Category Archives: Obituaries

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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Voices — Maurice Jarre, 1924-2009

Posted on March 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Q & A MAURICE JARRE Ode to David Lean August 8, 1993 By SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a special salute to his frequent collaborator, the late director David Lean, … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Obituaries Frank MacShane; Raymond Chandler Biographer November 27, 1999 By JON THURBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER After Frank MacShane moved to Berkeley to teach at the University of California, a friend gave him a bit of advice. "If you want to … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Jim Gilliam

Posted on March 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 1978: The funeral of former Dodger Jim Gilliam, who died at 49. This program from the funeral of former Dodger Jim Gilliam has been listed on EBay. The Buy It Now price is $14.95.

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Coy Watson, 1912 – 2009

Posted on March 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

James Caughey "Coy" Watson, Jr., 96      Child Movie Star, News Photographer, Inventor, Television Pioneer, Author By Pattie Watson Price (Daughter of Coy Watson Jr.)     James Caughey "Coy" Watson, Jr., 96, went home to be with our … Continue reading →

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Voices — Ron Silver, 1946 – 2009

Posted on March 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Q&A Ron Silver on the Price of Activism June 7, 1992 By BARBARA ISENBERG, Barbara Isenberg is a Times staff writer Step into Ron Silver’s dressing room backstage at the Hollywood Playhouse. There’s a black binder lying open on the … Continue reading →

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 14, 1954: I’m sure it was a coincidence, but look at the police officer wearing a black mask on the page with Sissy Chandler’s death notice. That is really, really odd.

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1 Killed, 6 Hurt in Crash With Fire Engine

Posted on March 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by George T. Fry / Los Angeles Times Sepulveda Boulevard near Ohio Avenue, May 3, 1961. On a morning in May 1961, two 16-year-olds, Judith and Susan, were on their way to University High School. They were apparently juniors … Continue reading →

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Services for Lou Costello, Advice to Young Ballplayers, March 8, 1959

Posted on March 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Lou Costello’s service at Calvary Cemetery was attended by Danny Thomas, Red Skelton, George Jessel, Joe E. Brown, Jerry Colonna, Ronald Reagan, Leo Carrillo and Virginia Grey. Longtime partner Bud Abbott was a pallbearer.  Word in Hollywood is that "Some … Continue reading →

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Voices — Sydney Chaplin, 1926 – 2009

Posted on March 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

By Valerie J. NelsonMarch 6, 2009 Sydney Chaplin, an actor who experienced his greatest success on stage, earning a Tony Award for starring in the late 1950s musical "Bells Are Ringing," died Tuesday. He was 82. Chaplin, the oldest surviving … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1959: Lou Costello Dies!

Posted on March 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Comedian Lou Costello dies at Doctor’s Hospital in Beverly Hills after collapsing the week before while watching television. He was 52. His partner, Bud Abbott, died in 1974.

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Matt Weinstock — March 3, 1959

Posted on March 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Death of a Fighter Rene Belbenoit, a gallant man, goes to his grave today at Pierce Bros. Hollywood cemetery. Rene, 59, was found dead, sitting in a chair, in the little desert store he had operated the last seven years … Continue reading →

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Voices — Paul Harvey, 1918 – 2009

Posted on February 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I never think that I’m talking to millions of people. As far as I’m concerned, I’m talking to my wife’s sister in St. Louis because I feel her concerns are the concerns of so many Americans." –Paul Harvey  

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February 28, 1959: Ex-Teamsters Boss Sentenced to Prison; Dodger Dome?

Posted on February 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Feb. 28, 1959: Former Teamsters President Dave Beck is sentenced to prison. In the preceding two decades, The Times frequently attacked “Dave Beckism.” Ex-Teamsters Boss Dave Beck Dead at 99 JOHN BALZAR TIMES STAFF WRITER 28 December 1993 Dave Beck, … Continue reading →

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Voices — Louie Bellson, 1924-2009

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Louie Bellson and Pearl Bailey at the Cocoanut Grove, July 19, 1959. Friday August 23, 1991 Big-Band Ambassador Louie Bellson Drums Up American Jazz as a Catalyst for Global Cooperation By BILL KOHLHAASESPECIAL TO THE TIMES Earlier this week, during … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 4, 1959

Posted on February 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Taxpayer Votes ‘No!’ As mentioned here recently, the Internal Revenue Service has the legal authority to attack bank accounts of persons who are delinquent in their payments. The policy, however, is not to work a hardship on those earnestly … Continue reading →

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