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Category Archives: Television
Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery program was “Queen of the Orange Bowl,” which aired Jan. 13, 1960, on the CBS anthology show “U.S. Steel Hour.” With Anne Francis, Johnny Carson, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Elizabeth Wilson and Robert Elston. Adapted for television … Continue reading
Posted in 1960, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Preservation, Television
Tagged 1960, Anne Francis, film, hollywood, Johnny Carson, mystery photo, Preservation, Television, UCLA
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March 16, 1969: The Rosey Grier Show
March 16, 1969: Rosey Grier, seen in the “Fearsome Foursome” making their debut on Shindig, is the star of a weekly TV show on Channel 7. Keith Thursby has the story. This post originally appeared on latimes.com in 2009 and … Continue reading
Posted in 1965, 1969, Broadway, Sports, Television
Tagged 1965, 1969, Channel 7., Fearsome Foursome, Keith Thursby, Rosey Grier
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: UCLA Festival of Preservation Features Newly Restored Films
Continuing its long tradition, UCLA presented its popular Festival of Preservation condensed into a mini film festival over one weekend, unlike those in the past spread out over a month. The selection covered the gamut of entertainment, from film noir … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Preservation, Television
Tagged Bobby Troup, film, hollywood, Hollywood Heights, kinescopes, Mary Mallory, preservation, silents, UCLA
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Black Dahlia: Caught in the Act – Steve Hodel Adds Lies to George Hodel’s Wikipedia Page
So I just caught Steve Hodel inserting a nice, fat lie in his dad’s Wikipedia page. Oh this is so much fun!
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Television, Wikipedia
Tagged #Suzanne Degnan, #Wikipedia, 1947, Black Dahlia, George Hodel, I Am the Night, Steve Hodel
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Feb. 14, 1959: Paul Coates Gets Some Reader Feedback
Feb. 14, 1959: It’s Saturday in 1959, and Paul Coates ends the week with some letters, a typical ploy in the days when columnists published six times a week, a punishing schedule. And there is a Parkey Sharkey alert! Also … Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Columnists, Mickey Cohen, Paul Coates, Television
Tagged 1959, columnists, Mickey Cohen, Parkey Sharkey, Paul Coates, Television
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Feb. 6, 1959: Matt Weinstock – Looking for the Real ‘77 Sunset Strip’
Feb. 6, 1959: The wildly popular Warner Bros. TV show “77 Sunset Strip” has people visiting the location at 8532 Sunset Blvd., next to Dino’s, and writing letters. Lots of letters. Kookie, man. Weinstock’s column was originally published in the … Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Columnists, Matt Weinstock, Television
Tagged 1959, 77 Sunset Strip, columnists, Matt Weinstock, Television
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February 1959: Television Recorder! TV Set as Flat as a Picture! Amazing Predictions for the Future!
Note: This post originally appeared on latimes.com in 2009 and is available via Archive.org. February 1959: Speaking of the future, RCA’s David Sarnoff describes an astounding “television recorder!” “Westinghouse’s Gwilym Price expects [recorded] tapes to reproduce shows in three dimensions … Continue reading
Posted in 1959, Education, Futurism, Television
Tagged 1959, Buck Rogers, David Sarnoff, education, futurism, RCA, Television
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Jan. 13, 1959: Paul Coates Interviews Soviet Leader Mikoyan
Jan. 13, 1959: Paul Coates worked himself into an early grave. In addition to writing six columns a week for the L.A. Mirror, he also had a show on KTTV-TV Channel 11. It was definitely another era. In this piece, … Continue reading
Posted in 1959, 2009, Columnists, Paul Coates, Television
Tagged 1959, 2009, Anastas Mikoyan, columnists, Paul Coates
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Black Dahlia: A Warning About Hollywood and the Black Dahlia
Lucie Arnaz in “Who Is the Black Dahlia?” “Inspired by a true story?” A painful lesson about Hollywood and the Black Dahlia. In 1975, the murder of Elizabeth Short was the basis for the TV movie “Who Is the Black … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, 1975, Black Dahlia, Film, Hollywood, LAPD, Television
Tagged 1947, 1975, Black Dahlia, I Am the Night, Lucie Arnaz, Who Is the Black Dahlia
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Jan. 11, 1959: ‘Who Shot Duke Snider?’
Jan. 11, 1959: Keith Thursby looks at the fledgling acting career of Duke Snider. If it worked for Chuck Connors…. The entire piece appeared on latimes.com in 2009 and is available at Archive.org..
Posted in 1959, Baseball, Keith Thursby, Television
Tagged 1959, Duke Snider, Keith Thursby, Television
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Black Dahlia: George Hodel – ‘One of the Evilest Men in History?’ Says Who??
