Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 24, 1941

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 24, 1941: Heavy rains are causing flooding in Los Angeles, so Tom Treanor visits the Los Angeles County flood control center. Notice that Devil’s Gate Reservoir is still in operation.  Clark Gable will thank anyone … Continue reading →

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What Next for Richard Chamberlain After ‘Shogun?’

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 24, 1981: Young persons…. There was once a sensationally popular TV miniseries called “Shogun,” based on James Clavell’s novel set in feudal Japan, that aired in September 1980 and starred Richard Chamberlain, the … Continue reading →

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Town Called Hollywood, Feb. 23, 1941

Posted on February 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 23, 1941: An old hand at writing columns but feeling his way in his new assignment, The Home Front,  Tom Treanor writes: "Of all the times in the history of the world to be writing … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 22, 1941

Posted on February 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 22, 1941: Los Angeles gets nearly 2 inches of rain in 24 hours, leaving Reseda and Canoga Park virtually cut off because of rising floodwaters, The Times says. Dr. E.H. Pitts of Sacramento writes a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 21, 1941

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 21, 1941: Tom Treanor has the day off. Instead, we have a column by Lee Shippey on Walt Disney. Shippey was blind, but almost never refers to it in his columns. MGM AT A GLANCE: … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined — The Battle of Los Angeles

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo I haven’t talked to a movie publicist since Brian De Palma’s ghastly “The Black Dahlia” came out, but I was recently bombarded with pitches to do some sort of story about the rather comical February … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 20, 1941

Posted on February 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 20, 1941: Sam Yorty drops out of the mayor’s race – but he’ll be back in 20 years!  NO BELLS to Katharine Hepburn for wearing slacks to a reception given in her honor by the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 19, 1941

Posted on February 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 19, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, has the story of Lt. Henry de Vilmorin, a colorful, sophisticated French officer who was undergoing a whirlwind tour of … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of “Poltergeist II.” Please congratulate Hockey Kevin for identifying the film. The crew is shooting at Celtic Street and Variel Avenue in Chatsworth, jewel of the … Continue reading →

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The Land of Lost Movie Scripts: ‘Reel to Reel’

Posted on February 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

    I suppose it would take the late Carl Sagan to count the number of unproduced movie scripts in Hollywood (“billions … and billions…”) and most of them probably earned their way into a studio dumpster. However, here’s an … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Conservancy Announces Last Remaining Seats Series for 2011

Posted on February 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

       “King Kong,” coming to the Los Angeles Theatre on June 15. The Los Angeles Conservancy has announced the program for its 2011 Last Remaining Seats series and to celebrate its 25th year, it will add a seventh … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 18, 1941

Posted on February 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 18, 1941: Tom Treanor posts some diary entries from a friend who was in France when it fell to the Nazis, and it contains some vivid accounts.   ONE MAN'S OPINION: That Don Ameche, who had … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This photo, published March 28, 1982, shows the set of Lizzie Borden High School for “National Lampoon’s Class Reunion.” The movie was filmed at Pasadena College of Chiropractic, which, despite … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 17, 1941

Posted on February 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 17, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, has a story about British reporter Clare Hollingworth and her ingenuity against Romanian censors and attempts to make her leave the … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: These photos of former Marine Capt. Dale Dye are truly a mystery. They were taken Aug. 19, 1985, during filming of “Invaders From Mars” but never published. However, I did … Continue reading →

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Town Called Hollywood, Feb. 16, 1941

Posted on February 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 16, 1941: Tom Treanor files a report from Palm Springs, saying that the desert outpost seems impossibly remote from the war in Europe. “Nigel Bruce, the English actor, has been showing some British fliers around … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This 1989 photo allegedly shows the filming of that masterpiece “Beverly Hills Corpse,” a film I cannot locate.  [However the director, David "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama," DeCoteau, is … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 15, 1961

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 15, 1961: Paul Coates writes about a house for rent, “an ornate, slightly garish Mediterranean-style home on a hill overlooking Hollywood” built in the ‘20s by a movie star. “Never heard of her,” says one prospective … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 15, 1941

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 15, 1941: Tom Treanor, who died covering World War II for The Times, has an interesting and, in fact, prophetic piece about the difficulty of any attack on the oilfields of Romania to keep the … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is director James Goldstone and George Segal filming “Rollercoaster” in a photo taken Dec. 2, 1976. ] I blacked out the slate so this photo won’t be too easy….

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