Category Archives: Photography

Voices — Jane Russell 1921 – 2011 [Updated]

         Los Angeles Times file photo   Jane Russell and Victor Mature visit with George Dolenz on the set of “The Las Vegas Story.”     May 6, 1945: Jane Russell has Hollywood abuzz, The Times says. … Continue reading

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A Comment on Commenting [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: TypePad unraveled the problem! All the comments were going into the spam folder and have now been published. I'm glad so many people recognize Dick Whittington!] Dear Daily Mirror readers: … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo       [Update 2: This is radio personality “Sweet Dick” Whittington.] [Update: Please congratulate Dewey Webb for identifying our mystery fellow, who has a long listing on imdb.]   OK, who’s … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Time file photo   I thought it would be fun to switch back to mystery people, so here’s today’s mystery guest! [Update: Please congratulate Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying our mystery fellow!] [Update … Continue reading

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Van Nuys Is Born!

               Sylvan Street and Van Nuys Boulevard via Google maps’ street view.     Feb. 23, 1911: The Times says, “There are few more beautiful sites for a city anywhere than that which lies … Continue reading

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Another Good Story Ruined — The Battle of Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times file photo I haven’t talked to a movie publicist since Brian De Palma’s ghastly “The Black Dahlia” came out, but I was recently bombarded with pitches to do some sort of story about the rather comical February … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of “Poltergeist II.” Please congratulate Hockey Kevin for identifying the film. The crew is shooting at Celtic Street and Variel Avenue in Chatsworth, jewel of the … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This photo, published March 28, 1982, shows the set of Lizzie Borden High School for “National Lampoon’s Class Reunion.” The movie was filmed at Pasadena College of Chiropractic, which, despite … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: These photos of former Marine Capt. Dale Dye are truly a mystery. They were taken Aug. 19, 1985, during filming of “Invaders From Mars” but never published. However, I did … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This 1989 photo allegedly shows the filming of that masterpiece “Beverly Hills Corpse,” a film I cannot locate.  [However the director, David "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama," DeCoteau, is … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is director James Goldstone and George Segal filming “Rollercoaster” in a photo taken Dec. 2, 1976. ] I blacked out the slate so this photo won’t be too easy….

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of “Walker,” in a photo taken April 5, 1987. And no, we’re not on an Ed Harris theme even though we had “Swing Shift” yesterday. It … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo       [Update: This is the set of “Swing Shift” published March 20, 1983, for a feature on a day in the life of Hollywood.] Here’s a street scene that has … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo         Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is “What’s Up Doc?” with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal, as most people realized. ] For all those Daily Mirror … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Time file photo   [Update: This is what my friends in Orange County used to call “the condo made of stone-a” (look it up, young people) next to the Santa Ana Freeway in City of … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo       6th Street and Rampart Boulevard via Google maps’ street view. [Update: This is the filming of “Car Wash” at 6th Street and Rampart Boulevard in a photo by Marilyn … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of “The Domino Principle” in the mess hall at San Quentin in a photo stamped May 7, 1976. On the jump, Roderick Mann’s first-rate profile of … Continue reading

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography, Roderick Mann | 21 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This photo stumped the brain trust! And perhaps with good reason. It was apparently never published in The Times and is from a somewhat obscure movie called “The Fixer,” which … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of "Mohammad: Messenger of God." The photo is stamped Dec. 17, 1979, but it's unclear if it was ever published. ] Today, we have four mystery … Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is filming “Jaws: The Revenge” on Martha’s Vineyard in a photo published Feb. 8, 1987. Please congratulate Herb Nichols for identifying it! Donna Rosenthal’s story is on the jump.] … Continue reading

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