Category Archives: Hollywood

Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Paul Lukas in a 1927 photo. Update: As many people guessed, this is Paul Lukas. Above, Lukas' obituary, Aug. 17, 1971. Just a reminder on how this works: I post the … Continue reading →

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Love Triangle Killings at Burbank Trailer Park

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Everything's Okay, Honey, Go Back to Sleep, Huh?"  

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The Old Hollywood Game

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1939: Getting ready for Joan Crawford's bathtub scene.

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Black Dahlia-Related Photos for Sale

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mark Hansen's photos, up for auction. An auction house has contacted me with information about a group of photos tangentially related to the Black Dahlia case. Mark Hansen, a partner in the Florentine Gardens nightclub, was a suspect in the … Continue reading →

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Monorail Planned for Downtown Los Angeles!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

"She Was Gone … Real Gone!" Voters reject higher taxes. View this page Beatnik robbers tell victim to "play it cool." Woof, Daddy-o. Above, another mass-transit plan that never got off the drawing board. All right, you kids, no more … Continue reading →

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Clues in Torso Killing!

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1929: Mack Sennett's famous film duck Waddles gets an obituary in The Times!

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Groucho Marx in Person

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 23, 1974: Groucho Marx makes a live appearance at a showing of "Animal Crackers."

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Boston Bans ‘Candide’; Details on Torso Victim, May 23, 1929

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hey, look! It's Rube Wolf! "Tout va pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes" Pieces of a dismembered body are found in the Los Angeles River, skillfully dissected. Could the killer be a doctor? 

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Mystery Photo

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Our mystery person this week is Trixie Friganza, who died in 1955. Above, Friganza in "Canary Cottage, May 21, 1916. http://www.wat.tv/swf2/271206v2Nqz5R1406007 Trixie Friganza sélectionné dans Musique et Clips Just a reminder on how … Continue reading →

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Father Turns in Son in Fatal Stabbing, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Just Wait There!  — I'll Come Right Down." Kenneth A. Merriam is accused of helping to kill the two children of his girlfriend, Wanda Brogdon. Evidently, both of them were mentally disabled. At right, Ernie Kovacs needs a 100-foot piano … Continue reading →

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Highway Patrol Rounds Up Missing Legislators, May 21, 1939

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Teach me to dance, Dragon Lady." View this page At left, my kind of story. The Assembly sends the Highway Patrol to track down legislators who skipped their session on the last day they got paid. Among the missing is … Continue reading →

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Soldier Killed, Hundreds Hurt in Holy Land Riots, May 19, 1939

Posted on May 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

I can accept a talking cartoon pelican. I can even accept a talking cartoon pelican that has human hands. But I'm having a hard time with a talking cartoon pelican carrying a machine gun. Maybe it's just me. View this … Continue reading →

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Voices — Farrah Fawcett

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Anne Cusak / Los Angeles Times POSED AND READY: A sculpture of artist Keith Edmier made by Farrah Fawcett was part of an exhibition by the duo at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2002. [Note: … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Charlton Heston Smokes Camels

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1953

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The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gaaah! What were they thinking? No wonder these were on sale! This Sunday paper is an alarming time capsule with fear and anxiety on every page, plus a little sex here and there. At left, "What We Must Know About … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Selig Movie Poster, 1912

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

This poster for the Selig Polyscope production of "Kings of the Forest" has been listed on EBay. I'm unable to locate any mention of this film in The Times. The vendor says that this is an original. The poster is … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Marjorie Rambeau in "Merely Mary Ann,"  1915. Here's a mini-mystery: The caption information on this undated photo says this is Rambeau with director Richard Wallace on a Corinne Griffith picture titled "Broadway Blues." … Continue reading →

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Millionaire Picked Up for DUI, Episcopalians Call Atomic Power Part of God’s Creation, May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Kim Novak and Cary Grant dance until dawn at Cannes. The Geneva summit talks provide a little humor for our favorite Pasadena gun dealer. Some of the Arechigas are still in Chavez Ravine. Evidently it takes time to build new … Continue reading →

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Protesters Leave Chavez Ravine, May 15, 1959

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gloves, a big hat and lots of dots. It's the look for 1959. Councilman Edward R. Roybal wins an agreement from the Arechiga family to leave Chavez Ravine during 90 minutes of negotiations conducted in the back seat of his … Continue reading →

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