Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

February 18, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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February 18, 1959: Actor Paul Fierro grew a beard in hopes of being cast as Fidel Castro. His ploy finally worked — somewhat. He’s cast as a police officer and has to shave off the beard but is keeping the mustache, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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February 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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February 16, 1959: A woman’s freelance writing jeopardizes her eligibility for welfare, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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January 31, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 31, 1959: Bill Thomas, then a staffer on the Mirror, is assigned to write about American Airlines’ first jet flight to New York. His colleagues buy a life insurance policy. “As the plane goes down it should be comforting to know you are doing a nice thing for your friends,” they say. Continue reading →

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January 23, 1958: Matt Weinstock

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January 23, 1958: The way one writer analyzes the present situation, the public’s appetite for gossip and scandal, whetted by Confidential, is now being satisfied by the so-called conservative magazines. Editors insist writers get full confessions, regardless of whose privacy is invaded, or no sale. Continue reading →

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January 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock tells of a Russian speaker who had her own thoughts about the recent visit of Anastas Mikoyan. And Weinstock has the story of another elaborate party prank. Continue reading →

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January 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 19, 1959: The hosts of a Beverly Hills party horrify their guests by trying to show that their antique glassware is unbreakable and end up smashing most of it. But it’s all a joke, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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January 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock recounts the war story of a wounded sailor, expected to die, who was revived by a glass of brandy from a nurse. Continue reading →

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January 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 14, 1959: A man asks Matt Weinstock to evaluate a theory culminating 15 years of work. It involves the electron, and Weinstock shrugs. Continue reading →

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January 8, 1958: Matt Weinstock

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January 8, 1958: Los Angeles experiences a “once in a green moon” and Matt Weinstock has the story. Continue reading →

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January 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 7, 1959: A group of grimly playful fellows at USC have changed their names from Asthmatics Anonymous to Asthmatics Militant, bringing a report from Detroit about the new Flatulente Four Fifty auto, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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January 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock looks at the origins of the “little old lady from Pasadena.” Continue reading →

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December 31, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 31, 1959: Publicist Doris Hellman has taken over the job of returning abandoned shopping carts to the five stores in her neighborhood, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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December 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock observes a trend toward calling everything off between Christmas and New Year’s Day. All they’re interested in, besides having a little fun, is getting through the week alive or at least not spending a night in the drunk tank.  Everyone is frightened by the traffic statistics. Continue reading →

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December 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 17, 1959: Joseph Von Sternberg has sued Fox for $1 million, charging the 1959 version of “The Blue Angel” with May Britt and Curt Jurgens was made without his consent and was inferior to his 1929 version with Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings, thereby, he contended, decreasing the original’s value, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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December 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 12, 1959: In the days when the phone company had monopoly, getting a phone installed was a financial challenge, and Matt Weinstock has the story. Continue reading →

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December 11, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 11, 1959: Ida Gutierrez has a nightmare encounter with the legal system after a woman accuses her of “stealing” two sweaters that Gutierrez just bought. Why? “The police officer said derogatory things about Mexicans,” though she is from South America. Continue reading →

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December 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 9, 1959: A reporter for Ici Paris is assigned an interview with Caryl Chessman, and Matt Weinstock has the story. Continue reading →

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December 4, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 4,1959: Matt Weinstock looks at the public relations industry’s attempts to improve its image. Continue reading →

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December 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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December 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about Los Angeles Times columnist Lee Shippey and discusses Shippey’s blindness. Continue reading →

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November 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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November 30, 1959: The mother of a middle school student tells Matt Weinstock: “You would be surprised at the number of students at this school who are being tutored just to make a C.” One girl is taking tranquilizers because she can’t keep up. Continue reading →

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