Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 6, 1941

Posted on October 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 6, 1941:   Lupe Velez appeared at Columbia studio the other ayem with black hair, switched to red locks for a p.m. cocktail party and did a nite spot, three hours later, with blond curls.

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From the Vaults: ‘The Black Cat’ (1934)

Posted on October 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Lucy Van Pelt: How about cats? If you’re afraid of cats, you have ailurophasia. Charlie Brown: Well, sort of, but I’m not sure. Actually, the word is “ailurophobia,” and Bela Lugosi’s character suffers it intensely in “The Black Cat” — … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on October 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s our weekend mystery guest with a mystery firearm. I like to keep things more informal on the weekends and feature mystery guests who only have a few photos  in the archives – not enough … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on October 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only five pictures; sometimes … Continue reading →

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Voices – Tony Curtis

Posted on September 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 3, 1977: Tony Curtis tells the late Roderick Mann, “I've put nearly 30 years into acting, and it would be nice to have got back a little respect from the profession. Bit I never got it, never.”

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From the Vaults: ‘Spider Baby’ (1968)

Posted on September 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Happy autumnal equinox, my scrappy yet plucky band of readers! The unmistakable slant of fall light is upon us now, even in the 90-degree afternoons, and with it comes my very favorite season for movie watching. Which means I have … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on September 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo  Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only five pictures; sometimes … Continue reading →

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Grace Bradley – Photo Album

Posted on September 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles Times file photo When you read our obit on Grace Bradley Boyd, you might have remembered that she was a mystery guest in July 2009. Here are some more pictures of her. The … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions –- Republic Pictures’ Anniversary [Updated]

Posted on September 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Daily Mirror mystery guest Jimmy Lydon is scheduled to take part in a panel from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the 75th Anniversary Celebration of Republic Pictures. Jane Withers, Jane Kean, Theodore Bikel, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on September 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Los Angeles Times file photo  Here’s our mystery fellow with two mystery companions! [Update, Sept. 20, 2010: I usually start a new mystery guest on Monday, but I wanted to run one more photo of our weekend mystery chap, … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘The Wolf Man’ (1941)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

Well, I am fudging on the year again this week, mostly because I had 1941's "The Wolf Man" in my queue and felt like watching it. And here at From the Vaults, that means I felt like writing about it! … Continue reading →

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Voices – Roderick Mann

Posted on September 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Here are two of the hundreds of profiles done for The Times by Roderick Mann, who died Friday at the age of 87. His first byline in The Times was a 1975 interview with Ava Gardner (d.1990), in … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Sept. 17, 1940

Posted on September 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 17, 1940: Tom Treanor writes that Italy has banned The Times! No handsomer twosome at the moment than Lana Turner and Victor Mature, Jimmie Fidler says. And: "Climbing Jacob's Ladder," an original spiritual by Prof. William Thomas Wilkins, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on September 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Los Angeles Times file photo  Here’s this week’s mystery fellow with a (not) mysterious companion. Update: I've been completely occupied with an upcoming story about the 1910 Times bombing so I haven't had a chance to post the names … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Sept. 16, 1940

Posted on September 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  On a slow day in wartime Rome, Tom Treanor joins the foreign correspondents in a day at the beach. Sept. 16, 1940: Hollywood Parade —  Clark Gable, in a boulevard sports good store, trying the fit of a new … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Sept. 15, 1941

Posted on September 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 15, 1941: Gracie Allen, pioneer. Typical of Miss Allen's resolute spirit is the campaign which she launched, following curtailment of Japanese silk imports, to persuade every Hollywood woman to buy a mulberry tree and a silk worm, Jimmie … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Sept. 14, 1940

Posted on September 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II, on a cocktail party in Rome. Sept. 14, 1940: Jimmie Fidler’s staff says Orson Welles, who's worried about recent weight losses, now eats two big steaks, five potatoes and a … Continue reading →

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Garbo Turns 75, Sept. 14, 1980

Posted on September 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 14, 1980, Alexander Walker, the author of "Garbo: A Portrait," on the actress' 75th birthday.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Sept. 12, 1940

Posted on September 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 12, 1940: Can it be that Johnny Weissmuller is going conservative? His yacht and Duesenberg racer are up for sale, Jimmie Fidler says.

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From the Vaults: ‘Portrait in Black’ (1960)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

"Portrait in Black" has just about everything you need for a campy good time: Sandra Dee! Lana Turner in an increasingly elaborate selection of diamond earrings! A very tan Anthony Quinn! Former silent film actress Anna May Wong as a … Continue reading →

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