Category Archives: Hollywood

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept. : Your Films

Posted on September 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 9, 1927: Harry Langdon in "Three's a Crowd" and King Vidor's "The Big Parade." And Al Jolson in a live show at the Metropolitan. With Rube Wolf!  

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Voices — Army Archerd, 1922 – 2009

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Perfect Casting * The Role Called for a Dapper Guy Who Could Schmooze With Hollywood's Rich and Famous as They Arrived at the Academy Awards. Enter Army Archerd. The Rest Is History. Sunday March 21, 1999 By ROBIN ABCARIAN, Robin … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 8, 1959

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Paul Coates profiles private detective Fred Otash, one of the more colorful figures of Los Angeles of the 1950s.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Valentino’s Funeral

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 8, 1926: Valentino's funeral, invitation only, Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills. Pola Negri "went to the casket moaning in grief and at times sobbing loudly. She lifted the old rose pall and her flowers upon it and … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 7, 1925: "The Gold Rush" is playing at Grauman's Egyptian. "Chaplin is quoted as predicting that the films of the future probably will be enlarged character presentations which follow one individual through a series of episodes rather than continuing … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1924: We're celebrating at the Daily Mirror HQ! It's not every day you have Julian Eltinge AND Trixie Friganza on the same page! … and Fanny Brice at the Orpheum!

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 5, 1923: "The Lone Star Ranger," starring Tom Mix, premieres at the Symphony at Broadway and 6th Street … and "Wayfarer" is being produced at the Coliseum. "The Wayfarer," written by J.E. Crowther, was a pageant with a cast … Continue reading →

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Woman Uses Movie Star’s Photo in Lonely Hearts Ad

Posted on September 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 5, 1919: "Wonder What a Girl in the Chorus Thinks About" by Clare Briggs.  Fay Tincher and the Christie Film Co. sue Henry Jahn, publisher of a matrimonial newspaper, and Ethel Smith, accusing her of using Tincher's picture with … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Sept. 4, 1922: Cecil B. De Mille's "Manslaughter" is at Grauman's Rialto, and Gloria Swanson stars in "Her Gilded Cage" at Grauman's Million-Dollar Theatre.  

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on September 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Renzo Cesana in a publicity photo for "The Continental" radio show, Feb. 5, 1951. Update: Don't be afraid, darling. It's only Renzo Cesana! Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery … Continue reading →

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Freed U.S. Troops Describe Enemy Torture; Dodgers Lose to Mets

Posted on September 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 3, 1969: Ho Chi Minh is gravely ill — in fact, he's dead … the Massachusetts Supreme Court postpones an inquest in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne … searchers in the Holy Land find the wallet and passport … Continue reading →

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Alexander & Oviatt Opens Store

Posted on September 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 3, 1919: Alexander and Oviatt opens at Hill and 6th streets. By this era, some of The Times' display advertising had become quite stylish. Wallace Reid in "The Valley of the Giants."

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Ike Rides Wave of Popularity; Dodgers Call Up Reinforcements

Posted on September 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 2, 1959: A story about President Eisenhower's European trip marking the 20th anniversary of Hitler's invasion of Poland notes that he remains popular. But look at what's happening in the country as Ike prepares to leave office: The prime … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 1, 1919: "The World and Its Woman" with Geraldine Farrar and her husband, Lou Tellegen, premieres at Clune's Auditorium, 5th Street and Olive. Clune's became "Philharmonic Auditorium" about 1920.  Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton in "Back Stage" and the … Continue reading →

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September 1, 1949: Fatal Farewell for Actress’ Lover; L.A. and the Angels

Posted on September 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 1, 1949:  At Cannes, France, Italian Count Giorgio Cini is killed when his private plane crashes while circling back so he could wave farewell to actress Merle Oberon. “My life is finished. There’s no point in going on,” says … Continue reading →

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September 1, 1959: Ignore Khrushchev, VFW Leader Says; Koufax Strikes Out 18!

Posted on September 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 1, 1959: Vice President Nixon addresses the VFW convention being held in Los Angeles … VFW Commander in Chief John W. Mahan says of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s upcoming visit: “We ask Americans to ignore, with dignity, this man. … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Above, Paramount dance director LeRoy Prinz with, from left, Esther Pressman, Beula McDonald, Bonita Barker, Kay Gordon, Dorothy Thompson and Dene Myles, April 15, 1935. Update: Our mystery guest is LeRoy Pnriz. Just a reminder … Continue reading →

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Judge Bars Bus Strike; Giants Beat Dodgers

Posted on August 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1959: A judge's temporary restraining order prevents a bus and streetcar strike. Someone has a Cold War souvenir in the shed. Let's fire it up and see what happens. The threat of communist aggression casts a shadow over … Continue reading →

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Chinese Troops Cross India Border!

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 28, 1959: The Times brings out an extra as Chinese troops cross into India. Are these girls really supposed to be chubby? At left, strange occurrences at the Gas House (d. 1962), 1501 Ocean Front Walk in Venice. "Mrs. … Continue reading →

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USC Coed Killed; O’Malley Confident on Chavez Ravine

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

The imam of Yemen beheads several "Christian agitators" and has others mutilated in a crackdown on liberal reforms … USC student Linda Edna Martin, 21, is found naked and bleeding to death outside her boyfriend's apartment. The Parker T-Ball Jotter … Continue reading →

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