Category Archives: Obituaries

Budd Schulberg on Watts

Posted on August 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  By Budd Schulberg, July 2, 1967: Johnie Scott, coming home from Stanford for this summer's vacation, returns to a world bordered by 92nd Street and Imperial Highway on the north and south, by Central Avenue and Alameda on the … Continue reading →

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By Budd Schulberg

Posted on August 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

By Budd Schulberg, Feb. 17, 1952: "You know how married couples get after a while if they're not careful….." When they all dined out together it was traditional to separate wives and husbands, but in the case of the Springers … Continue reading →

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L.A. Olympics Begin

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1984: Two wire obits (George Gallup and James Mason) and a lead story out of Beirut with the Olympics as the main art. Below right, July 30, 1984. The Summer Olympics opened in LA. with equal doses of … Continue reading →

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From the Daily Mirror Files: Merce Cunningham, 1980

Posted on July 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

     April 4, 1980: The late Daniel Cariaga interviews Merce Cunningham for a Times feature story. One line reads: "When career over, how do you want to be remembered?" Note: Several months ago I rescued several boxes of old ephemeral … Continue reading →

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Indian Jim Dies

Posted on July 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 27, 1889: The Times receives word on the passing of "Indian Jim" of Yuma, Ariz. … a follow-up on the abandoned baby story … the "White Caps" trial … and home-wrecker Robert Sykes must stay in jail.

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Remembering Armida Wiltsey

Posted on July 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Karen Davis writes of Armida Wiltsey, whose 1978 killing was solved through DNA analysis: My family has been following the news stories since the real killer was found and each time I read another update, the angrier I became as … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite Retires — And That’s the Way It Was

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1981: "And that's the way it is. Friday, March 6, 1981. I'll be away on assignment and Dan Rather will be sitting in here for the next few years. Good night."

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Walter Cronkite: Nixon Out to Destroy Press Credibility

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Walter Cronkite, May 19, 1971: "Many of us see a clear indication on the part of this administration of a grand conspiracy to destroy the credibility of the press. No one doubts the right of anyone to seek to … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite — TV’s Father Figure

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Walter Cronkite, May 12, 1970: "As news disseminators, nobody can touch us. And we have the best informed society in the world's history." He smiled wryly: "That's what worries the Establishment. No Establishment likes the people to be too well … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite Interviews LBJ on Kennedy Assassination

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 3, 1970: Walter Cronkite interviews former President Johnson about the assassination of President Kennedy. Johnson said he was undermined by holdovers from the Kennedy administration.

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Walter Cronkite on Nixon Era Attempt to Intimidate TV News

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 26, 1969: "It's not reaction to a charge made against us that is the question that is at stake here. It's the reaction to an implied threat to freedom of speech in this country." –Walter Cronkite, on Vice President … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite — Covering Vietnam

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Walter Cronkite, April 28, 1966: "I am annoyed though, when I see reviews of our specials on Vietnam criticizing us because, as they put it, we didn't clarify the issues. How can we clarify the issues? Washington itself hasn't, so … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite — JFK Dead

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 23, 1963: "[Walter] Cronkite's voice broke when he said that the official word had come that the president was dead. Chet Huntley's eyes brimmed. David Brinkley in Washington wore sorrow in his face. [ABC Vice President James] Hagerty held … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite on TV News

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Walter Cronkite, May 24, 1962: "A major problem is that TV is a pictorial medium and we must find what we can to illustrate hard news," Cronkite said. "We are trying to use the remote interview technique that Ed Murrow … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite — Anchor Man

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 19, 1960: …"A fast-moving, exciting convention — I love it. I wish we could have it every week; this is what television is made for," Walter Cronkite.

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Walter Cronkite on the Suicide of Rommel

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

By Walter Cronkite, March 24, 1946 on the death of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: "As soon as he had taken his seat in the back one of the generals immediately handed him the cyanide capsule. He put it in his … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite in a Flying Fortress Over Germany, 1943

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Bombs away." Walter Cronkite describes a bombing raid on Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Feb. 27, 1943.   "This is a lot of fun but sometimes I think it ain't healthy," a flier says.

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on July 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

On July 15, 1939, Jane Seewerker, wife of Times writer Joe Seewrker, died in Long Beach. Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens had been producing three features a week, but after Jane Seewerker's death, their schedule went to once a week.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on July 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 11, 1934:Confirmation that celebrities' deaths always come in threes.

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Found on EBay — Marilyn Monroe Pictures

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

If you have $10,000* that isn't doing anything, you might want to pick up some Marilyn Monroe photos by Joe Jasgur that have been listed on EBay. And yes, you may recall him as the guy who said Monroe had … Continue reading →

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