Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 14, 1941

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 14, 1941: One unpublicized reason for Lou Costello's New York jaunt is a conference with his pal, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, anent screening of His Honor's life story — with Costello in the title role, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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On the Frontiers of Technology: Teletext

Posted on November 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 14, 1980: KCET-TV Channel 28 and KNXT-TV Channel 2 plan to experiment with teletext. Young persons reading this with the free wifi at Starbucks, gaze at the screen shots and give thanks for your netbooks.  … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 13, 1940

Posted on November 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 13, 1940: Insiders are saying good champagne will be $100 a case before New Year's, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on November 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Photograph by Art Rogers / Los Angeles Times   Here’s our mystery guest for the week. Last week’s mystery fellow was Michael Ansara and the weekend guest was Robert Mitchum’s brother John, who also performed as John … Continue reading →

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Famed Writer Tours L.A.

Posted on November 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 13, 1910: Times reporter Willard Huntington Wright (yes, that is the future mystery writer S.S. Van Dine), explores Los Angeles with British author William J. Locke, who was once famous for such works as “The Beloved … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 12, 1940

Posted on November 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 12, 1940: Eddie Albert, with a brand new schooner yacht, is readying for another Mexican cruise — and Warners are worried, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller to Divorce

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 11, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation so I’m running the Mirror’s letters column instead. There’s advice from F. Wilson on how to select a good orange and Eleanor Blangsted is thankful for help fixing a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, Nov. 11, 1940

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 11, 1940 — Growl: Has Hollywood completely forgotten John Boles? Jimmie Fidler asks. On the jump, a classic example of tombstoned headlines, one of the worst I have ever seen. 

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Dino De Laurentiis, 1919 – 2010

Posted on November 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 6, 1968: Jane Fonda and David Hemmings in “Barbarella,” produced by Dino de Laurentiis.   De Laurentiis PRODUCER'S PICTURE DARKENS Sunday August 30, 1987 By WILLIAM K. KNOEDELSEDER Jr., Times Staff Writer Since he moved to … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 10, 1941

Posted on November 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 10, 1941: Robert Taylor's "Billy the Kid," retitled "Bold and Gallant" for Mexican distribution, can't be shown there because the government says it "disparages Mexico," Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Paul Coates, Nov. 9, 1960

Posted on November 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 9, 1960: ROBERT MORSE of "Take Me Along" is a favorite for the Feuer and Martin musical, "How to Succeed in Business," Earl Wilson says. Paul Coates is on vacation.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 9, 1940

Posted on November 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 9, 1940: Johnny Weissmuller has started gym training to "bulge" muscles left supple by a summer of Aquacading (so he'll look beeg and strong for the new "Tarzan" film), Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Hollywood Mourns Mack Sennett — Updated

Posted on November 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 9, 1960: Mack Sennett dies at the age of 80. “He took a farce situation and gave us the occasion and opportunity to indulge in that best of tonic — laughter," said the Rev. Harold … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 8, 1960

Posted on November 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 8, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation, so the Daily Mirror is substituting with Hollywood columnist Earl Wilson Mary Martin broke an arm warming up for "Peter Pan" on TV? I had no idea.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 8, 1940

Posted on November 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

            Nov. 8, 1940: Hear tell the Basil Rathbones will give up their Brentwood mansion for a more modest home. Big charity donations make it necessary, Jimmie Fidler says. Also on the jump, a review … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘The Time Machine’ (1960)

Posted on November 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nope, not the Guy Pearce version from 2002, lovely as he and his cheekbones may be. This is the classic adaptation directed by George Pal, who'd adapted H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" a few years earlier. Wells' "The Time … Continue reading →

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Aron Ralston – the Real Story

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Aron Ralston outlines during a May 8, 2003, news conference how he deliberately broke the bones in his right arm before sawing through it. His mother, Donna, is at right. Photo by Associated Press May 3-9, 2003: … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 7, 1960

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 7, 1960: The county tax ax fell last week on property owners. They received their annual valentines from tax collector H.L. Byram, who gets the blame but merely does the bookkeeping. Some homeowners were merely nicked. … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 7, 1940

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 7, 1940: No wonder it's taken Frank Capra so long to edit "The Life of John Doe." He shot over 400,000 feet of film to get the 12,500 he needed!, Jimmie Fidler says.  Coming Nov. … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on November 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s our weekend mystery chap! This week’s mystery guest (and no, he wasn’t much of a mystery) was Michael Ansara. There’s a new photo on the jump!

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