Category Archives: Hollywood

Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on October 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Josephine Dunn in an undated photo Update: This is actress Josephine Dunn (1906-1983). The Times evidently didn’t publish an obituary on her. Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 29, 1956: “Friendly Persuasion” will premiere at the Fox Wilshire Theatre … introducing Anthony Perkins. The film was reviewed twice in The Times, on Sept. 16, 1956, by Philip K. Scheuer and again on Oct. 31, 1956,  … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 28, 1955: “The Phenix City Story” plays in Los Angeles. It’s not on Netflix!

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Teen Hoped to Bear Errol Flynn’s Child

Posted on October 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Errol Flynn and Beverly Aadland in a photo published Oct. 15, 1959. Oct. 28, 1959: Jack Smith interviews Errol Flynn’s teenage girlfriend Beverly Aadland (whom Smith describes as the actor’s “last playmate”)  and her attorney … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 27, 1954: “Bengal Brigade” opens in Los Angeles. Something is really wrong with Rock Hudson’s proportions this artwork.

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Grauman to Remodel Rialto Theater

Posted on October 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 27, 1919: Sid Grauman has big plans for the Rialto theater on Broadway near 8th Street. Grauman will install a Wurlitzer organ and cover the theater’s seats in white satin. The first three films booked after the theater … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Bonus Mystery Photo

Posted on October 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles Times Here’s a little bonus: A certain film star’s funeral. See if you can identify the (not very) mysterious pallbearers. Update: As most people realized, this is Errol Flynn's funeral. Curiously enough, although … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 24, 1959

Posted on October 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Yet another panel you’ll never see in the legacy version of “Peanuts.” Bearded Bamboozler While driving south from San Francisco recently, Mike Molony stopped in Paso Robles and was momentarily puzzled to discover he was the object of the admiring … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

 William Boyd, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans! Oct. 24, 1951: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker and William Bendix are expected for the premiere of “Detective Story” at the Fox Wilshire Theater. Is that Keefe Brasselle, author of "The CanniBalS?" It sure … Continue reading →

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Diva Shows a Flair for Comedy

Posted on October 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 24, 1919: Geraldine Farrar makes a comedy with her husband, Lou Tellegen. But it’s not for public release.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 23, 1950: “To Please a Lady” … And it’s Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy at the Pan Pacific!

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Movie Mystery Photo

Posted on October 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photoUpdate: Owen Crump and Isabel Jewell announce their engagement, July 6, 1936. You’re probably asking: Which one is the mystery guest? I’ll take answers on either person, but I picked these photos because of the fellow. … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

  William Bendix in “Kill the Umpire!” What? Not on Netflix? Oct. 22, 1949: “Pinky” gets a supportive review from Edwin Schallert. He calls the film a “fascinating, sometimes sentimental narrative with rare feeling.” It’s interesting how The Times indented … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 21, 1948: “Walk a Crooked Mile” is at the Pantages and the Hill Street.

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As Undercover Agent, Housewife Spied on Communists

Posted on October 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 21, 1959: Moiselle Clinger describes spying on Communists for the FBI. Truck driver Gordon Powell says he robbed a bank after losing work because of the steel strike. A new appeal seeks to block the execution of Caryl Chessman. … Continue reading →

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October 20, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Memorable Speech Almost a week later, those who heard it are still tingling over H.C.(Chad) McClellan’s talk before the Rotary Club. McClellan, 62, L.A. paint company executive and onetime NAM president, organized and managed the U.S. exhibit in Moscow, which … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 20, 1947: “Forever Amber” is opening Oct. 29. With great music by David Raksin. March 21, 1945: Author Kathleen Winsor tells veteran Times columnist Timothy G. Turner that she’s tired of people asking whether “Forever Amber” is autobiographical.

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Caryl Chessman Wins Delay

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 21, 1959: Caryl Chessman gets a stay of execution.

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Supreme Court OKs Dodger Stadium

Posted on October 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 19, 1959: Few attend Errol Flynn’s funeral … "Men will walk on the moon before there is a woman president," says Mrs. Claire B. Williams, assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee in charge of women's activities. Dodger Stadium … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 19, 1946: “Brief Encounter” is playing at the Esquire.

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