Category Archives: Hollywood

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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From the Vaults: ‘Superman II’ (1980)

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sorry to be late this week! I got into the spirit of a new decade and started playing Pac-Man over on Google's homepage and, well, 16 hours later…. We veer almost too close to modern times for comfort this week! … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 23, 1940

Posted on May 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Staff artist Charles Owens illustrates the French fleeing the Nazis. May 23, 1940: “Sometimes it seems futile to sit here writing about movies and movie personalities, when on the other side of the world hundreds of thousands are horribly … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 22, 1940

Posted on May 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Page 1 map by our Nuestro Pueblo artist, Charles Owens. May 22, 1940: “B. Taylor gave B. Stanwyck furs instead of his usual diamonds on their anniversary,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movie Mystery Photo

Posted on May 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s two mystery guests in a mystery film…..

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo I’m calling this series of mystery photos “Lucille Ball and Friends.” In going through The Times’ files of Ball photos, I was struck by the number of unfamiliar images.  We’ve all seen the stills … Continue reading →

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The Empire Strikes Gold

Posted on May 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 22, 1980: People line up for three blocks outside the Egyptian to see the 12:01 a.m. showing of “The Empire Strikes Back.”  And yes, they’re in costume. “Terri Hardin, a 22-year-old freelance artist from Sun Valley, has seen … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 21, 1941

Posted on May 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 21, 1941: “Edna May Oliver attributes her amazing good health to her habit of downing two quarts of vegetable juice daily,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Robert Kennedy Sets Up JFK Campaign Headquarters

Posted on May 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 21, 1960: Robert F. Kennedy talks to reporters at the Biltmore Bowl after arriving in Los Angeles to set up campaign headquarters for his brother Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass). And a headline writer takes the easy … Continue reading →

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