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Ted Thackrey

Posted on December 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 13, 2001 Los Angeles  In Memory of a Rewrite King With a Truly Soaring Imagination By Al Martinez,    They told me Ted Thackrey was dead, and I said yeah, sure, right. They said he had written his last … Continue reading →

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Random shot

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I managed to snap a picture of this sign on my way to work yesterday (yes, people do work at the newspaper on Christmas Day).  Normally, this traffic island on Glendale … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 27, 1932Los Angeles   Drawing by Edmund Waller Gale / Los Angeles Times Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale was an institution at The Times from 1907 until he quit in 1934 in a dispute over editorial policies and went to … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 25, 1966Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Susan Swallow, 9, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Swallow of Lancaster, opens a Christmas present as her toy poodle, Brigette, keeps a close eye on what’s inside … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Ken Dare / Los Angeles Times What famous person is missing from this 1963 photo of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin? Peter Lawford? An excellent guess! (But no). JFK, Joey Bishop or Sammy Davis Jr? All good … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 26, 1944 Germany   Los Angeles Times file photo Members of an infantry division fighting in Hurtgen Forest, near Zweifall, take time to open Christmas packages that have arrived from home. The battle of Hurtgen Forest lasted from September … Continue reading →

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Craby Joe’s RIP

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 23, 1953 Los Angeles Here’s a tribute to Craby Joe’s, the landmark on Bukowski Square, which is closing forever on Christmas Eve. Note the address: 654 S. Main St. According to the Los Angeles Public Library’s online street directories, … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 5, 1966 Los Angeles Photograph by Judd Gunderson / Los Angeles Times   A nativity scene placed in the Plaza near Olvera Street. The Times said the Olvera Street merchants contributed donations to buy the hand-carved figures.

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Christmas past

Posted on December 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times I neglected to get the date of this photo, which was apparently taken in the early 1960s. Here’s a previous post about the lawsuits over lighting a cross in the windows of City … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 26, 1914 Los Angeles Photograph by the Los Angeles Times  

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Gift suggestions

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Life seems to be full of holiday recommendations and the Daily Mirror doesn’t want to be left out. Let’s put on "Elvis’ Christmas Album" (Victor LOC 1035) and look at what might be wrapped up in paper and ribbons at … Continue reading →

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Random queries

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Search terms that lead to the Mirror offer daily entertainment for me, so why not share? search last name Tousseau pat boone, jay leno, smoke on the water "harry chandler" quote Missing teenage girls form Santa ana california jim murray … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 20, 1997 Jerusalem

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Christmas past

Posted on December 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 27, 1932 Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times A crush of 3,500 newsboys gather in the Ambassador Auditorium at the 11th annual banquet for youths who sell newspapers on the corners of Los Angeles. The Times … Continue reading →

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Christmas past

Posted on December 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 10, 1972 Los Angeles Photograph by Fitgzerald Whitney / Los Angeles Times The Roger Wagner Chorale sings Christmas carols at the Music Center.

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Women of the year

Posted on December 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 15, 1957 Los Angeles   When I started at the paper in the 1980s, The Times Women of the Year were treated as a quaint, horse-drawn practice of the pre-Otis Chandler era that provoked polite amusement.  Begun in 1950, … Continue reading →

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Christmas card

Posted on December 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Time to do our Christmas cards at the Daily Mirror:

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Christmas past

Posted on December 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 18, 1964Los Angeles But what is this? Don’t tell me someone has turned this film into a play! Don’t tell me it’s at the Maverick Theater in Fullerton! Don’t tell me the poster looks like this:  

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Mystery photo

Posted on December 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

    Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Who is the brunette with Mayor Poulson? And what are they doing? Email me Nancy Olson, the script girl in "Sunset Boulevard?" No. Marthe Errolle? Interesting guess. But no. Taina Elg? (Several … Continue reading →

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Research query

Posted on December 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Someone using Google keeps landing on the Daily Mirror in trying to answer this question: "What was the name of the woman who passed away in July 2007 and at the funeral the family gave away ornaments from her Christmas … Continue reading →

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