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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, April 4, 1944

Posted on April 4, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 4, 1944 A day after Lana Turner told Louella Parsons that she and Stephen Crane weren’t separating, Crane says they are. From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

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1944 in Print — Erskine Johnson

Posted on April 3, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 3, 1944 And here’s a little feature from Erskine Johnson on a singer named Yvette (Elsa Harris) … or is she Elsie Silvers? From the Miami News.

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, April 3, 1944

Posted on April 3, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 3, 1944 A dog is this week’s cover photo for a story which says that city dogs are just as healthy and happy as country dogs. The movie feature story is child star Margaret O’Brien. Courtesy of Google Books.

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, April 3, 1944

Posted on April 3, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 3, 1944 The rumors were widely circulated last week that Lana Turner and Steve Crane had reached a breaking point. So I asked Lana. “Oh for heaven sakes,” she said, “we have been so peaceful for a year. There … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — ‘I Hate Actors’ by Ben Hecht

Posted on April 3, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 1, 1944 This is the article by Ben Hecht mentioned in Sidney Skolsky’s column. If you’re patient, you can dig it out of the files at unz.org. It starts on Page 24 and continues to Page 43 and you’ll … Continue reading →

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Books From the Slush Pile: ‘Charlie Chaplin, Director’

Posted on April 2, 2014 by lmharnisch

The reject pile! Aspiring authors, avert thine eyes! This is a sample of review copies that are cast aside in bins to be rummaged through by the staff. Usually they are contemporary genre fiction (“50 Shades of Stealing Maps for … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood by Sidney Skolsky, April 2, 1944

Posted on April 2, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 1, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, April 1 — War Notes of the Week: Looking at the front page of most of the local papers you wouldn’t know that there was a war on, for the headline and most of the page … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, April 2, 1944

Posted on April 2, 2014 by lmharnisch

The Sentinel is serializing “Goodnight, Sweet Prince,” Gene Fowler’s biography of John Barrymore, with illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg. April 2, 1944 Louella Parsons asks Ann Sheridan: “When are you and Steve Hannagan going to take that big step?” Sheridan … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons

Posted on April 1, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 1, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 31 — If Olivia de Havilland can straighten out her affairs and if there are no legal complications, she will do “Made in Heaven” at RKO. Charles Koerner just bought the comedy from — and … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by lmharnisch
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: ‘Poor Pauline,’ Parody Sheet Music

Posted on March 31, 2014 by lmharnisch

  “Poor Pauline,” courtesy of Indiana University. While sheet music was sold and manufactured beginning in the 1700s, only in the late 1880s did its sales truly take off, when Tin Pin Alley music companies began springing up. By 1900, … Continue reading →

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March 2014 Reader Survey

Posted on March 29, 2014 by lmharnisch

Here are the results as of Saturday. I’m guessing the figures may change a bit, but not too much.

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1944 on the Radio — Brian Aherne on ‘Burns and Allen,’ March 28, 1944

Posted on March 28, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 28, 1944 It’s Tuesday in  1944, which means we have: — Brian Aherne is the guest on “Burns and Allen.” Listen for the Frank Sinatra jokes. Courtesy of Otrrlibary.org via Archive.org. — The Great Gildersleeve visits “Fibber McGee and … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 28, 1944

Posted on March 28, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 28, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 27 — If you’ve seen “Oklahoma” you’ll remember the red-haired American named Marc Platt, who dances with the grace of Fred Astaire. Well, Marc has been signed by Columbia and is heading for Hollywood to … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 28, 1944

Posted on March 28, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 28, 1944 Notes of an Innocent Bystander The Magic Lantern: “See Here, Private Hargrove” is loaded with familiar comedy gags, but it’s got so doggone much good feeling that you skip the stencils. Besides, it’s got a pair of … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Film Noir Fest Visits The Dark Side

Posted on March 27, 2014 by lmharnisch

A lobby card for “Too Late for Tears,” listed on EBay as Buy It Now for $75. For 16 years at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre, the Film Noir Foundation has been presenting Noir City, a dedicated look at the evil underbelly … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, March 27, 1944

Posted on March 27, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 27, 1944: Landing craft 220 transports troops to an Italian beach, while LCI 226 lands troops in New Guinea and New Britain, the subject of a profile by John Hersey. Universal movie studios photographer Ray Jones gives a lesson … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 27, 1944

Posted on March 27, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 27, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 26 — A lawsuit that may completely upset one of M-G-M’s most important pictures, starring Susan Peters and Robert Young, looms potent on the horizon. Today, by wire, Pauline Leader Brand, former wife of Millen … Continue reading →

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L.A. Becomes N.Y. — Again

Posted on March 26, 2014 by lmharnisch

I wandered down to “New York Street” (Spring Street between 4th and 6th in downtown Los Angeles) last night and saw this Hollywood version of an NYPD patrol car. L.A. Becomes N.Y. Million Dollar Theatre | Street Scene |  CSI: … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Fred Allen and Jack Benny, March 26, 1944

Posted on March 26, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 26, 1944 It’s Sunday in 1944, which means we have: — Rochester sings the current hit song “Besame Mucho” on “The Jack Benny Show.” Courtesy of Otrrlibrary.org via Archive.org. — Ed Gardner of “Duffy’s Tavern” is Fred Allen’s guest … Continue reading →

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