Category Archives: Hollywood

Voices — Christine Collins, September 25, 1932

Posted on February 8, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Matt Weinstock — February 7, 1959

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Viene La Mañana Lencho Perez, a song writer, was arrested recently for drunk driving, and when he appeared in Judge Carlos Teran’s court in East L.A. he contritely admitted his guilt and paid his fine. Not only that, he returned … Continue reading →

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Trial of Former Mayor’s Aide to Begin, Feburary 7, 1939

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

It’s a bit hard to tell from reference photographs, but I believe this is a Lockheed Hudson being assembled in Burbank. Trial of Joe Shaw, brother of recalled Mayor Frank Shaw, on 66 counts of altering public records. Fire Department … Continue reading →

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Sholem Aleichem Turns 150

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

By Jonathan Kirsch The writer known as Sholem Aleichem (Sholem Rabinovich, 1859-1916) was a towering figure in the Yiddish-speaking world, praised in his own lifetime as "the Jewish Mark Twain." The critic Irving Howe later singled him out as "the … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 28, 1932

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Walter Collins in an undated prison photo. August 28, 1932: Christine Collins replies to the warden, saying that she is not yet ready to visit the grave of her husband, Walter, in the prison cemetery. She also says she is … Continue reading →

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House on Haunted Hill, February 9, 1959

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

I’ve been exploring 1959 copies of Boxoffice that have been uploaded to issuu.com. The website is extremely hard to navigate and its search engine is useless. However, Google does a good job of ferreting out articles. One particularly interesting article … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 25, 1932

Posted on February 5, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Company Town

Posted on February 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

As long as we are talking about the early days of the movie industry and Cecil B. De Mille, here’s a 1915 interview with him. Los Angeles Times file photo And in going through the De Mille photos, I found … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 24, 1932

Posted on February 4, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Airliner Plunges Into N.Y. River; Dodgers Sign Contracts, February 4, 1959

Posted on February 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times put out an extra, but the runover page wasn’t microfilmed. All we have is the cover.  Notice that Gov. Pat Brown is opposed to a state lottery. "Evil Woman" Ingrid Bergman pretends she doesn’t know she’s attractive in … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 22, 1932

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch
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President to Press for Mideast Peace, Bomb Scare at Lakers Game, February 3, 1969

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

"President Nixon plans to take two moves shortly to obtain an Arab-Israeli peace settlement and improve this country’s relations with the Arabs." When this was written, President Barack Obama was 7 years old; Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was 23; … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Who’s our mystery lady? Aaron Kramer writes: I found this photo behind a wall in my house in Santa Monica during our recent renovation. I think a director or producer owned the house in the late ’30’s. She may be … Continue reading →

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Rock Stars Die in Plane Crash, February 3, 1959

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ritchie Valens’ Roots Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1987 By GREGG BARRIOS WATSONVILLE, Calif. — “I still remember the first time we heard Ritchie sing on the radio,” the mother of the late Latino rock ‘n’ roller Ritchie Valens recalled … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 18, 1932

Posted on February 2, 2009 by lmharnisch
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2 Die in Midair Plane Crash; Lombardi at USC? February 2, 1959

Posted on February 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Wreckage landed in the 7900 block of East 8th Street, Buena Park.   At left, Officer J.F. Harkan shoots Edwin Kelly, 17, during a stakeout at the RKO Hill Street theater at 8th and Hill. Above, Judy Holliday will appear … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 17, 1932

Posted on February 1, 2009 by lmharnisch
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January 31, 1959: Paul Coates — Confidential File

Posted on January 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Junks ‘Junk’; Grads Applaud It’s commencement week, but the proudest graduate in Southern California today isn’t from any institution of learning. He went through his ceremony in a shabby Ocean Park store-front dwelling crowded with friends whose combined … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 17, 1932

Posted on January 31, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Company Town

Posted on January 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

You may recall my recent post about lunch with Harry Medved and the continuing quest to determine the name and date of the first film shot entirely in Los Angeles. Val Almendarez, collections archivist at the Academy of Motion Picture … Continue reading →

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