Category Archives: Hollywood

Nuestro Pueblo — March 20, 1939

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In the Theaters — March 19, 1949

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Voices — Natasha Richardson, 1963 – 2009

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

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Nazis Seize Czechoslovakia, March 18, 1939

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

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Soliah Indicted, February 27, 1976

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

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

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The Rosey Grier Show, March 16, 1969

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

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

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

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

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In the Theaters — March 14, 1937

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California’s Condors; Spring Training in L.A., March 14, 1949

A California condor soars over Ventura County. Couple found shot in parked car. Times reporter Ken Nevins and photographer Art Rogers take a backcountry trek with game warden Leslie Edgerton to visit what Nevin called "Condor Cave." Sixty years ago, … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 13, 1936

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Filming at the Bradbury Building, which is filled with garment workers! "…The dialogue, as clever as it was then, had become totally dated. I couldn’t use 90% of it." — Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter Kevin Thomas writes a feature about filming … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Photograph by Bruce H. Cox / Los Angeles Times Phyllis Kirk and George Eckstein at the Hollywood Bowl, September 1951. Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday. … Continue reading →

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New Pope Crowned; Fleeing Jews Trapped in Snow, March 13, 1939

Ads for Gilmore gas take a more informal tone than most others.   Czech mob attacks Nazis. The world’s Roman Catholics welcome a new pope, Pius XII, the first time a  papal coronation was broadcast on radio.  The guests included Joseph … Continue reading →

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