Category Archives: Hollywood

Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Skydiving, the New Sport; Hot-Tempered Dodger, March 23, 1959

Posted on March 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

It looks like our early skydivers are wearing football helmets. "Why should a man get married when he can get a woman to darn his socks, bake him apple pies, and even take him out to dinner when he is … Continue reading →

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Fandango + Reservation Rewards = Hidden Fees

Posted on March 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

If you have purchased tickets through Fandango (as I did for "L.A. Plays Itself") you might discover you unknowingly signed up for mysterious monthly credit card fees from Reservation Rewards. I called this number to cancel. So can you: (800) … Continue reading →

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The Jean Seberg Affair Revisited

Posted on March 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times, Sept. 9, 1979: Actress Jean Seberg is found dead in Paris. The recent death of noted editor James Bellows has renewed interest in an item he handled about actress Jean Seberg, who killed herself in 1979, nine years … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 22, 1958

Posted on March 22, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Body of Girl, 16, Dumped at Burbank Hospital

Posted on March 22, 2009 by lmharnisch
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In the Theaters — March 21, 1955

Posted on March 21, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 16, 1973: A reappraisal of "The Long Goodbye." Note: To mark the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death, the Daily Mirror is revisiting some of The Times’ stories about his life and influence. We invite the Daily Mirror’s readers … Continue reading →

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U.S. Sent Planes to Attack N. Korea; Angels’ New GM, March 21, 1969

Posted on March 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

You may never need to glue a piano to the wall … but isn’t it nice to know that you could?  Turmoil in the Sierra Club. Testifying before a House committee investigating the Pueblo incident, Lt. Gen. Seth J. McKee … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 20, 1952

Posted on March 20, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 29, 1962: Robert R. Kirsch reviews "Raymond Chandler Speaking," a collection of letters, notes, articles and a piece of an unfinished novel, "Poodle Springs."  And so did film writer Philip K. Scheuer: Note: To mark the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on March 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: As three people guessed, this is Pauline Garon. Please congratulate Tom Ratliff, Annie Frye and R. Ahuna. Above, a still from "Man From Glengarry," 1922. Feb, 20, 1923: An ad for "Adam’s Rib," with … Continue reading →

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Movie Union Rally Turns Violent, March 20, 1939

Posted on March 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Newsreel Theatre at 8th and Broadway, one way to get news before CNN.   A melee breaks out at the Hollywood American Legion Stadium over control of the Local 37 of the IATSE. In London, Britain seeks to enlist … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — March 20, 1939

Posted on March 20, 2009 by lmharnisch
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In the Theaters — March 19, 1949

Posted on March 19, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Natasha Richardson, 1963 – 2009

Posted on March 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: The Daily Mirror went into the archives for this 1993 interview with Natasha Richardson, who was badly injured in a skiing accident.   Update: Richardson has died in New York. Must Be Something in the Genes Natasha Richardson–a specialist in … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 18, 1945

Posted on March 18, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Nazis Seize Czechoslovakia, March 18, 1939

Posted on March 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hedda Hopper writes about a new type of producer-director unit at RKO making "Gunga Din." British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain denounces Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s "lawless and sinister" destruction of Czechoslovakia … war fears send the stock market tumbling. William … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 17, 1943

Posted on March 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
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