Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 3, 1940

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

    June 3, 1940: Tip to ladies: Ida Lupino smears honey on her face before retiring — says it's tops as a beauty aid, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 2, 1941

Posted on June 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 2, 1941: “Carmen Miranda's bruises shocked the 20th Century-Fox execs into ordering her off surfboards while she's in a picture,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 2, 1960

Posted on June 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 2, 1960: Paul Coates catches up with former Floradora Girl Evelyn Nesbit, whose millionaire husband, Harry K. Thaw, killed architect Stanford White in a jealous rage during a rooftop performance at Madison Square Garden in June 1906.

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William A. Fraker, 1923 – 2010

Posted on June 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

William A. Fraker In my two-story career as a freelancer for American Cinematographer, I interviewed the late William Fraker on location in Florence, Ariz., for the 1985 James Garner-Sally Field movie "Murphy's Romance," directed by Martin Ritt. For my previous … Continue reading →

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Fantasia!

Posted on June 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 2, 1980: Yes, young persons, “Fantasia” came back in 1980 as a “head film” (note the smoke and mushrooms).  In 1982, in an attempt to improve the audio quality, Disney had a pickup orchestra and conductor/composer Irwin “Chitty … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 1, 1940

Posted on June 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 1, 1940: "We hear that Lana Turner's constant bickering with MGM heads is not prompted by Artie Shaw at all but by a wardrobe girl who's been giving Lana a lot of bad advice,” Jimmie Fidler’s staff says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 31, 1940

Posted on May 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Without access to news photos, The Times publishes Frederic Eddy’s drawing of what the evacuation of Dunkirk might have looked like. May 31, 1940: “Bells to Billie Burke for her campaign to lower the cost of Los Angeles dog … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘The Mummy’s Hand’ (1940)

Posted on May 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

Back to vintage horror this week, with a classic from the Universal vaults… although "The Mummy's Hand" is more of a remake (or re-imagining!) of the 1932 classic "The Mummy" starring Boris Karloff. Not quite a sequel but definitely not … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Update: Yes, this is George Raft and Bugsy Siegel from a 1944 hearing on bookmaking charges. OK, this may not be much of a mystery, but it’s too cool not to post. Finding a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 30, 1940

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes another map by Times artist Charles Owens. May 30, 1940: Carole Landis' "chic" in "One Million B.C." clearly proves the skill of Pleistocene hairdressers, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Charles Champlin on Cannes, May 30, 1980

Posted on May 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1980: Charles Champlin takes an overview of the downbeat films at the Cannes Festival, which included “All That Jazz” and “Kagemusha.” “This year, there was hardly a title among the 22 in competition that could accurately have been … Continue reading →

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Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and ‘Easy Rider’

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Aug. 10, 1969: Charles Champlin on “Easy Rider.” "Fonda and Hopper, it should by this time go without saying, give immense performances: Hopper as the more traditional 'Hey, man' Rider impatient, self-indulgent, fearful of anything that looks like … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 29, 1940

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1940: “Lyle Talbot gave N.Y.ers a sample of Hollywood by dating seven lovelies on as many Broadway nights,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movie Mystery Photo

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Los Angeles Times file photo Update: As everybody finally realized, this is Marian Carr. In the above photo, she’s showing a derringer being displayed at an antique show, Oct. 19, 1946: It’s a mystery guest with a gun! … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 28, 1940

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1940: “Linda Darnell, locationing at Lone Pine, Cal., where the thermometer has been scoring 114, postcards she's lost seven pounds,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Hollywood Is ‘Sleazy,’ George Lucas Says

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1980: George Lucas tells Rolling Stone that movie folks are "rather sleazy, unscrupulous people. L.A. is where they make deals, do business in the classic corporate American way, which is screw everybody and do whatever you can to … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 27, 1940

Posted on May 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Charles Owens draws a full-page map of Nazi targets in England. May 27, 1940: “Jane Withers, newest bowling addict, knocked off 145 pins her first game,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 25, 1940

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1940: On the jump, Jimmie Fidler explains Joan Crawford’s mysterious trips to New York.

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Make Way for Tomorrow

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1950: Gilmore Stadium, a major link to the history of sports in Los Angeles, will be demolished to make room for the new home of CBS television. "Nobody knows how big this television industry is going to be," a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 24, 1940

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Times artist Charles Owens draws a map of fighting in Belgium and France. May 24, 1940: “Hollywood After Dark: Patricia Ellis nursing a bandaged right hand at Cocoanut Grove while an escort gallantly carved her steak,” Jimmie Fidler … Continue reading →

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