Category Archives: Hollywood

Voices: Larry Gelbart, 1928 – 2009

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 17, 1951: How Larry Gelbart got started in show business while he was a student at Fairfax High.   Nov. 25, 1951: Rehearsals of "My L.A.," sketches inspired by Matt Weinstock's book, with a script by Larry Gelbart, Laurence … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 11, 1959

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Actor Paul Douglas dies at the age of 52. "The reading public is seldom aware of the enterprise, imagination, teamwork and tireless digging that goes into the achievement of an exclusive newspaper story. The Mirror News published such a scoop … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 11, 1929: All talking … singing … dancing! "Broadway Melody." Note Lon Chaney in "Thunder," a film that is now lost.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Oct. 23, 1954: Lance Fuller (1928 – 2001) in a publicity shot from Universal. Update: The cool cat is Lance Fuller. Please congratulate Dewey Webb, Michael Christian, Richard Heft and Stacia for identifying him!  At … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Jazz Mad Morals

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 10, 1928: "Once Overs" by Clarence Daniel Batchelor, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for this cartoon: "Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your daddy." Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky in "Two Lovers," … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Hollywood Spin

Posted on September 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

An unusual novelty — a board game based on Hollywood streets — has been listed on EBay. Hollywood Spin is similar to Monopoly, according to the vendor, with familiar landmarks from the 1940s like Earl Carroll's and the Brown Derby. … Continue reading →

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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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