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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 30, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s today’s mystery guest, courtesy of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Mickey Shaughnessy in “Pocketful of Miracles.” Please congratulate Dewey Webb (first), Pamela Porter (second), Bronson Bias (third), Michael Ryerson, Jenny M., Bill Krieger, Mike Hawks, Gary Martin, Barbara Klein, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is John Lodge in “Mayerling to Sarajevo.” Please congratulate Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying him.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++]

Posted on April 18, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Henry Armetta with John Garfield in “Dust Be My Destiny.”] Just about everybody recognized one or both of our mystery guests (although Herb Nicholas threw me a … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 16, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is Gila Golan from “Three on a Couch” and she also appeared in one of the favorite movies at the Daily Mirror HQ, “The Valley of Gwangi.”  … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on April 13, 2012 by lmharnisch

Regular reader Earl Boebert sends along this mystery photo for Friday.

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‘Full Service’: Fun With Fact-Checking, Part 24

Posted on April 7, 2012 by lmharnisch

In case you just tuned in, I’m doing a little fact-checking as I go through Scotty Bowers’ “Full Service.” This will be fairly tedious except to a research drudge. This is interesting. The city of Beverly Hills has compiled a … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on September 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1962 Cadillac hearse listed for sale on Craigslist at $30,000. Queen of the Dead – dateline September 19, 2011 •  The 108-year-old Steuben Glass company has announced they are closing shop—specifically, their Corning, NY, factory, and their 1950s-chic Madison … Continue reading →

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Movie executive hurt in crash; Cards beat Dodgers, August 5, 1958

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Dodgers lose to the Cardinals, 3-2 … Willie Mays hits a home run to help the Giants beat the Cubs … Producer Jack L. Warner is badly hurt when his car hits a truck in France … Syria … Continue reading →

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Lila Leeds: Movie star mystery photo

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times To be fair, this week’s mystery movie star is more of a starlet. But you knew that, right? Can you identify her and, better yet, where the mystery photo was taken? Gosh, people … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on July 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Prospect and Myra avenues …  No, I couldn’t make this up. I really couldn’t.

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July 10. 1938

Posted on July 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Now I’ll have to start checking the crowd scenes in D.W. Griffith’s films. Former Keystone Kop Edward Cline, director of "My Little Chickadee," "The Bank Dick" and "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" says that Mack Sennett used to … Continue reading →

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Carole Landis–RIP

Posted on July 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Carole Landis, July 27, 1937 Form 3.11 (Revised 10-3-47) DEAD BODY REPORT Type SUICIDE DR No. 486 592 Victim SCHMIDLAPP, Carole Landis (Mrs.) Residence Address 1465 Capri Dr., Pac Pal. Business Address Eagle … Continue reading →

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July 7, 1938

Posted on July 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, 6th and Hill streets via Google maps’ street view feature.  "Prison Farm" … now there’s a title that leaves nothing to the imagination. According to imdb, Horace McCoy was an uncredited writer on the picture. Not on Netflix! olling … Continue reading →

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Carole Landis–RIP

Posted on July 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

I discovered something interesting in trying to enhance this photo.   I was fiddling around with the contrast and brightness when the labels suddenly became readable — at least the larger type. Imagine my surprise. (No, I didn’t salvage this … Continue reading →

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Carole Landis–RIP

Posted on July 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the photo of Carole Landis published in The Times. omeone was kind enough to send me a scan of this photo. Here are the items on the bathroom counter: a book of matches, a comb and several bottles. It’s … Continue reading →

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Carole Landis–RIP

Posted on July 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the Carole Landis crime scene photo as it was published in The Times, July 6, 1948. nce again, here are our two detectives, John Laymen and Emmett Jones, looking at poor old Carole Landis on the bathroom floor. I … Continue reading →

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Carole Landis–RIP

Posted on July 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Here’s the overall shot again. So far nobody has mentioned the item almost in the center of the photograph. A piano bench and an old movie script. Voila! At first I thought it was … Continue reading →

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Carole Landis–RIP

Posted on July 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Let’s break down the photograph by segments. First, we’ll  inventory everything on and around the bureau. Starting from the left, here’s the camera. I’ll leave to the experts to determine the precise model. My first … Continue reading →

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Carole Landis–RIP

Posted on July 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Detectives John M. Laymen, top, and Emmett Jones examine the body of actress Carole Landis in a bathroom (one of four) at her home at 1465 Capri Drive, July 5, 1948. Below, the approximate … Continue reading →

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June 21, 1908

Posted on June 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

  nteresting things from The Times Real Estate Section: The changing face of downtown Los Angeles (shout-out to my pals at onbunkerhill.org) and a proposed luxury hotel for Hollywood that I don't believe was built. This postcard at left gives … Continue reading →

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