One thing you know about evil sociopaths is that they like to treat impoverished people of color. Yep. That’s what evil sociopaths do, fer sure.
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Homicide, LAPD, Television
Tagged 1947, Cold Cases, crime and courts, George Hodel, homicide, I Am the Night, lapd, Steve Hodel, TNT
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Jan. 3, 1949: Tom Harmon on the Future of Televised Sports
Here’s a nice piece from Keith Thursby, now of ESPN. The complete post from the Daily Mirror, Jan. 3, 2009, is at Archive.org.. Story, Part 1 | Story, Part 2
Posted in 1949, Baseball, Sports, Television
Tagged 1949, Keith Thursby, KFI-TV, sports, Television, Tom Harmon
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Black Dahlia: 6 Reasons Dr. George Hodel Didn’t Kill Elizabeth Short — No. 6 No Connection
Elizabeth Short contrasted with the unidentified woman found in George Hodel’s photo album. Not at all the same. Here are six reasons Dr. George Hodel did not kill Elizabeth Short that you will need to know before watching the TNT … Continue reading
Black Dahlia: 6 Reasons Dr. George Hodel Didn’t Kill Elizabeth Short — No. 5 Not a Practicing Surgeon
Here are six reasons Dr. George Hodel did not kill Elizabeth Short that you will need to know before watching the TNT mini-series “I Am the Night” or listening to the eight-part podcast accompanying the production. Reason No. 5: Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD, Medicine, Television
Tagged 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Dr. George Hodel, homicide, I Am the Night, lapd, Steve Hodel, Tamar Hodel, Televsion
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Black Dahlia: 6 Reasons Dr. George Hodel Didn’t Kill Elizabeth Short — No. 4 Clinic Served Poor Blacks of Bronzeville
Los Angeles, May 25, 1944: At a Shinto shrine near City Hall, Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron, second from left, Dr. George M. Uhl and Nicola Giulli of the city housing authority talk to black residents of Bronzeville. Courtesy of the … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Downtown, Homicide, LAPD, Medicine, Television, World War II
Tagged 1947, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Bronzeville, Cold Cases, Dr. George Hodel, homicide, I Am the Night, lapd, Little Tokyo, Steve Hodel, Television
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Black Dahlia: 6 Reasons Dr. George Hodel Didn’t Kill Elizabeth Short — No. 3 Not Pals With Man Ray
The “minotaur love/death cult of Hollywood” is apparently getting a big play in “I Am the Night.” Oh dear. Here are six reasons Dr. George Hodel did not kill Elizabeth Short that you will need to know before watching the … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Art & Artists, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Homicide, LAPD, Libraries, Television
Tagged 1947, art and artists, Ben Hecht, Black Dahlia, Dr. George Hodel, I Am the Night, lapd, Libraries, Man Ray, Television
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Black Dahlia: 6 Reasons Dr. George Hodel Didn’t Kill Elizabeth Short — No. 2 Not Guilty of Morals Charges
Here are six reasons Dr. George Hodel did not kill Elizabeth Short that you will need to know before watching the TNT mini-series “I Am the Night” or listening to the eight-part podcast accompanying the production. Reason No. 2: George … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, 1949, 1950, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Homicide, LAPD, Television
Tagged 1947, 1949, 1950, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Dr. George Hodel, homicide, I Am the Night, lapd, Steve Hodel, Tamar Hodel
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Black Dahlia: 6 Reasons Dr. George Hodel Didn’t Kill Elizabeth Short — No. 1 Not a Prime Suspect
Here are six reasons Dr. George Hodel did not kill Elizabeth Short that you will need to know before watching the TNT mini-series “I Am the Night” or listening to the eight-part podcast accompanying the production. Reason No. 1: Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, 1949, 1950, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide, LAPD, Television
Tagged 1947, 1949, 1950, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Dr. George Hodel, homicide, I Am the Night, Janice Knowlton, lapd, Steve Hodel, Tamar Hodel
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July 21, 1947: Julie London Marries Jack Webb
Note: This is an encore post from 2005 and originally appeared on the 1947project. In the courthouse corridor, just after she received one of the biggest divorce settlements in Los Angeles history, someone asked her: “If you had your choice … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, Music, Television
Tagged #Jack Webb, 1947, crime and courts, film, hollywood, Julie London, Music, Television
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June 4, 1947: Television Comes to Los Angeles
Note: This is an encore post from 2005 and originally appeared on the 1947project. Those curious metal arrays being installed with great ceremony on the city’s rooftops are antennas, for this is the year of the one-eyed wonder: Television. In … Continue reading
Posted in 1947, Books and Authors, Film, Television
Tagged 1947, film, hollywood, Raymond Chandler, Television, the Blue Dahlia
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