Category Archives: Hollywood

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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Soliah Indicted, February 27, 1976

Posted on March 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Now this is interesting … and not at all what I expected. According to our 1976 story on the indictment of Kathleen Soliah (now Sara Jane Olson), above, an 18-inch pipe bomb was found in the parking lot of a … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Philip Carey discusses his new TV show, "Philip Marlowe," written by Gene Wang, formerly of "Perry Mason."  Archive of American Television interview with Philip Carey, 2002.

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In the Theaters — March 16, 1941

Posted on March 16, 2009 by lmharnisch
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The Rosey Grier Show, March 16, 1969

Posted on March 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo The Fearsome Foursome: Merlin Olsen, David "Deacon" Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier make their singing debut on "Shindig," 1965.  Rosey Grier is no one-dimensional ex-football player. He’s well known as a singer, needlepoint enthusiast … Continue reading →

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Coy Watson, 1912 – 2009

Posted on March 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

James Caughey "Coy" Watson, Jr., 96      Child Movie Star, News Photographer, Inventor, Television Pioneer, Author By Pattie Watson Price (Daughter of Coy Watson Jr.)     James Caughey "Coy" Watson, Jr., 96, went home to be with our … Continue reading →

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Voices — Ron Silver, 1946 – 2009

Posted on March 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Q&A Ron Silver on the Price of Activism June 7, 1992 By BARBARA ISENBERG, Barbara Isenberg is a Times staff writer Step into Ron Silver’s dressing room backstage at the Hollywood Playhouse. There’s a black binder lying open on the … Continue reading →

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Anna Nicole Smith — 2007

Posted on March 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: The Daily Mirror revisits Times archival stories about today’s news makers. This is a column originally published in 2007 on the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Breathtaking coverage, but lamentable By Paul BrownfieldFebruary 10, 2007 The centerfold, the gold … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 15, 1940

Posted on March 15, 2009 by lmharnisch
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