Category Archives: Television

Tom Bosley and the Black Dahlia

Posted on October 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

Beverly Lafayette “Bevo” Means, 1971. Most people associate the late Tom Bosley with his role as Howard Cunningham in “Happy Days.” But not at the Daily Mirror HQ, where we think of him in his cameo … Continue reading →

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Nixon Accuses Kennedy of Using Notes During Debate

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 14, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon accuses Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) of breaking their agreement by using notes during their televised debate. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said the only item Kennedy had was the text … Continue reading →

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Kennedy and Nixon Meet in Televised Debate

Posted on October 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 27, 1960: While we at the Daily Mirror HQ were busy with The Times bombing, look who had a presidential debate: Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Vice President Richard Nixon. If you’re of the right vintage, … Continue reading →

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Kennedy, Nixon, Agree on TV Debates

Posted on September 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 1, 1960: Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Vice President Richard Nixon agree to a series of televised debates. The latest census shows that 88% of American homes have TV sets, in contrast to the 12% found in … Continue reading →

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The Incomparable Stan Freberg, II

Posted on August 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 9-10, 1960: Here are Parts 2 and 3 of Ursula Baumann’s profile of Stan Freberg. "Mad Men" please take note: “I'm a bitter pill to Madison Avenue because I represent originality and freshness of approach — the kind … Continue reading →

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The Incomparable Stan Freberg

Posted on August 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Young persons: If you have never heard of Stan Freberg, you are in for a delight. His comedy sketches from the 1950s and ’60s were sharp, clever and polished and many of them make “Saturday Night Live” look like … Continue reading →

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Police Detective Alleges Corruption

Posted on June 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1979 June 27, 1980: After more than 1,000 hours of investigation, the district attorney's office closes its inquiry into Det. Donald Wicklund’s charges of misconduct in the Los Angeles Police Department, ending a messy, complicated case involving … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine, June 13, 1960

Posted on June 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 13, 1960: The gist of Bruce Russell’s cartoon seems to be that speeding is bad. Either that or driving through a huge skull is dangerous. On the jump, bone marrow injections offer hope for cancer patients, and TV viewers … Continue reading →

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Kennedy, Reagan Take California Primaries

Posted on June 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1980: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan take the California primaries in the presidential race. A Times poll finds that two-thirds of the Democrats who voted in the primary say Kennedy should … Continue reading →

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Voices, Gary Coleman, 1968 – 2010

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Diff’rent Strokes” premieres, Nov. 3, 1978 March 2, 1979: "It's always the same. Three minutes. And me and George Carlin was just gettin' into it," Gary Coleman tells Howard Rosenberg about an appearance on "The Tonight Show With Johnny … Continue reading →

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Make Way for Tomorrow

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1950: Gilmore Stadium, a major link to the history of sports in Los Angeles, will be demolished to make room for the new home of CBS television. "Nobody knows how big this television industry is going to be," a … Continue reading →

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Man Gets 20 Days for Hitting Physicist Edward Teller With Pie

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 24, 1980: Jerry Rubin (no, not the Chicago 7 Jerry Rubin) gets 20 days in jail for hitting Edward Teller in the face with a cream pie during a UCLA lecture. On the jump, the Soaps column by the … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo I’m calling this series of mystery photos “Lucille Ball and Friends.” In going through The Times’ files of Ball photos, I was struck by the number of unfamiliar images. We’ve all seen the stills … Continue reading →

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Charles Champlin on ‘Haywire’

Posted on May 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 14, 1980: Charles Champlin on the making of “Haywire,” the TV movie based on the book by Brooke Hayward. The project, which was scaled back from a mini-series to a three-hour show, evoked painful memories for the surviving family … Continue reading →

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Talking With Sid Caesar

Posted on May 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 9, 1980: Times’ Pulitzer winner Howard Rosenberg, in top form, interviews Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Caesar talks about Mel Brooks … and “Saturday Night Live.”

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Talking With the Dodgers’ Vince ‘the Voice’ Scully

Posted on May 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 8, 1960: The headline would make any Dodger fan shudder: "Vince Scully Turns Back Pages to Worst Moments Before Mike." The story by The Times' Jeane Hoffman actually was an entertaining conversation with the Dodgers' broadcaster about his … Continue reading →

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Russia Shoots Down U.S. Spy Plane

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1960: A Lockheed engineer says this Soviet photo of the downed U-2 is a fake. May 6, 1960: Although the Soviets shot down a U-2 on May 1, the story didn’t appear in The Times until … Continue reading →

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Bill Stout Reports

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 28, 1960: Bill Stout, a fixture of early Los Angeles TV, looks at how Southern California might fare in a nuclear attack. Stout, who died in 1989 at the age of 62, once said that television news, "in … Continue reading →

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Baseball Executives Say TV Games Are Bad for Business

Posted on April 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 1, 1950: The Hollywood Stars were worried television was bad for business. The Stars, coming off a 1949 season in which they won the Pacific Coast League title, were televising their home games locally. But after disappointing attendance … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 19, 1960

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment (Press Release) "John Mason Brown is a conversationalist critic whose verbal outpourings since birth have never ceased to be witty and original, as well as readily and steadily forthcoming . . . " … Continue reading →

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