Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 8, 1941

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 8, 1941: Lee Shippey has a great item on Frank Capra – be sure to read it … and Tom Treanor has another column on the problems of young men looking for a place to … Continue reading →

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She Blogged by Night: The Marie Prevost Project

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

One of our favorite movie blogs at the Daily Mirror is “She Blogged by Night.” “She” writes: Larry Harnisch, researcher and blogger at the always wonderful Los Angeles Times Daily Mirror, sent me an epic tonne of articles on Marie … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined: Saucers Over L.A.! — Part 1

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

          Los Angeles Times file photo   Searchlights rake the nighttime sky over a blacked-out city on Feb. 25, 1942, in the so-called Battle of Los Angeles. A powerful image, to be sure. But is it … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — ‘Salome’

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

The item at left, described as an original lobby card from the Theda Bara version of “Salome,” has been listed on EBay. Interestingly enough, the card has entirely different lettering than the one above, which was listed last October. Bidding … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 7, 1961

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 7, 1961: Paul Coates looks at the problem of a family caring (or not caring) for an ailing parent who is on welfare and a veteran's pension. He writes: How any society but a degenerating one … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 7, 1941

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 7, 1941: Lee Shippey writes about the Asia House, a group open to anyone who has lived "somewhere east of Suez for six months or more" and he publishes a letter from wartime Britain by … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 6, 1961

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 6, 1961: Paul Coates has the story of 8-year-old Lillian Gonzales Gossett, who lives in Tijuana because immigration officials won’t allow her to join her mother and stepfather in the U.S.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 6, 1941

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 6, 1941: HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Carmen Miranda improvising Portuguese lyrics to an American jive tune as she dances with Cesar Romero at the Mocambo. Also on the jump: A roundup of items from Lee … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   I came across this picture while researching something else and thought it would make a good weekend mystery photo.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on March 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: Yes, as everyone figured out, this is Stephen Crane (d. 1985), above, in a photo stamped 1942] Here’s this week’s mystery guest!

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 5, 1941

Posted on March 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 5, 1941: Lee Shippey says: Every striker who delays defense is striking a blow for Nazi victory which may take from him the right to labor as a free man. Every manufacturer who tries to … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined — Saucers Over L.A.!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   I have been working with The Times’ historic photos for years and I know how the newspaper’s art department used to retouch pictures, so the moment I saw this image last … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 3, 1961

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

         March 3, 1961: Paul Coates dips into the mailbox for items on Clu Gulager; Zoballo “The Living Dead Man” and the folks at KMPC.  

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, March 3, 1941

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 3, 1941: Lee Shippey has a column on the plight of the Los Angeles Public Library, which was built with great aspirations as a “people’s university” and was then, as it is now, suffering … Continue reading →

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Town Called Hollywood, March 2, 1941

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 2, 1941: Last week, Philip K. Scheuer promised to write about Alfred Hitchcock’s views on Technicolor. Here they are!  One good thing about the war: It will break the foreign monopoly on tin, Tom Treanor … Continue reading →

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Conductor’s Remarks on L.A.’s Music Touch off Sound and Fury

Posted on March 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 24-March 4, 1941: British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham comes to town to conduct two programs by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and my doesn’t he get people furious with his comments about classical music in the … Continue reading →

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Voices — Jane Russell 1921 – 2011 [Updated]

Posted on February 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Los Angeles Times file photo   Jane Russell and Victor Mature visit with George Dolenz on the set of “The Las Vegas Story.”     May 6, 1945: Jane Russell has Hollywood abuzz, The Times says. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 28, 1961

Posted on February 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 28, 1961: Arthur Godfrey announces that he’s leaving TV’s “Candid Camera” and Paul Coates takes the opportunity to say he can’t understand Godfrey’s appeal. Notice: This KNX ad actually ran Feb. 27 but I wanted … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 28, 1941

Posted on February 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 28, 1941: Lee Shippey has an amusing tale about a limousine and its passengers, and a thumbnail profile on La Opinion writer Trinidad Vidal. Jimmie Fidler says — Waitress at 20th Century-Fox: "Sure, I know … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo       [Update 2: This is radio personality “Sweet Dick” Whittington.] [Update: Please congratulate Dewey Webb for identifying our mystery fellow, who has a long listing on imdb.]   OK, who’s … Continue reading →

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