Category Archives: Hollywood

June 21, 1938

Posted on June 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  ne thing you have to say about Los Angeles Mayor Frank Shaw: He has a sense of humor. Upon returning from Washington, where he spent the final days of the Earle Kynette trial, Shaw was given a list of … Continue reading →

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June 21, 1908

Posted on June 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  nteresting things from The Times Real Estate Section: The changing face of downtown Los Angeles (shout-out to my pals at onbunkerhill.org) and a proposed luxury hotel for Hollywood that I don't believe was built. This postcard at left gives … Continue reading →

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June 18, 1958

Posted on June 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

wenty years after Ed Ainsworth’s series on Los Angeles’ congested streets, The Times takes another look at traffic. I (almost) never grow tired of saying that the incredible number of transportation studies performed in Los Angeles would fill a library. … Continue reading →

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June 17, 1958

Posted on June 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

ere’s a crime-filled page: Narcotics traffic is responsible for much of the lawbreaking in L.A. (blame those lenient judges, says Police Chief William Parker), a plot to kidnap Bing Crosby’s wife and an insurance scheme in which someone intentionally gets … Continue reading →

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June 13, 1958

Posted on June 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

ow here’s an interesting way to beat traffic, at least if you’re Judge Leo Freund. It seems that Freund didn’t care for being stuck while big dump trucks building the San Diego Freeway used Santa Monica Boulevard. Freund decided that … Continue reading →

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June 10, 1958

Posted on June 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

ormer leading lady Virginia Pearson, left, dies at the age of 72. In her later years, she lived at the Motion Picture Country Home, The Times says. At the top, an extremely specific help wanted ad for Western Airlines.  Also: … Continue reading →

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June 4, 1968

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

        Literature: William Styron’s "The Confessions of Nat Turner" wins the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. At left, the late Times staff writer Richard Bergholz says that a large voter turnout will probably favor Sen. Eugene McCarthy … Continue reading →

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Dodgers TV marathon

Posted on June 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times From left, Danny Thomas, Walter O’Malley and Bill Frawley at the "Dodgerthon." June 2, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Now batting for the Dodgers, Ronald Reagan. The future president and California governor … Continue reading →

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May 31, 1938

Posted on May 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Floyd Roberts of Van Nuys, who gained much of his experience on the dirt track at Ascot, wins the Indianapolis 500. Roberts averaged 117.2 mph in a four-cylinder car (at left) built and owned by Lou Moore and designed by … Continue reading →

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Starring Wrigley Field

Posted on May 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 27, 1958 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Even without a team, Wrigley Field was always ready for its closeup. The ballpark had more than its share of film and TV credits during its years in Los Angeles, from the … Continue reading →

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May 23, 1908

Posted on May 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Hollywood gets a new church, above.  (At left, Hollywood Presbyterian today.) The northwest corner of 8th Street and Broadway (at right) sells for $234,000 ($5,144, 969.35 USD 2007) … Below left, sake is banned because it’s impure … The auction … Continue reading →

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Wanda Hendrix revisited

Posted on May 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Wanda Hendrix and Keith Larson look over items of Marion Davies being sold at auction, in a photo dated Jan. 13, 1953.* *Thanks to Chris Morales for pointing out that Davies was still alive in … Continue reading →

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Diana Lynn revisited

Posted on May 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Diana Lynn in a very beat-up print dated March 28, 1954

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May 21, 1958

Posted on May 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

At left, Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock changes his name to Nick Adams … Makeup man Percival "Perc" Westmore attempts suicide …  Kim Novak bids a private farewell to the Dominican Republic’s Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr. during a goodbye bash in his … Continue reading →

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May 16, 1958

Posted on May 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 16, 1958: Above, The Very Rev. James Pike becomes Episcopal bishop of California.  Email me In 1961, a group of Georgia Episcopalian leaders accused him of heresy, saying that he "expressed disbelief in the virgin birth of Our Lord, … Continue reading →

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May 15, 1958

Posted on May 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

At left, a double feature of "Fort Massacre" and "Steel Bayonet." You sure don’t have to wonder what those movies are about, do you? Below, the Soviets launch another satellite and Washington prepares to welcome Vice President Nixon back from … Continue reading →

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May 12, 1958

Posted on May 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a landmark we actually saved — sort of. I’m still waiting for the Sinai and Olivet to be reinstalled … Below, celebrity journalism, 1950s style: Peter Lawford gets clipped by a hit-and-run driver and Gen. Rafael Trujillo of the … Continue reading →

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May 12, 1938

Posted on May 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

It’s fun to imagine the first crowds going into the movie palaces for the premiere of "Robin Hood" with nobody to say "Oh, I saw that on TV as a kid" or "Isn’t Basil Rathbone a great villain"?" and no … Continue reading →

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May 7, 1958

Posted on May 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, in Louisiana, even the boxing ring is segregated … Below, problems for Bing Crosby’s son Dennis. A "tall, willowy, Hollywood brunette" says he’s the father of her 5 1/2-month-old daughter Denise–and there are allegations that the man who performed … Continue reading →

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May 6, 1958

Posted on May 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Walter Alson has faith in Don Drysdale … Below, Vice President Nixon says it’s too early to declare whether he will run for president in 1960 … Southern California prepares for a simulated atomic blast … And Dennis Crosby … Continue reading →

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