Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 12, 1941

Posted on May 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 12, 1941: Producers have a new name for their movie: “Bahama Passage.” The working title may have provoked some unwanted reaction.    Garner Curran fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery, and writes … Continue reading →

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Lugosi to Appear as Weird Scientist

Posted on May 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 17, 1953: This is how I got here. I started researching the Lionel Atwill sex scandal of 1941 and discovered that before his career was derailed, Atwill planned to produce a film of the novel … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 11, 1941

Posted on May 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

               May 11, 1941: We decided to poll a vote to decide which of the "funny men" are really funny. Bob Hope won the majority vote for originality. Milton Berle was classed as the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 10, 1941

Posted on May 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 10, 1941: Times Managing Editor L.D. Hotchkiss has a long piece against using material that is off the record. He says: “The moment any speaker or person being interviewed announces ‘this is off the record,’ … Continue reading →

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Architectural Rambling

Posted on May 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

        I found this postcard of Dr. Alfred G. Schloesser’s Castle Sans Souci in Hollywood (the Times used the addresses 1831 and 1901 Argyle Ave.) and dug into the clips for a little more information.  The castle … Continue reading →

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‘Citizen Kane’ Opens in L.A.!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

            May 9, 1941: “Citizen Kane” opens at the El Capitan and the RKO Hillstreet. “Orson Welles strikes out in a dozen new directions with his technique of ‘Citizen Kane.’ Yet what he does can … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 8, 1941

Posted on May 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 8, 1941: John J. McNamara, one of the key figures in the 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times and the bombing of the Llewellyn Iron Works , dies in Montana. His brother James had … Continue reading →

Posted in 1910 L.A. Times bombing, 1941, art and artists, Columnists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Lee Shippey, Tom Treanor | 2 Comments

Whatever Happened to the Black Film?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 8, 1981 –  Dale Pollock writes: Whatever happened to the black film? It seems to reside these days in the person of Richard Pryor, the comedian-turned-film star, who is one of the few black … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 7, 1941

Posted on May 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 7, 1941: Mayor Fletcher Bowron is reelected and another Times endorsement goes down in flames. Still recovering from surgery, Lee Shippey files  a column from the hospital, this time on nurses. Tom Treanor, who … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update 2: Lawrence Dobkin portrays an unsuspecting heavy in the "Prairie Elephant" episode of "Rawhide" in a photo published Nov. 12, 1961.]  [Update: Please congratulate RJ for identifying our mystery guest! … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 6, 1941

Posted on May 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 6, 1941: Westbrook Pegler wins a Pulitzer Prize for "articles on scandals in the ranks of organized labor, which led to the expulsion and conviction of George Scalise" of the Building Service Employees International. … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions — ‘Hollywoodland’

Posted on May 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Readers will recognize Mary Mallory as a leading member of the Daily Mirror’s “brain trust.” She’s a photo librarian at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and in her spare time, she has been writing a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 5, 1941

Posted on May 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 5, 1941: Lee Shippey writes about some of his hospital experiences – and the cost of healthcare. HEADLINES (and what they mean): From a trade journal: "Hays Office Bans 'The Outlaw' Because of 'Breast Shots' … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — John Barrymore’s Town Car

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

       A photograph of John Barrymore’s 1930 Cord L-29, with a body by Murphy Coach Builders of Pasadena, has been listed on EBay. According to an 1989 article in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, this car is in the Auburn, … Continue reading →

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Voices: Jackie Cooper, 1922 – 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

           June 14, 1931: "Naw, I ain't gonna be no actor when I grow up," Jackie Cooper tells The Times. "Ya know, last season I thought I'd like to be a football player, but baseball players … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 4, 1941

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 4, 1961:  Lee Shippey returns and although he doesn’t elaborate on the surgery that kept him from writing, he shows that the cost of healthcare is nothing new.  Tom Treanor has the story of an … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 3, 1941

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 3, 1941: Novelist James Hilton fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. (I must say, I’m impressed by the number of authors among Shippey’s friends). Tom Treanor, who was killed covering … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Updated 2: Please congratulate Mary Mallory for identifying our mystery fellow as Maurice Schwartz! This is Schwartz (d. 1960) in a photo stamped April 9, 1963.] [Update: So far, nobody has … Continue reading →

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Yorty Seeks to Limit L.A. Mayors to Two Terms

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 3, 1961: The Times editorial page backs Mayor Norris Poulson, who lost to  challenger Sam Yorty. Although Yorty advocated a two-term limit for mayors, he served three terms and was seeking a fourth when he … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 2, 1941

Posted on May 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 2, 1941: Darrell Ware, filling in for Lee Shippey, writes about the opening of trout season. I've yet to see Adolphe Menjou in evening attire sans a boutonniere, Jimmie Fidler says 

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