Category Archives: Obituaries

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Movie Star’s Property Auctioned

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 11, 1933: Walter Hiers, who died Feb. 27, 1933, He was 39.

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Body Left in Room While Sister Sobers Up

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 11, 1889: Louis Bejas dies and his sister is so drunk they take her out in the front yard and pour buckets of water over her to sober her up.

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Homeless Sleep in All-Night Theaters!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Norda Noll Slain" The Lugo Adobe on Gage Avenue. The Police Commission wanted to close all-night theaters but the council rejected the action amid debate over whether the city, county or state should care for the homeless who would … Continue reading →

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Libelous Mail … Mortality Report … Property Dispute

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 5, 1889

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David Carradine: Everybody should ‘take off their clothes and jump in a big pile’

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

"My solution for the world's ills is for everybody to take off their clothes and jump in a big pile…"  – David Carradine This article by the late David Carradine was published in The Times, Sept. 22, 1968 and was … Continue reading →

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Woman, 28, Has 13 Children!

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

"This Is Like a Spy Movie!" At the women's jail, "Conditions are terrible … Sixteen patients are being assigned to rooms designed to contain eight." (As Nathan noted, that's General Hospital, not the jail–thanks Nathan!). Sax Rohmer, creator of the … Continue reading →

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Woman, 24, Dies of Drugs and Alcohol

Posted on June 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 1, 1889: Linette Russell, 24, dies from drugs and alcohol.

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Profiles in History: Arlington National Cemetery

Posted on May 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press June 29, 2003: Marines march past the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. The marble in the monument has cracked because of exposure to weather. Hallowed Ground Arlington National Cemetery … Continue reading →

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Voices — Sam Maloof, 1916 – 2009

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times June 5, 2003: Sam Maloof, 87, works in his workshop which is attached to his home he built 50 years ago. THE SUNDAY PROFILE A Man of the Woods Connoisseurs of heirloom furniture clamor … Continue reading →

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Travis Edmonson, 1932 – 2009

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Feb. 15, 1984: Edmonson gave this performance after nearly dying from an aneurysm in 1982. Oct. 19, 1958: Bud and Travis sing about the Valley! By Valerie J. Nelson May 12, 2009 Travis Edmonson, a singer-songwriter who as part of … Continue reading →

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End of Watch — Jack Horrall, 1926 – 2009

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 17, 1930: Jack Horrall, 4, is the police mascot. Retired LAPD Officer Jack Horrall, the son of former Police Chief Clemence C.B. Horrall, died Monday at the age of 82. The family says: Jack had a truly illustrious life.  … Continue reading →

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31 Die When Plane Explodes in Midair, May 13, 1959

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Emergo was a fake skeleton hanging from a wire that was pulled out into the audience. My little hometown theater didn't have it, alas. There's no shortage of interesting items today. A Capital Airlines  plane en route from New York … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on May 12, 2009 by lmharnisch
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L.A. Orders Two-Man Streetcar Crews, May 11, 1939

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  These old papers are fantastic; all you have to do is stick a shovel in the dirt and you strike gold. At left and above, Los Angeles struggles to solve its problems with congested traffic. The Times shows work … Continue reading →

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Voices — Dom DeLuise, 1933 – 2009

Posted on May 5, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Jack Kemp, 1935 – 2009

Posted on May 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

       Bringing bankruptcy home January 18, 2008 By Jack Kemp, Jack Kemp, a former secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is founder and chairman of a strategic consulting firm in Washington. When I was Housing and Urban Development secretary … Continue reading →

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Neil Clemans — RIP

Posted on April 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Neil Clemans She likes Ike! Former Mirror photographer Neil Clemans, whose book was featured in a recent post,  died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles. A private memorial is planned.

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Voices — Mark Fidrych, 1954 – 2009

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Marilyn Chambers, 1952 — 2009

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Marilyn Chambers is no dummy," The Times' Robert Hilburn says in beginning his profile of the former porn star, who was promoting a "disco-flavored" single, "Benihana."   "I'd like to be someone like Sammy Davis Jr., who can sing, dance, … Continue reading →

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