Category Archives: Hollywood

Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This week’s mystery star is Jane Frazee, above, in “Kansas City Kitty,” June 19, 1945.  Sept.8, 1985: The Times reports the death of Jane Frazee at the age of 67. Just a reminder on … Continue reading →

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Reporters Walk Out on Rockefeller

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

   New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s plan for separate news conferences for print and broadcast reporters backfires when the TV and radio crews in Los Angeles walk out on him.   Louie Malle’s New Wave film “Lovers” is just plain … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 12, 1949: "I wish Metro would find a good dressmaker for Judy Garland instead of making her rip off those much-needed pounds. What if she is fat? A clever dressmaker can hide the bumps.”

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Nov. 11, 1948: Edgar “Slow Burn” Kennedy dies of throat cancer at the Motion Picture Country Hospital. “He had been ill quite a long time and suffered untold agonies,” Hedda Hopper says. 

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 10, 1947: Hal Wallis’ script “Be Still, My Love,” is “too stupid to shoot.”  "Be Still, My Love," from a novel by June Truesdell, was to be about a Southern California college teacher who kills one of her … Continue reading →

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Wife Stabs Bob Crosby

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 10, 1959: June Crosby stabs her husband, Bob, with a 10-inch letter opener during a fight. She tells Beverly Hills police that she grabbed the letter opener to fight him off after he pushed her down during a violent … Continue reading →

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Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Lerdo’s Typical Grand Mexican Orchestra and “Eyes of Youth” at Tally’s Kinema at Grand and 7th and “Her Game” at Tally’s Broadway, 833 S. Broadway. Nov. 10, 1919: A plan by American and Mexican authorities to deport 100 to … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 9, 1946: “Claudette Colbert and a dozen other people would like to adopt Natalie Wood, 7-year-old girl who played in ‘Tomorrow Is Forever’ and who goes to 20th for ‘The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.’ ”

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Cops Pose as Beatniks to Catch Drug Suspects

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Like, dig the crazy berets on the fuzz, daddy-o! One New York detective even wrote poetry to fit in with the beats! Jack Webb’s cult classic about the newspaper business is about to open.   Los Angeles Times file photo … Continue reading →

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Architectural Rambling – Hollywood

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps/sv?cbp=12,228.65,,0,4.34&cbll=34.099212,-118.341731&v=1&panoid=YAvDmGQwU9jUHJUW_dzSjA&gl=&hl=en” width=”550″>View Larger Map Nov. 9, 1919: Two large homes are being built in Hollywood. But don’t go looking for them. They are long gone. 

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 7, 1944: Gracie Allen performs her new work, “Concerto for Index Finger.” Some of Charles Laughton’s recordings of the Bible are too hot to handle or at least they're too hot for Decca.  Yes, you can find the … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Nov. 6, 1943: “Rene Clair, before deciding as to whether Lily Pons will sing for Nellie Melba in ‘It Happened Tomorrow,’ takes two days off to listen to more would-be Melbas. I'm amazed that Lily Pons would even consider … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This is Lili Gentle on Jan. 27, 1956, after a judge approved her contract (she was 16) with Twentieth Century Fox. Jan. 11, 1958: Lili Gentle and Richard Zanuck are getting married. Update: I … Continue reading →

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Women Will Take Over! The Horror!

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 6, 1959: Oh, the horror! Men are doing housework! They are changing diapers! And it’s all the fault of women who want careers! They are taking over — and they are shrewder and less moral than men! Or so … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 5, 1942: Lon Chaney Jr. is preparing for a role in Universal’s remake of “The Phantom of the Opera” … well, not quite.

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A Jovial Nixon Tells Strangers He’s Bob Hope, Makes Prank Phone Calls

Posted on November 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Vice President Richard Nixon interrupting early morning walk on Wilshire Boulevard to watch sidewalk repairs, lingers to talk sports with Vic Salazar, left and another worker. It's easy to find weird stories about Richard Nixon, before and after his presidency. … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 3, 1940: C.B. and “North West Mounted Police.”

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Nixon and Kennedy Visit L.A.

Posted on November 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, arrive in Arcadia.  Nixon voices confidence the Republican Party … And the MTA is increasing fares on buses and streetcars from 17 cents to compensate for raises granted to union workers. Sen. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 3, 1959

Posted on November 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Erwin “He Walked by Night” Walker is recaptured. Japan of Today Has Its Lost Generation     TOKYO — There are striking things you see when you look at a country 14 years after it lost the most devastating war in … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 2, 1939: Hedda Hopper, matchmaker.

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