Category Archives: Lee Shippey

June 4, 1941: Burbank Man Invents Death Ray!

Posted on June 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1941: I’ll admit I’m a sucker for stories about death rays. Evidently The Times’ editors were too since they put this item on Page 1. Promoter Kurt Van Zuyle credited L.E. Riley of Burbank as the inventor. It … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 2, 1941

Posted on June 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           June 2, 1941: The pajama-clad body of Hungarian-born danseuse Jenny Dolly, who with her sister Rosie was the toast of two continents two decades ago, was found dangling from a wrought-iron curtain rod in her … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 1, 1941

Posted on June 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

                     June 1, 1941: LONDON, May 31. (AP)– German airmen who went belatedly to Iraq to bolster the Axis-inspired war against Britain were reported fleeing the country tonight as Iraqi resistance … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 31, 1941

Posted on May 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 31, 1941 – Arthur Hohmann, the LAPD’s reform police chief, will step down in June, citing the deaths of his son and his mother. He was replaced by Clemence C.B. “Jack” Horrall, who served as … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 28, 1941

Posted on May 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 28, 1941: LONDON, May 27 (AP) — The 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck, one of the newest and most powerful in the world, was smashed and sunk today by British warships and aerial bombers on the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 27, 1941

Posted on May 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

             LONDON, May 27 (Tuesday.) (AP) — British warships apparently were engaged in a mighty duel with a German battle squadron, including the 35,000-ton Bismarck, in the North Atlantic early today after a British naval … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, May 26, 1941

Posted on May 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 26, 1941: PITTSBURGH, May 25 (AP) — A man's leg was found along the Ohio River at suburban Moon Township tonight and detectives seeking the remainder of the body said it was probably "another … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 25, 1941

Posted on May 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

           LONDON, MAY 24 (AP) — The 42,100-ton battle cruiser Hood, largest warship in the world, was blown to bits in the waters between Greenland and Iceland today by the new German battleship Bismarck during a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 24, 1941

Posted on May 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 24, 1941: HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: The Mocambo orchestra hailing Jimmy Stewart home on leave with "Till Reveille" … Maureen O'Hara at the Beverly Tropics, giving the waiter an involved order in French — and escort … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 23, 1941

Posted on May 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 23, 1941: Why is Luise Rainer, a brilliant artist, permitted to twiddle her thumbs at the Beverly Hills Hotel? (She came here to get her final divorce decree.) Why are incompetents given fine dramatic roles … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, May 21, 1941

Posted on May 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 21, 1941: Nazi Chute Swarm? And I thought “Nazi Sky Fleet” was silly. Tom Treanor, on a press junket to Venezuela, says: Walter Kerr and myself have a nine-room house with an icebox full … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 20, 1941

Posted on May 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 20, 1941: International playboy Baldwin M. Baldwin (d. 1970), the son of Anita Baldwin and the grandson of E.J. “Lucky” Baldwin (the despot of Arcadia, according to The Times) gets married for the fifth … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 19, 1941

Posted on May 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 19, 1941: Lee Shippey announces his return, thanks the guest columnists who filled in for him and says he doesn’t plan to answer the get-well cards he received, despite the entreaties of his secretary. … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 18, 1941

Posted on May 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

          May 18, 1941: Nazi sky fleet?  Lee Shippey returns for a Sunday column. Tom Treanor says: Americans are here developing Venezuela's oil resources for just one reason. They have the capital and the know-how for … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 17, 1941

Posted on May 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 17, 1941: Allen Rivkin fills in for Lee Shippey with a column about problems at the post office in Westwood. Notice that even in the glory days of the streetcars, traffic was still a problem. … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 16, 1941

Posted on May 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 16, 1941: Richard Macaulay, a screenwriter on “The Roaring Twenties” and “They Drive by Night,”  fills in for Lee Shippey, who is still recovering from surgery. Tip Jimmy Stewart that his ol' pal, Franchot Tone, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 15, 1941

Posted on May 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 15, 1941: Harry Bedford-Jones, “one of America’s most prolific writers” (and no, I’ve never heard of him either,) is filling in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. Nobody lives in Texas anymore. … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 14, 1941

Posted on May 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 14, 1941: Harold Lamb fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. Tom Treanor files a report from Caripe, Venezuela, where he manages to find a cold beer kept in a refrigerator … Continue reading →

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Hitler Aide Rudolf Hess Flees to Scotland!

Posted on May 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

             May 13, 1941: Rudolf Hess, the Nazis’ No. 2 deputy, bails out  of his Messerschmitt over Scotland. He will commit suicide in Spandau prison in 1987. Ralph Bellamy fills in for Lee Shippey, who … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 12, 1941

Posted on May 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 12, 1941: Producers have a new name for their movie: “Bahama Passage.” The working title may have provoked some unwanted reaction.    Garner Curran fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery, and writes … Continue reading →

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