Category Archives: Obituaries

Judge Urges U.S. to Deport Union Leader Harry Bridges

Posted on September 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 30, 1941: A judge recommends the deportation of Harry Bridges, head of the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union, a decision that was cheered by The Times. Of course, Bridges was never deported, despite a prolonged campaign to send … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on September 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 2003 Cadillac Superior Hearse for sale on EBay. Bidding starts at $12,100 with a reserve. Queen of the Dead – dateline September 26, 2011 •  Last week I announced the last Black Knight of Glin, this week it is … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions: Lunch With the Daily Mirror

Posted on September 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Monument to Eliza A. Otis, 1833 – 1904, wife of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Credit: Larry Harnisch/LADailyMirror.com Karie Bible has agreed to give the Daily Mirror’s Brain Trust a tour of Hollywood Forever Cemetery on a … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on September 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1962 Cadillac hearse listed for sale on Craigslist at $30,000. Queen of the Dead – dateline September 19, 2011 •  The 108-year-old Steuben Glass company has announced they are closing shop—specifically, their Corning, NY, factory, and their 1950s-chic Madison … Continue reading →

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Hasbro Cooking … Without a Light Bulb

Posted on September 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Hasbro Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven. Credit: Hasbro. Many people have wondered what would become of Hasbro’s Easy-Bake oven with the demise of the incandescent light bulb. The answer is a complete redesign with a heating element. Associated Press via Washington … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on September 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1998 Cadillac Eureka hearse, $14,990. Credit: Heritage Coach. Queen of the Dead – dateline September 5, 2011 • Not all 1930s child actresses were sad and bitter, though recent obits of Marcia Mae Jones and Edith Fellows were pretty … Continue reading →

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Revival of Wet-Plate Photography

Posted on September 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: “Heather,” done in a wet-plate process. Credit: Robert Christian Malmberg We will be drinking nothing but clear liquids at the Daily Mirror HQ today in memory of Dr. William Wolff, who helped develop the colonoscopy. Yes, they’re annoying, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Authors, Crime and Courts, Medicine, Obituaries, Photography, San Francisco, Washington | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

James Curtis: L.A. Voices – Dick Lane, Part 7

Posted on August 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Spade Cooley, named the honorary mayor of Encino, gives dictation to secretary Gloria Murphy, who is riding his stallion, Golden Nugget, 1954. This is Part 7 of James Curtis’ 1975 interview with Dick Lane. In this segment, Lane discusses … Continue reading →

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New Light on the Death of Joe Hill

Posted on August 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

Nov. 20, 1915: The Times publishes the account of the execution of Joe Hill (Joe Hillstrom)  by firing squad.   The New York Times has two terrific stories that are well worth your time. The first is Rachel Donadio’s feature … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Stimson House

Posted on August 23, 2011 by lmharnisch
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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 2003 Cadillac hearse for sale on EBay. Bidding starts at $10,000. Queen of the Dead – dateline August 22, 2011   • The godfather of Mondo Cinema, Gualtiero Jacopetti, died at 92 on August 17. The director of the … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +++]

Posted on August 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s our mystery lady! [Updated: There’s a new photo on the jump!]

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1995 Cadillac hearse for sale on EBay. Queen of the Dead – dateline August 15, 2011 • I mentioned recently that I worked in advertising in the 1980s—well, I found out that the Don Draper to my Peggy Olsen … Continue reading →

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Voices: Police Capt. Ed Jokisch, 1914 – 2011, Part 2

Posted on August 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Capt. Ed Jokisch. Credit: Jokisch family   This is Part 2 of my interview with the late Ed Jokisch.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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James Curtis: L.A. Voices – Dick Lane, Part 4

Posted on August 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

  Photo: Dick Lane in 1947. The woman may be Jane Harvey, who was crowned “Queen of Television Week” in March 1947. Credit: Steve Dichter Collection. This is Part 4 of James Curtis’ 1975 interview with Dick Lane. In this … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on August 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

This 1939 Packard Hearse has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $16,000, but there is a reserve. Queen of the Dead—dateline August 8, 2011    •  Milly del Rubio, the last of the amusingly camp del Rubio Triplets, died … Continue reading →

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Voices: Police Capt. Ed Jokisch, 1914 – 2011

Posted on August 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: LAPD homicide detectives in a gag photo, Christmas 1946. Ed is on the left in the back row. Credit: Ed Jokisch   I received word Saturday that my friend, retired Police Capt. Ed Jokisch, has died at the age … Continue reading →

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#art, #history, #museums, 8|5|2011

Posted on August 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: A page of Woody Guthrie’s scrapbooks. Credit: Robin Carson, the Woody Guthrie Archive   Eve M. Kahn of the New York Times examines efforts to preserve Woody Guthrie’s fragile, crumbling scrapbooks. The Woody Guthrie Foundation received  an $80,000 grant … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 30, 1937: Leroy Broomfield and Aurora Greeley perform at the Ubangi Club. [Update: This is Aurora Greeley, and if you have never heard of her, you have lots of company.] Here’s a Witzel photo that truly is a … Continue reading →

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