Category Archives: Obituaries

Voices — Gil Stratton, 1922 – 2008

Posted on October 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

William Holden and Gil Stratton in "Stalag 17." Here’s broadcaster Gil Stratton, speaking about his career, at an Old Farts luncheon, May 16, 2007.

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Charles Champlin on Paul Newman

Posted on September 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Bruce Gilbert / For The Times Paul Newman, Westport, Conn., April 2000 Hot, Sexy and (Almost) 70 He’s played a rogue’s gallery of rascals throughout his 38-year movie career, but somehow, with Paul Newman in the role, they … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on February 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1907Eagle Rock Architect Samuel Tilden Norton has designed a bank building for Townsend Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, The Times says. Just to make research interesting, The Times misspelled his name as S. Tilton Norton. According … Continue reading →

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A Most Remarkable Man

Posted on January 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan 28, 1907Los Angeles “If my career seems strange to you, it seems stranger and more incredible to me,” Gen. Homer Lea once said. And indeed it was, for Lea’s life was the tale of a poor and badly handicapped … Continue reading →

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The Frustrations of Research

Posted on August 2, 2006 by lmharnisch

Aug. 2, 1907Los Angeles The Times reports the death of Dr. Lucy Hall-Brown, a prominent woman physician who was active in the Red Cross. Although we know where she lived (Vermont and 30th Street), we have no idea where she … Continue reading →

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A Tough Case

Posted on June 4, 2006 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1907Los Angeles After months of inquiries that involved undercover investigators posing as patients, the State Board of Medical Examiners has taken action against Chinese herbalists in Los Angeles. In addition to arresting the doctors in question, authorities charged … Continue reading →

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Hop Chung–In Trouble Again

Posted on May 31, 2006 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1907Los AngelesHop Chung is in trouble again.Chung, it seems, is no stranger to the legal system, with a police record going back to 1883. Ten years later, he and customer D.E. Dorsey were arrested at Chung’s laundry at … Continue reading →

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