Category Archives: Television

Apollo’s Unseen Titan

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

       July 17, 1969: Apollo Speeds on Its Incredible Quest. COLUMN ONE Apollo's Unseen Titan Without Gene Kranz to guide him, Neil Armstrong might never have landed on the moon. The obscure but fiery flight director made the crisis … Continue reading →

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Trouble for Autry and the Angels

Posted on July 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 12, 1969: Akron has hip-huggers … guitars … clock radio/desk lamps.  How wide was the gulf between the Angels and Dodgers? Consider this item from The Times' radio columnist, Don Page, discussing Gene Autry's troubles: "This should be a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 25, 1959

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Never Touched Me." Happy Ending Roy Huerta got up at 2 a.m. yesterday, drove to Tijuana and brought his wife Manuela and their six children back to L.A. to stay, thereby ending a frustrating, 10-year, across-the-border separation. Roy and Manuela … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson — Master of Marketing

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1984: Michael Jackson as a master of marketing. "Jackson is assuredly not the innocent he's usually presumed to be."

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Michael Jackson in Victory Tour

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 9, 1984: Michael Jackson's Victory Tour: "Michael Jackson is passively aggressive, childishly macho, asexually passionate, dreamily realistic … The 25-year-old pop sensation is the living, dancing embodiment of an oxymoron … a figure of speech in which opposite or … Continue reading →

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Dog Attacks Actress — Koufax Sets Record

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1959: "Hello, Young Lady." Elaine Stewart said she was watching TV at the home of tenant Floyd Appel when his dog bit her on the lip. In 1963, she was awarded $4,500 in damages. At left, Irene Dunne … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bans D.H. Lawrence Novel

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I Feel Terribly Different." The Farmers Market ad pokes gentle fun at Times columnist Hedda Hopper. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield defends his decision to ban "Lady Chatterly's Lover" from the U.S. mails. Times book columnist Robert R. Kirsch says Summerfield's … Continue reading →

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Star of Hit TV Show Kills Himself!

Posted on June 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

George Reeves, star of "Superman," one of the most popular shows on TV, kills himself with a 9-millimeter Luger and The Times runs the story inside. I wonder what the editors were thinking. Present at the time were Reeves' fiancee, … Continue reading →

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A $700 Jan Murray?

Posted on June 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

In going through Los Angeles items on EBay, I try to select ones that are interesting or unusual–and reasonably priced. I usually filter out what I consider junk, but this one is worth a comment. Here's a basic bread-and-butter letter … Continue reading →

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Rookie Officer Spoiled Radicals’ Plot; Sox Announcer Was a Rebel

Posted on June 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Who — Me?" Former prisoner of war Kenneth R. Gregory finds some domestic problems waiting for him when he gets home … and actor Robert Taylor is hospitalized in serious condition with lung cancer. Get a 4-track tape player for … Continue reading →

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Jerry Doggett Calls the Plays

Posted on June 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 1983: Jerry Doggett in the broadcasting booth. He did not want to be photographed calling a game. Jerry Doggett spent more than 30 years happily in Vin Scully’s shadow. He … Continue reading →

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Berkeley Protest March; Mickey Mantle — Sportscaster

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

"We Are Interrupting This Program for a Special Announcement!" Above, police and National Guard troops keep watch on a march on People's Park in Berkeley. View this page Times reporter Charles T. Powers files a sidebar on fears that the … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Dies; Dodgers Lose

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I've Been Thinking of Doing Some Writing!" The Times seems to have gone to one of Dale Carnegie's programs and been reading Norman Vincent Peale on positive thinking. At left, we have a sermon by the Rev. Richard J. Sneed, … Continue reading →

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Will TV Viewers Pay to Watch the Dodgers? May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

My family grew up around the television. I'm not particularly proud of it, but it's the truth. We constantly watched something–whether it was news, cartoons, movies or sports. Lots and lots of sports. We had the first subscription on the … Continue reading →

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Father Turns in Son in Fatal Stabbing, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Just Wait There!  — I'll Come Right Down." Kenneth A. Merriam is accused of helping to kill the two children of his girlfriend, Wanda Brogdon. Evidently, both of them were mentally disabled. At right, Ernie Kovacs needs a 100-foot piano … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 20, 1959

Posted on May 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Don't shoot, Margo, I'm coming in!" Just a Mistake Several months ago the after-midnight serenity of the 100 block on South Commonwealth Avenue was disturbed by a sustained crashing noise which turned out to be a drunk driver banging into … Continue reading →

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Voices — Farrah Fawcett

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Anne Cusak / Los Angeles Times POSED AND READY: A sculpture of artist Keith Edmier made by Farrah Fawcett was part of an exhibition by the duo at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2002. [Note: … Continue reading →

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On Location: Farrah Fawcett, 1976

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 17, 1976: Farrah Fawcett-Majors makes a commercial for Mercury Cougars.

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Fred Astaire Wins 9 Emmys; Braves Beat Dodgers, May 7, 1959

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Milwaukee Braves were the class of the National League heading into the 1959 season. The Braves had faced the Yankees in the previous two World Series, winning in 1957 and taking the powerful Yankees to seven games both years. So … Continue reading →

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British Plane Missing Over Turkey, Dodgers vs. Camping, April 27, 1959

Posted on April 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

The debut of the majestic new Cadillac. A small civilian plane crashes into the mountains near Pasadena, touching off fears that an airliner had gone down.   A British cargo plane with a crew of 12 disappears over eastern Turkey. … Continue reading →

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