Category Archives: Hollywood

Pilot Lands P-38 Between Venice, Ocean Park Piers

Posted on May 17, 2012 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1942: Lt. William K. Long lands his P-38, with smoke pouring from one of the engines, between the Venice and Ocean Park piers. “Then, swimming a short distance through deep water, he waded ashore,” The Times said. Philip … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition V [Updated]

Posted on May 16, 2012 by lmharnisch

Look what I found! A mystery fellow in a newsboy cap! How to Wear a Hat – Newsboy Cap Edition How to Wear a Hat — ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Edition Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition I Movieland Mystery … Continue reading →

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Caltech Students Hold Drag Beauty Contest

Posted on May 15, 2012 by lmharnisch

May 15, 1942: In a typical publicity stunt, someone from showman Earl Carroll’s operation offered to select Caltech’s beauty queen. Nobody told them that the campus was all-male (oooh girls can’t be engineers!). So the young men decided to have … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 14, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Our mystery guest is a stumper. I’ll leave him up another day to give the stragglers a chance. Update: This is Deems Taylor, the music critic and narrator of … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on May 14, 2012 by lmharnisch

This photo of a horse-drawn hearse has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $250. Queen of the Dead – dateline May 14, 2012 •   One thing that none of the obits of Vidal Sassoon (who died at 84 on … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on May 12, 2012 by lmharnisch

Too easy? Well, it is Saturday….

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 10, 2012 by lmharnisch

And for Thursday, we have a fun-loving bunch of mystery guests! Update: This is Lila Leeds being pawed by a bunch of newsmen in a gag photo for the Los Angeles Press Club. Please congratulate Steven Bibb for identifying her. … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 9, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is Doris Nolan. Please congratulate Mike Hawks (first) and Mary Mallory (second) for identifying her!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 7, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is Cyril Cusack. Please congratulate Don Danard (first), Mike Hawks (second) and Megan Lee and Thom (third) for identifying him.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on May 7, 2012 by lmharnisch

A 1968 Cadillac hearse attributed by the vendor to Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold has been listed on EBay. Queen of the Dead – dateline May 7, 2012 •  Two fashion models have left us. Lee Pepper Eliott, 86, died … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 4, 2012 by lmharnisch

For Friday, we have another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Please congratulate Xavier for identifying Patricia Knight!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 1, 2012 by lmharnisch

And here’s a mysterious chap….. [Update: This this is Chester Morris in “After Midnight With Boston Blackie.” Please congratulate Bronson Bias (1), Don Danard (2), Mike Hawks (3), Kevin King (4), Rick Scott (5) and Mary Mallory (6) for identifying … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 30, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s today’s mystery guest, courtesy of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Mickey Shaughnessy in “Pocketful of Miracles.” Please congratulate Dewey Webb (first), Pamela Porter (second), Bronson Bias (third), Michael Ryerson, Jenny M., Bill Krieger, Mike Hawks, Gary Martin, Barbara Klein, … Continue reading →

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Men 45-64 Register With Draft Boards

Posted on April 26, 2012 by lmharnisch

April 26, 1942: Men between the ages of 45 and 64 form a line a block long outside the draft board at 329 W. 2nd St. to comply with a new registration order. The men would be called upon to … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is John Lodge in “Mayerling to Sarajevo.” Please congratulate Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying him.

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Black Dahlia – Los Angeles Police Historical Society

Posted on April 25, 2012 by lmharnisch

The Daily Mirror visited the Los Angeles Police Historical Society on Saturday and stopped in at the Black Dahlia exhibit.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on April 23, 2012 by lmharnisch

A postcard of a 1959 Oldsmobile hearse, listed on EBay with bids starting at $8.99. Queen of the Dead – dateline April 23, 2012 •  The last of the old-time tummlers is gone. Lou Goldstein, famed at the borscht-belt hotel … Continue reading →

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‘Full Service’: Fun With Fact-Checking, Part 26

Posted on April 20, 2012 by lmharnisch

In case you just tuned in, I’m doing a little fact-checking as I go through Scotty Bowers’ “Full Service.” This will be fairly tedious except to a research drudge. We have moved on, ever so slightly, to the further exploits … Continue reading →

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‘Full Service’: Fun With Fact-Checking, Part 25 [Updated]

Posted on April 19, 2012 by lmharnisch

In case you just tuned in, I’m doing a little fact-checking as I go through Scotty Bowers’ “Full Service.” This will be fairly tedious except to a research drudge. Several regular readers have asked whether I have given up on … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++]

Posted on April 18, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Henry Armetta with John Garfield in “Dust Be My Destiny.”] Just about everybody recognized one or both of our mystery guests (although Herb Nicholas threw me a … Continue reading →

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