Category Archives: Mystery Photo

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s our weekend mystery chap! This week’s mystery guest (and no, he wasn’t much of a mystery) was Michael Ansara. There’s a new photo on the jump!

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s this week’s mystery guest! Last week’s mystery guest was William Desmond Taylor! The weekend mystery guest was Gloria Blondell! There's a new photo on the jump!

    Here’s our weekend mystery woman!

      Los Angeles Times file photo       [Updated Oct. 30, 8:58 a.m. Yes, these are more photos from the William Desmond Taylor photo file. Above, a photo of Taylor from “Iconoclast.”]     [Several people have … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Here’s this week’s mystery guest! Last week’s mystery was the apartment of William Desmond Taylor. The weekend mystery guest was Charles Vidor. There's a new picture on the jump!

    Here’s our weekend mystery chap. I like to keep things more informal on the weekend, so I’ll post comments as they come in. This week’s mystery photos showed the apartment of William Desmond Taylor!

      Los Angeles Times file photo   Well, this should be fun – for me, anyway. What’s the mystery? That’s for you to figure out. A typical room of a certain era, eh? [Update: Oct. 13, 10:56 a.m. … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   I found one picture of our mystery gent, so this will be the only clue there is. Maybe you’re thinking “Oh, that guy.”   I like to keep things more informal … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times file photo Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only five pictures; sometimes … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s our weekend mystery guest with a mystery firearm. I like to keep things more informal on the weekends and feature mystery guests who only have a few photos  in the archives – not enough … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times file photo Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only five pictures; sometimes … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times file photo  Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only five pictures; sometimes … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles Times file photo When you read our obit on Grace Bradley Boyd, you might have remembered that she was a mystery guest in July 2009. Here are some more pictures of her. The … Continue reading →

           Los Angeles Times file photo  Here’s our mystery fellow with two mystery companions! [Update, Sept. 20, 2010: I usually start a new mystery guest on Monday, but I wanted to run one more photo of our weekend mystery chap, … Continue reading →

           Los Angeles Times file photo  Here’s this week’s mystery fellow with a (not) mysterious companion. Update: I've been completely occupied with an upcoming story about the 1910 Times bombing so I haven't had a chance to post the names … Continue reading →

           Los Angeles Times file photo  May 11, 1930: Caricature of Will Rogers by Jean Negulesco.   Update: Our mystery guest is film director and artist Jean Negulesco. The above photo was released in 1949 to publicize his nomination for … Continue reading →

           Los Angeles Times file photo  July 10, 1954: Rites are conducted for Joel Watnick, who died after being struck by our mystery guest, actress Lynne Baggett, in a hit-and-run accident at Waring and Orlando avenues.  Waring and Orlando … Continue reading →

          Los Angeles Times file photo    Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only … Continue reading →