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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, March 13, 1944

Posted on March 13, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 13, 1944: Ted Barnes and Grace Lee Butler are featured in the cover story on “Junior Dance.” The featured photographer is Philippe Halsman, who has a photo essay on musicians. This week’s movie is “The Purple Heart.” Courtesy of … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Roy Rogers and ‘In Old Oklahoma,’ March 13, 1944

Posted on March 13, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 13, 1944 It’s Monday in 1944 and today we have: — “In Old Oklahoma” with Martha Scott, Albert Dekker and Roy Rogers! on “Lux Radio Theatre.” Courtesy of Archive.org. — “The Tuttles of Tahiti” with Charles Laughton, John Hall, … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 13, 1944

Posted on March 13, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 13, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 12 — One of the most startling books on the war is “A Bell for Adano,” John Hersey’s bestselling novel. Darryl F. Zanuck read it and bought it before it had reached its present tide … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Jack Benny and Fred Allen, March 12, 1944

Posted on March 12, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1944 It’s Sunday in 1944 and today we have: — “The Jack Benny Program” makes a live appearance at the LIvermore Naval Air Station. Courtesy of Archive.org. — And here’s Benny’s radio rival, Fred Allen, on the Texaco … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 12, 1944

Posted on March 12, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1944 Although you may not believe it, Spence [Spencer Tracy], like all the Irish, has a very sentimental streak in him. He likes to pretend he’s tough, but he’s one of the kindest, sweetest guys in the whole … Continue reading →

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Few People Alive Today Realize the Mood of the Country in 1944

Posted on March 11, 2014 by lmharnisch

Frederick Crothers in 1949, courtesy of Anthony Stephen Crothers. Note: This is a guest post by Anthony Stephen Crothers, a regular Daily Mirror reader. Louella Parsons’ article published in March 1944 referencing Darryl Zanuck’s story and ultimately the picture he … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 11, 1944

Posted on March 11, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 10 — Hedy Lamarr is crazy about Mexico. She wears Mexican jewelry, which she bought there, and every time I see her she and John Loder are planning to return to Mexico City. So I … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 11, 1944

Posted on March 11, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1944 Lint From a Blue Serge Suit Dinah Shore’s headache: Her great arranger has been drafted … Barbara Stanwyck’s next film will be her 50th. Just finished Warners’ “My Reputation.” All those long-distance calls for starlet Gail Russell … Continue reading →

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‘The Fountainhead’ Comics

Posted on March 10, 2014 by lmharnisch

Here’s a little sample of what I found while going through the Police Commission and Police Department materials from the 1940s at the city archives. Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead”  was serialized and accompanied by these illustrations by Frank Godwin.

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by lmharnisch

This is “Make Way for Tomorrow,” an unusual and quite sentimental movie.

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 10, 1944

Posted on March 10, 2014 by lmharnisch

A hot time in old Milwaukee! March 10, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 9 — SISTER KENNY ARRIVED IN TOWN WEDNESDAY to be the house guest of Rosalind Russell. Simultaneously with the arrival of the woman who has done so much for … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The Selig Zoo, Motion Pictures’ First Theme Park

Posted on March 10, 2014 by lmharnisch

The Selig Zoo, in Cement and Engineering News. From its humble beginnings as merely a boarding home for William Selig’s wild animal film stars, the Selig Zoo at 3800 Mission Road in East Los Angeles eventually became one of the … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — George Murphy on ‘Kraft Music Hall,’ March 9, 1944

Posted on March 9, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 9, 1944 It’s Thursday in 1944, and today we have: — Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake of “Blondie” are the guests on “Abbott and Costello.” Abbott really gets a lot of mileage out of being “mayor” of Sherman Oaks.” … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 9, 1944

Posted on March 9, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 9, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 8 — “Mildred Pearce,” all renovated, streamlined and with a snow white bill of health, has so pleased Joan Crawford that she has consented to make it for Warners. Now, here is the inside of … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 8, 1944

Posted on March 8, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 7 — Just heard that Ruth Gordon’s sprightly comedy “Over Twenty-One” has been bought for Irene Dunne. As you may have guessed, Columbia paid a pretty price for the privilege of filming Ruth’s play, which … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 8, 1944

Posted on March 8, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1944 Man About Town Adelaide Norris is crowding Cholly McCarthy off Edgar Bergen’s spacious lap … Those 31 persons rounded up Saturday by the G-Men (for allegedly peddling illegal railway reservations in Florida) tittered at the warning here … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — ‘Duffy’s Tavern’ and ‘Fibber McGee and Molly,’ March 7, 1944

Posted on March 7, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1944 It’s Tuesday in 1944, and today we have: — “Movie Primer,” a pretty funny satirical look at Hollywood going through the ABCs (B is for boy as in boy meets girl; C is for movie columnist; D … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood Gossip by Louella Parsons, March 7, 1944

Posted on March 7, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1944 HOLLYWOOD, March 6 — An entire new screen life should unfold for Lee Bowman when he joins Columbia. He is a good actor, but he has never really had a chance on the Metro lot, where there … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, March 6, 1944

Posted on March 6, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1944: Adm. Chester W. Minitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, is this week’s cover story.  This week’s featured Life photographer is Fritz Goro, who has an essay on twins. The movie is “Up in Arms.” Courtesy … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — ‘The Letter,’ With Bette Davis and ‘Gay Divorcee’ With Frank Sinatra, March 6, 1944

Posted on March 6, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1944 It’s Monday in 1944, and today we have a nice lineup: — “The Letter” with Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall in their original roles and Vincent Price as Howard Joyce, is this week’s production of “Lux Radio … Continue reading →

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