Category Archives: Hollywood

Movieland Mystery Photo – Update 2

Posted on December 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s another mystery photo I found in Mack Sennett’s file.  Update: Alas, these young women aren’t identified on the back of the photo. It was supposedly published in The Times on … Continue reading →

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What to See in L.A., 1924

Posted on December 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

      I don’t post much on the 1920s (so many stories, only one Larry Harnisch) but I stumbled across this feature page when looking for something else and found several interesting pieces. The first is a long interview … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates on Adolf Eichmann, Nov. 30, 1960

Posted on November 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Nov. 3,  1960: Israel's Atty. Gen. Gideon Hausner tells Paul Coates: "Revenge is not the motive of this trial. What we want to do is, once and for all, set before the world the fully documented … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 30. 1940

Posted on November 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov.  30, 1940: I watched Olivia de Havilland select a swank pair of earrings which, she confided, were destined for sister Joan Fontaine's Christmas tree. The purchase completed, the clerk asked: "Anything else, Miss de … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Update 2

Posted on November 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Mack Sennett was this week’s mystery guest. I found this picture in his file and thought it would make a nice mystery photo. Update: Harry “Kid” McCoy, center, is the only … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 29, 1960

Posted on November 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 29, 1960:  Matt Weinstock has the story of a group of people who were discussing current films (one of them had seen a preview of “Exodus”) and another said he hadn’t been to a movie since “Wings.” … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates on Adolf Eichmann, Nov. 29, 1960

Posted on November 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 29, 1960: Paul Coates talks to Holocaust survivors in Israel about Adolf Eichmann and finds complex and contradictory views on him. One person wishes that his captors had simply shot him instead of bringing him to Israel … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 29, 1940

Posted on November 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 29, 1940: HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Bob Stack, with Pat Dane at the Pirates' Den, blushing a fiery red when a gushy fan dashed up, scissors in hand, to beg a lock of his hair.

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Paul Coates on Adolf Eichmann’s Prison, Nov. 28, 1960

Posted on November 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 28, 1960: Paul Coates reports from Tel Aviv on the secret prison where Adolf Eichmann is being held. “Adolf Eichmann, the Gestapo butcher who engineered the coolly scientific slaughter of 6 million Jews, will be tried … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 28, 1940

Posted on November 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 28, 1940: Autograph hounds who swarmed around Rosemary Lane at the Union Air Terminal the other day may be shocked to discover that the gal who laughed so heartily — on the sidelines — was … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 27, 1940

Posted on November 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 27, 1940 – Jimmie Fidler says:  Wot's this about Samuel Goldwyn mulling plans to produce in South America, figuring films can be made as well AND MUCH CHEAPER down there?

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on November 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s three mystery chaps. Our guest is in the middle. Last week’s mystery guest was Polly Walters and the weekend guest was Gregg Palmer. Congratulations to Don Danard for recognizing him! … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 26, 1960

Posted on November 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 26, 1960: Paul Coates’ stories about Adolf Eichmann are coming up next week in the Mirror…. Marilyn Monroe works with John Huston in the latest chapter of Maurice Zolotow’s biography “The Real Marilyn Monroe.”

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 26, 1940

Posted on November 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 26, 1940: CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNIQUE to Frances Farmer: I'm sorry to hear you're bitter because the press failed to support your attempted screen comeback, but after your mistreatment of reporters when you were a star what did … Continue reading →

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John Kennedy Jr. Born

Posted on November 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 25, 1960: Paul Coates is en route to his next assignment. On the jump, Marilyn Monroe meets agent Johnny Hyde in Maurice Zolotow’s biography “The Real Marilyn Monroe.”

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 25, 1940

Posted on November 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 25, 1940: Pals of Henry Wilcoxon's who think they ate his home-grown turkeys last Thursday are mistaken. Hank bought those gift birds at market because he was too soft-hearted to kill his own pets, Jimmie … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 24, 1960

Posted on November 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 24, 1960: Paul Coates has the day off…. Marilyn Monroe meets Groucho and Harpo Marx in the latest chapter of Maurice Zolotow’s “The Real Marilyn Monroe.”

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 24, 1941

Posted on November 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 24, 1941: Lucille Ball's Thanksgiving gift to Desi Arnaz was a crate of prize Plymouth rocks for their new ranch, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Found on EBay – W.C. Fields

Posted on November 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

       A letter attributed to Harriet “Hattie” Fields, who was married to W.C. Fields, has been listed on EBay. The vendor says that the letter was written to a member of the McIntyre and Heath comedy team. Bidding … Continue reading →

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November 23, 1960: Eichmann Tells Mass Murders

Posted on November 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

November 23, 1960: After reporting from the Soviet Union, Paul Coates is traveling to his next assignment: going to Israel to cover preparations for the upcoming Adolf Eichmann trial. Stay tuned…. On the jump, Maurice Zolotow has the story of … Continue reading →

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