 2015. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: ‘What Happened to Mary’ Introduces Cross-Promotions

Posted on August 11, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory looks at one of the earliest examples of film cross-promotion, which the Edison Co. used for its 1912 serial ‘What Happened to Mary,’ Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Roy D’Arcy: The Man With the Devilish Grin

Posted on August 4, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory profiles Roy D’Arcy, a famous actor of the silent era whose career declined to B pictures. He eventually he became a real estate agent. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Norvell, Astrologer to the Stars

Posted on July 28, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory writes about astrologer to the stars Anthony Norvell. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: At the Plaza, History Repeats Itself

Posted on July 24, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory looks at the way history repeats itself at the downtown Plaza, a longtime gathering place, and a hub of protests and free speech. Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Longest-Running Movie Studio in Los Angeles

Posted on July 7, 2025 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory looks at the history of Occidental Studios, longest-running movie studio in Los Angeles Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Emma Lazarus’ ‘The New Colossus’ Calls to All Immigrants

Posted on July 4, 2025 by lmharnisch

Construction of the Statue of Liberty, artwork by John Durkin, Harper’s Weekly, Jan. 19, 1884. Note: This is an encore post from 2018. Written in 1883 to help raise money for building the pedestal on which the Statue of Liberty … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Women Who Changed the Movies

Posted on June 24, 2025 by lmharnisch

In Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory looks at Women Who Changed the Movies Continue reading →

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