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Pilot Lands P-38 Between Venice, Ocean Park Piers

Posted on May 17, 2012 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1942: Lt. William K. Long lands his P-38, with smoke pouring from one of the engines, between the Venice and Ocean Park piers. “Then, swimming a short distance through deep water, he waded ashore,” The Times said. Philip … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 14, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Our mystery guest is a stumper. I’ll leave him up another day to give the stragglers a chance. Update: This is Deems Taylor, the music critic and narrator of … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on May 12, 2012 by lmharnisch

Too easy? Well, it is Saturday….

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 10, 2012 by lmharnisch

And for Thursday, we have a fun-loving bunch of mystery guests! Update: This is Lila Leeds being pawed by a bunch of newsmen in a gag photo for the Los Angeles Press Club. Please congratulate Steven Bibb for identifying her. … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 9, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is Doris Nolan. Please congratulate Mike Hawks (first) and Mary Mallory (second) for identifying her!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 7, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Update: This is Cyril Cusack. Please congratulate Don Danard (first), Mike Hawks (second) and Megan Lee and Thom (third) for identifying him.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 4, 2012 by lmharnisch

For Friday, we have another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb! Please congratulate Xavier for identifying Patricia Knight!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 1, 2012 by lmharnisch

And here’s a mysterious chap….. [Update: This this is Chester Morris in “After Midnight With Boston Blackie.” Please congratulate Bronson Bias (1), Don Danard (2), Mike Hawks (3), Kevin King (4), Rick Scott (5) and Mary Mallory (6) for identifying … Continue reading →

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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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