Category Archives: Hollywood

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 16, 1943: Claire Trevor and Edgar “Petticoat Junction” Buchanan? No way.  Way. And “The Phantom of the Opera” with Claude Rains.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times photo Sept. 25, 1945: Lina Romay photographed by Harmon D. Toy of the Los Angeles Times. Update: Our guest star is Lina Romay! Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday … Continue reading →

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Labor Activists Target Main Street Theater

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 16, 1909: Union demonstrators target the Regal Theater, 323 S. Main St. In less than a year, labor activists will bomb the Los Angeles Times Building, killing 20 employees … And architect Cass Gilbert visits Los Angeles as a … Continue reading →

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Errol Flynn Dies in Canada

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 15, 1959: The Mirror isn’t quite so dainty about calling Beverly Aadland a “protege.”  Aug. 19, 1979: Beverly Aadland writes to The Times and says she's living in the Antelope Valley.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 15, 1942: “The Major and the Minor” is opening. The reproduction in the World War II papers can be really terrible, especially in the first year or two of the war. 

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Errol Flynn Dies!

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in “The Adventures of Robin Hood.” Oct. 15, 1959: Errol Flynn collapses and dies in a Vancouver apartment where he had stopped for a drink. Mrs. George Caldough, who was accompanying the star … Continue reading →

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A Postscript on the Black Sox

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Aug. 13-14, 1969, catching up with the Black Sox.   Aug. 14, 1969, an interview with Gandil. "Chick Gandil was as tough as they come. He was 31 years old and stood 6 feet, 2 inches tall; a broad, powerful … Continue reading →

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October 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Red Wine Man This is wine week and while I am not knocking the old fashioned (with plain water, without the fruit salad) or minimizing the fiery Martini (I’m crazy about big green olives, with pimiento) or even bourbon and … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 14, 1941: “The Maltese Falcon” is a surprise hit in New York. It’s interesting to see that not much was expected in the third remake of the film, which has now eclipsed the two previous incarnations. I’ll have … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 13, 1940: Youngsters at the premiere of "They Knew What They Wanted" laughed at Carole Lombard's love scenes. Evidently they did not know what they wanted.   After nearly five years without releasing a picture, Charlie Chaplin is about … Continue reading →

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Writers Guild Strikes Over TV Residuals

Posted on October 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  So here’s how Times cartoonist Bruce Russell shows that an eagle represents Mexico. He gives it a cute little sombrero. The Writers Guild goes on strike over residuals on TV broadcasts of films released after 1948. The Knights of … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 12, 1939: The Times devotes a page to “The Real Glory.” It isn’t marked as an ad, but it sure looks like one. The display ad is ruled off from the editorial content and there's nothing to label … Continue reading →

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Jealous Boyfriend Stabs Actress to Death

Posted on October 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 12, 1959: Chester Harvey Smith stabs LaJean Ethridge to death while on location for the filming of “The Alamo.” He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 11, 1938: Judy Garland leaves her prints in concrete at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre before the premiere of "Babes in Arms."

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 10, 1938: MGM plans a series of mystery films for Melvyn Douglas (casting him in “The Thin Man?” Now there’s an interesting idea). And Bulldog Drummond gets a wife for his next movie.

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Crowd Roars Welcome to Dodgers

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1959: L.A. welcomes Dodgers. NBC game show producer Howard Felsher says 75% of "Tic Tac Dough" was rigged. Hey, it’s “The Crawling Eye” with Forrest Tucker! That would make a nice double-feature with “Fiend Without a Face.” And … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 9, 1937: “Lost Horizon,” which opened March 10, 1937, features rare instruments.

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The Strange, Terrible Saga of Mario Lanza

Posted on October 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1959: Columnist Dick Williams on Mario Lanza. Oct. 8, 1959: “The Best of Everything” starts tomorrow at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 8, 1936: “The Big Broadcast of 1937” opens at the Paramount, 6th and Hill.

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Sox Favored Over Dodgers in Game 6 of Series

Posted on October 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 8, 1959: The Dodgers lead the page in the final edition, with the death of Mario Lanza and President Eisenhower taking action in a weeklong strike at ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

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