Category Archives: Hollywood

Nuestro Pueblo: Filming a Fairbanks Picture

Posted on June 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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A $700 Jan Murray?

Posted on June 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

In going through Los Angeles items on EBay, I try to select ones that are interesting or unusual–and reasonably priced. I usually filter out what I consider junk, but this one is worth a comment. Here's a basic bread-and-butter letter … Continue reading →

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Final Days

Posted on June 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

COLUMN ONE The typist's tale of 'Last Tycoon' Years after 'Gatsby,' F. Scott Fitzgerald's secretary got to witness the second act of an author who didn't believe in them. By David L. Ulin June 8, 2009 Susan Farley / For … Continue reading →

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Film of Raymond Chandler Found

Posted on June 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Fred MacMurray and Raymond Chandler in "Double Indemnity." I can't claim this discovery but it's a good one. Evidently Raymond Chandler made a brief and unknown — until now — cameo appearance in "Double Indemnity." This was simultaneously discovered by … Continue reading →

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Teacher Puts the Broom to Process Server in Communist Probe; Meet Wilt Chamberlain

Posted on June 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Terry, What's Wrong?" Police have few leads in the beating of boxing promoter Jackie Leonard, who was left partially paralyzed. Leonard had testified before the State Athletic Commission on corruption in prizefighting. Kindergarten teacher Ruth Adair Bishop, 54, whacks Grant … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo Update: As many people guessed, this is Susan Hampshire! Above, Hampshire in a publicity photo for "The Fighting Prince of Donegal," 1966. Please congratulate Sue, Michael Christian, AJ, Virginia Jauregui and Susan … Continue reading →

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Homeless Sleep in All-Night Theaters!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Norda Noll Slain" The Lugo Adobe on Gage Avenue. The Police Commission wanted to close all-night theaters but the council rejected the action amid debate over whether the city, county or state should care for the homeless who would … Continue reading →

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David Carradine: Everybody should ‘take off their clothes and jump in a big pile’

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

"My solution for the world's ills is for everybody to take off their clothes and jump in a big pile…"  – David Carradine This article by the late David Carradine was published in The Times, Sept. 22, 1968 and was … Continue reading →

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Boxing Promoter Beaten; Dodgers Sign Chavez Ravine Deal

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

"R-R-R-ING!" Life on Mars! Boxing promoter Jackie Leonard had testified before the State Athletic Commission about mob influence in prizefighting. View this page  American jazz?  Nyet! Charles Hillinger interviews Nicaragua's Luis Somoza. Carole Baker … Jeffrey Hunter … Richard Nixon … Continue reading →

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Woman, 28, Has 13 Children!

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

"This Is Like a Spy Movie!" At the women's jail, "Conditions are terrible … Sixteen patients are being assigned to rooms designed to contain eight." (As Nathan noted, that's General Hospital, not the jail–thanks Nathan!). Sax Rohmer, creator of the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — ‘They Call Them Camisoles’

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

This is truly an unusual item. "They Call Them Camisoles" was written by former actress Wilma Carnes using the name Wilma Wilson and describes her harrowing experiences at the state mental hospital at Camarillo. Wilson was committed to the hospital … Continue reading →

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‘Three Little Pigs’ Has Racial Meaning, Official Says!

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Did You Hear What I Said, June?" Southern California's aerospace industry! When I saw this headline, I thought it was a joke. It's not. Iraq drops a polite note to the American Embassy saying no thanks to U.S. aid because … Continue reading →

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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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