Category Archives: Hollywood

Voices — Maurice Jarre, 1924-2009

Posted on March 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Q & A MAURICE JARRE Ode to David Lean August 8, 1993 By SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a special salute to his frequent collaborator, the late director David Lean, … Continue reading →

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New Light on ‘Dark Shadows’

Posted on March 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

[Did we misspell Barnabas all the way through this story? Yes.–lrh] Frid, Minus Fangs, to Read in O.C. Performance: The actor has less than fond memories for his years as vampire Barnabus Collins on TV’s ‘Dark Shadows.’ October 26, 1991 … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 29, 1980

Posted on March 29, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Two true loves * The Long Embrace Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved Judith Freeman Pantheon: 354 pp., $25.95 November 04, 2007 By Richard Rayner, Richard Rayner’s new book, "The Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created California," is due out … Continue reading →

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Actress Near Death After Beating; Gehrig in Decline, March 29, 1939

Posted on March 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dewitt Clinton Cook, who admitted attacking actress Delia Bogard, was executed Jan. 31, 1941, in the fatal beating of Anya Sosoyeva.  Bogard died in 1995 in Los Angeles at the age of 74. Ouch! A Duesenberg Model J sedan for … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 28, 1978

Posted on March 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tour Casts New Light on Raymond Chandler’s Old L.A. * A Minnesota couple trace the steps of the novelist’s best-known character. April 4, 2004 By Erika Hayasaki, Times Staff Writer Bonnie Olson stood in the lobby of the Oviatt Building … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 27, 1976

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Aaron Spelling and His Mansion

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Mark Terrill / Associated Press The Spelling mansion in 1993. The Daily Mirror revisits the story of Aaron Spelling and his Holmby Hills mansion, which is for sale. HE’S MADE TV WHAT IT IS TODAY * Aaron Spelling … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photoUpdate: This is Sharon Lynn. Please congratulate Nick Santa Maria, Dewey Webb, Gregory Moore, Annie Frye, Mary Mallory and R. Ahuna for correctly identifying her. Nick, who was first, explains that he’s a big Laurel and … Continue reading →

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Spring Fashions; Hot New Actor; A Look at Dean Chance, March 27, 1969

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Did women ever really dress like this? Ask your mom. http://www.guba.com/f/root.swf?video_url=http://free.guba.com/uploaditem/3000087813/flash.flv&isEmbeddedPlayer=true  Dean Chance should have owned Los Angeles. He was the third Cy Young Award winner in three years who called Dodger Stadium home. Don Drysdale won it in 1962, … Continue reading →

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Gala Premiere for ‘Anne Frank”; Hockey at the Arena? March 27, 1959

Posted on March 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hey, look! It’s one of those weird foreign compacts they used to sell in the 1950s. Of course, for $2,195 you could get a Chevrolet Biscayne with money left over. "Red Roses for Courage" was the theme of the premiere … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 26, 1973

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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New Museum Planned; ‘Mein Kampf’ an Ignorant Book, March 26, 1939

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

No, it didn’t get built, and The Times didn’t elaborate on the project. We can simply add the "Island House" to the long list of plans that were never pursued. Los Angeles police officials estimate there are 10,000 people on … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 25, 1969

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Mickey Cohen in Senate Racket Probe; Drysdale Throws Shutout, March 25, 1959

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

At first, I thought this would be great for my lead art … … next, I thought this would be even better… … but "Nancy" wins. Ernie Bushmiller’s comic is usually timeless, but here’s a rare topical reference to the … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 24, 1965

Posted on March 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Mayor’s Aide Guilty of Selling Jobs, March 24, 1939

Posted on March 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

A line of Nazi tanks crosses into Czechoslovakia.  Head of Federal Reserve calls for a balanced budget. Joseph Shaw, brother former Mayor Frank Shaw, is convicted on 63 counts of selling jobs and promotions in the Los Angeles police and … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 23, 1962

Posted on March 23, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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