Category Archives: Hollywood

Mario Lanzo Dies!

Posted on October 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 7, 1959: Singer Mario Lanza dies of a heart attack. He was 38. Iraqi leader Abdel Karim Kassem survives an attempted assassination.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 7, 1935: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Warner Bros. Beverly Hills Theatre.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 6, 1934: Joan Blondell refuses to take off her wedding ring to play a single woman in “Kansas City Princess,” so it’s camouflaged by the makeup department. And look! It’s Rube Wolf.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 5, 1933: “I’m No Angel” is opening at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 4, 1932, “The Blonde Venus” is opening at the Paramount. Oct. 8, 1932: Philip K. Scheuer reviews “The Blonde Venus.”

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Con Artists Add Movies to Their Repertoire of Tricks

Posted on October 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 4, 1909:  Con artists are switching from worthless gold mines and oil wells to motion pictures as a way to dupe victims.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 3, 1931: “The Cisco Kid” and “Monkey Business.”

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 2, 1930: Times employees honor workers who were killed in the 1910 bombing. "The Big Trail" opens in Los Angeles.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on October 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Richard Quine and first his wife, Susan Paley, 1942. Richard Quine, 68, Film Director, Dies of Gunshot Wound June 13, 1989By EDWARD J. BOYER, Times Staff Writer Film director Richard Quine, whose string of … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 1, 1929: "Say It With Songs" will premiere at the Warner Bros. Theatre in Hollywood. "Hard to Get" is a "melange of mirth." Now this came as something of a surprise. I had always assumed that the 1920s were … Continue reading →

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I’m Shocked — SHOCKED — That Anyone Would Lie in a Hollywood Documentary

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

A retired Los Angeles County prosecutor, who now says he lied on an HBO documentary when he said he advised a judge to sentence Roman Polanski to prison for having sex with a minor, tried to explain his actions this … Continue reading →

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September 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 30, 1959: “The body of a San Bernardino Freeway crash victim was hurled into a tree where it hung unnoticed for five hours today” … W.C. Fields vs. Cecil B. De Mille … and Matt Weinstock on some friendly … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 30, 1948: "Apartment for Peggy" and "The Creeper!"

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White Sox, Reds Prepare for 1919 World Series

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 30, 1919: Keith came over yesterday and said: "Hey, Lorenzo, you know that World Series page you posted is the Black Sox, right?" Actually, I didn't. So we're going to be following the 1919 World Series. Oct. 21, 1977: … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 29, 1947: Soviet humor about America. "Life With Father" at the Wiltern.

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Man Haunted by Jesuit Spies

Posted on September 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 29, 1909: Billie Burke in "Love Watches." Ernest Ritter's mind may be unbalanced over a sad love affair, doctors say.

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September 28, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 28, 1959: “They say I have nothing but yes men around me. I don’t operate that way. I know what I know, so I’m interested in what you know. If you don’t tell me what you think, if you … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Sept. 28, 1946: "Rebecca" and "Two Guys From Milwaukee."

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 27, 1945: Lt. Col. James P.S. Devereux, Marine hero of Wake Island, is back home after spending several years in Japanese POW camps. Deanna Durbin in “Lady on a Train.”

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Polanski Case Revisited

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 16, 1977: Roman Polanski says he's not guilty of raping an underage girl. March 13, 1977: The unidentified victim told police she was given drugs and raped. March 25, 1977: Polanski is indicted on sex charges. May 1, 1977: … Continue reading →

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