Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 31, 1940

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 31, 1940 –  Jimmie Fidler asks: When will the men at the helm of this industry learn a lasting lesson? When will they realize that millions of Americans still resent flippant disregard of the accepted … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Here’s our weekend mystery woman!

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 30, 1940

Posted on October 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 30, 1940: Wallace Beery has really asked ex-wife Gloria Swanson to rule his roost again — and she's giving it a ponder, Jimmie Fidler says 

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on October 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo       [Updated Oct. 30, 8:58 a.m. Yes, these are more photos from the William Desmond Taylor photo file. Above, a photo of Taylor from “Iconoclast.”]     [Several people have … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 29, 1940

Posted on October 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 29, 1940: Frank Morgan is overhauling his yacht for a repeat Alaskan jaunt, come spring, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Pages of History

Posted on October 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Longtime reader Jenny Lerew mentioned this recipe in a recent comment about “What Actors Eat When They Eat!” so I thought I would share it. Also on the jump, Jimmie Fidler’s recipe for Boston baked beans. Wot’s this? … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 28, 1941

Posted on October 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 28, 1941: Did no one note the passing of the widow of once-famous star Harold Lockwood? She'd been working as a studio wardrobe woman, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 27, 1960

Posted on October 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct 27, 1960: Matt Weinstock weighs in on Ben Hecht’s discredited claims that Paul Bern’s suicide was a “whitewash.” CONFIDENTIAL TO IGNORANT AND ASHAMED: Your question is one that troubles many people … and it is nothing to … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 27, 1941

Posted on October 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 27, 1941: Already-rich Robert Stack is piling up more as prexy of a water heater factory supplying Army camps, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 26, 1940

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Tom Treanor, who died covering World War II for The Times,  files a first-rate story from Bucharest, Romania. Oct. 26, 1940: Wot's this about the too-rich Willis Hunt, Carole Landis' "ex," taking an airplane factory job … Continue reading →

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Another Good Story Ruined — Updated

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1932: The scene of Paul Bern’s suicide in his home at 9820 Easton Drive. Oct. 25-28, 1960: In response to an article alleging a “suicide whitewash,” the district attorney’s office reopens the investigation in the 1932 death of … Continue reading →

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Voices – Ingrid Bergman

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 26, 1980: Roderick Mann interviews Ingrid Bergman on the release of her autobiography, “My Story.” Mann writes: Yesterday's scandal is tomorrow's yawn, and young people today, let alone future historians, may well marvel that Ingrid … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 25, 1940

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Oct. 25, 1940: Josephine Baker, broke and stranded near Paris, is beseeching friends for aid, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 24, 1940

Posted on October 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 24, 1940: Aside to Patricia Morison: A word to the wide should be sufficient, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 23, 1941

Posted on October 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 23, 1941: Luck child, Dick Powell — his Arizona "gold" mine, rated a washout — has uncovered a valuable alunite deposit, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Found on EBay – Earl Carroll’s

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

A postcard showing Earl Carroll’s nightclub after it was renamed the Moulin Rouge has been listed on EBay. Notice that the famous neon sign and the celebrities’ signatures in concrete are intact. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 22, 1940

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 22, 1940: Never saw a child with better dining-out manners than 9-year-old Harold Lloyd Jr., Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s this week’s mystery guest! Last week’s mystery was the apartment of William Desmond Taylor. The weekend mystery guest was Charles Vidor. There's a new picture on the jump!

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From the Vaults: ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ (1919)

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Is there anything new to say about "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"? Not really, but Halloween is a time for classics. And the best thing about this silent landmark of German expressionism is how magnificently new it still looks. Grainy … Continue reading →

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Riot by Veterans Cancels Showing of ‘Caligari’

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Oct. 5-9, 1921: A violent protest by the Hollywood post of the American Legion outside Miller’s Theater halts the exhibition of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” after a few performances. "The playhouse, which had … Continue reading →

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