Category Archives: Hollywood

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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