Category Archives: Hollywood

Newman-Woodward

Posted on January 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 30, 1958Los Angeles Recognize these young movie stars? I read about lots of Hollywood marriages as I go through the old papers–and even more Hollywood divorces. So as Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward celebrate their 50th anniversary, I thought … Continue reading →

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Actor stabbed

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 19-21, 1958 Los Angeles Her name was Velda and she had apparently been a model in New York. That’s where she met Burt Lancaster, at right with nurse Genevieve Grigoli. It’s not clear how well she knew the … Continue reading →

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Jayne Mansfield

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay, 1958-1964? (It’s unclear if a 1963 divorce in Juarez was recognized in the U.S.) She married Matt (Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) Cimber in 1964 and filed for divorce in 1966.  The final decree was pending … Continue reading →

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Jan. 14, 1958

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay get married… (note that The Times used an AP photo)… will the Dodgers play at Wrigley Field? (no "Moon Shots" there, folks)… Sarah Churchill, daughter of a fellow named Sir Winston, gets popped for being … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I set out for Bukowski Square to check on Craby Joe’s (more about that later) and discovered Main Street was blocked for filming. Coming to a theater near you will … Continue reading →

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Johnny Grant

Posted on January 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sept. 4, 1948 Los Angeles The King’s, 8153 Santa Monica Blvd.,  1945-1954KWIK-AM (1490) 1947-1951 Johnny Grant 1923-2008

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Ebay mystery

Posted on January 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Pat Collins, left, Edward G. Robinson and Julian Eltinge for a performance by the Dominos Club, Nov. 25, 1935. Well, that explains it. Yes, I was trolling EBay again in my continual search for … Continue reading →

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Marion Davies

Posted on January 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Marion Davies gives $10,374,451.61 USD 2006 for a children’s wing at UCLA Medical Center, the largest individual gift to the university up to that time.

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Editor kills self

Posted on January 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 4, 1958New York   Photographs by Dan McCormack / Los Angeles Times Howard Rushmore on Aug. 12, 1957, during the Confidential magazine trial.   I already touched on Howard Rushmore’s suicide when writing in May about another tragic figure … Continue reading →

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City Hall

Posted on January 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Speaking of City Hall, here’s a frame grab from "Chinatown," with the fabulous cinematography of John Alonzo. I was quite fortunate to hear him discuss the making of "Chinatown" at a presentation many years ago. If you live in Los … Continue reading →

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Company town III

Posted on December 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

Robert Birchard writes:     Saw your blog on Francis Boggs and early filmmaking in Los Angeles.       Perhaps one of the reasons you’ve never found the laundry except in the earlier fire reference is that it is … Continue reading →

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Heidi Fleiss

Posted on December 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

Given the interest in Ivan Nagy, here’s the original Times front page story on Heidi Fleiss by Shawn Hubler and James Bates, with a headline by yours truly that worked hard to tell the story without saying anything. (Good Lord, … Continue reading →

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Before YouTube

Posted on December 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

You may be wondering why you are looking at a poster of the 1973 film “Bad Charleston Charlie.” (And what a poster: the hair… the bloated lettering… the hearts… that suit! If this doesn’t say “lousy 1970s movie” I don’t … Continue reading →

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Irv Letofsky RIP

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Irv, who died Sunday, was one of the first big guns I met at The Times. Here I was, a music critic from a 80,000-circ.  daily and he was an editor with an office at The Times. I had fed … Continue reading →

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Jay Leno’s badge

Posted on December 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times I let it pass when we first ran this photo a few weeks ago, but I couldn’t help noticing something unusual about Al Seib’s picture of Jay Leno delivering doughnuts to striking … Continue reading →

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–30– revisited

Posted on December 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Jack Webb, William Conrad and James Bell in a scene from "–30–". Howard Decker, formerly of the Examiner, writes: Regarding Jack Webb’s film –30– you are right. Webb made a copy of the Examiner … Continue reading →

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Company town

Posted on December 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Actress Taina Elg and Mayor Norris Poulson at Main and 7th streets in a photo published Dec. 13, 1957. HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN JUBILEE 1907-1957   MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FILMING INLOS ANGELES BEGAN AT THIS … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 22, 1968 Los Angeles   Photograph by Boris Yaro / The Los Angeles Times Police Officer John Boddie of the Hollywood Division hands a doll to one of 250 youngsters who received Christmas presents after officers took up collection … Continue reading →

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Photo shoot

Posted on November 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s how news editors (now they’re called "page designers") used to crop feature pictures down to a one-column mug. The original portrait. Here’s hoping the poor AP photographer never saw how it got butchered.    First, rotate the picture so … Continue reading →

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Brenda Allen

Posted on November 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

The scanner at the Daily Mirror has been working overtime on the Brenda Allen photos. It's interesting to put all the battered old pictures in order and go through them, as if you can pick up a feeling for someone. … Continue reading →

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