Category Archives: Obituaries

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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Lou Costello Dies! March 4, 1959

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. Note: Costello and his family were living in an apartment at 4222 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

       Ex-Teamsters Boss Dave Beck Dead at 99 JOHN BALZARTIMES STAFF WRITER 28 December 1993 Feb. 28, 1959: Former Teamsters President Dave Beck is sentenced to prison. In the preceding two decades, The Times frequently attacked "Dave Beckism." … 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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Rock Stars Die in Plane Crash, February 3, 1959

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ritchie Valens’ Roots Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1987 By GREGG BARRIOS WATSONVILLE, Calif. — “I still remember the first time we heard Ritchie sing on the radio,” the mother of the late Latino rock ‘n’ roller Ritchie Valens recalled … Continue reading →

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John Updike, 1932 – 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Rabbit Runs Down RABBIT AT REST By John Updike (Alfred A. Knopf: $21.95; 512 pp.) Sunday October 7, 1990 By RICHARD EDER, Rabbit is over. The titles in John Updike’s proliferated series–"Rabbit, Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit Is Rich" and now … Continue reading →

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De Mille Dies! January 21, 1959

Posted on January 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"The greatest showman on earth." This trailer for "The Ten Commandments" calls it "the greatest motion picture of all time." Hedda Hopper described the film’s director, Cecil B. De Mille, "the greatest creator and showman of our industry." But what … Continue reading →

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Ricardo Montalban, 1920 – 2009

Posted on January 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Ricardo Montalban and Johnny Indrisano in a photo dated Feb. 13, 1950, training for the film "Right Cross." Indrisano, a veteran prizefighter, died in 1968 at the age of 62.

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Voices — Donald E. Westlake, 1933 – 2008

Posted on January 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Book Review Playing Politics With a Master of DialogueVICTORIES By George V. Higgins Henry Holt & Co.: $19.95; 298 pp.) December 2, 1990 By Donald E. Westlake Westlake is a novelist and screenwriter. His most recent book is "Drowned Hopes" … Continue reading →

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