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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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Mystery photo

Posted on December 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Don Cormier / Los Angeles TimesIsn’t this a great picture of Joe Louis? I found it Saturday while digging through all those boxing photos. OK, who’s the brunette? Jane Russell? (Chris Morales). Bingo! OK, what’s the occasion? … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on November 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

I came across this photo in the archives and thought I’d share it. This is Orson Welles at the Stork Club in New York in early 1946. Who’s the blonde?   Los Angeles Times file photo   Virginia Mayo? Interesting … Continue reading →

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Brenda Allen

Posted on November 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Please welcome this week’s extremely famous mystery woman!   Photograph by Bruce H. Cox / Los Angeles Times Ethel Merman? Interesting guess. But no. Brenda Allen? (Steven Bibb) Yes! This is Marie Cash and her husband, Robert H. Cash, during … Continue reading →

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Mystery photos

Posted on November 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

In honor of the Los Angeles International Auto Show, here are some car photos I found in the archives. Who owned this bulletproof Cadillac? And why did he need one?   Photograph by Howard W. Maxwell / Los Angeles Times … Continue reading →

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Jean Spangler

Posted on November 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s our mystery guest with a couple of fine looking collies. The photographer (this is a handout shot) went for an arty look that left her hair buried in deep shadows, so the picture couldn’t be used in the paper … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

This one really should be easy. I’ll bet someone gets it in an hour or two. This is a "what" question. What is this? Michael Myers’ House "Halloween" 1978 Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times And in case … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

OK, this should be easy. This is not a "who" question or a "what" question (both fairly obvious). Why is this happening and why is it significant?   Photograph by Andrew H. Arnott / Los Angeles TimesMarlene Dietrich is fingerprinted … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

I hope this one is interesting. Who is this woman and why am I running her picture? The other photos have been recognized so quickly, I’m sure someone will figure her out right away. Karil Rogers Graham 1915-1955 Email me … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

OK, the other mystery photos have been "who" questions. This is a "where" question. And just to make it fun, be precise as to the location. And of course, everyone in L.A. will recognize the source of the quote, right? … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo solved

Posted on October 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

The correct answer is Caryl Whittier Chessman. A very impressive showing by Duane Laible. I didn’t expect anyone to guess so quickly.    Meet the boy bandit gang, which terrorized Los Angeles with a string of robberies and shootings in … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

The answer to the last mystery photo was guessed in an hour. I hope this one will be more of a challenge. Our famous mystery guest is one of the young men in this photo. He wrote a number of … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on September 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Everybody had so much fun guessing about my last mystery photo (slain mobster Tony Brancato) that I dug through The Times archives and found something else intriguing. OK, what are these men doing? And why? Photograph by Edward Gamer Los … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo VII

Posted on September 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

    If you can’t guess the unfortunate mystery guest from this, I’ll just have to tell you…. (C’mon, folks, this is a famous Los Angeles incident of the 1950s! You Ellroy freaks should know this.)

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Mystery photo VI

Posted on September 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Lots of guesses so far: Telly Savalas (2 votes!), Mickey Cohen, Sammy Cahn, Billy Wilder, Mel Blanc, Neil Simon, Jack Dragna, E.H. Land, Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg, Johnny Roselli, Frank DeSimone, Bugsy Siegel, Matt Weinstock and Dustin Hoffman. But … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo IV

Posted on September 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s the fourth picture of our mystery guest from The Times photo archives. The second photo of him is here. The third one is here. (Hint: He’s not Arnold Stang. He’s also not Telly Savalas (2 votes!), Mickey Cohen, Sammy … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo III

Posted on September 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s a third picture of our mystery guest from The Times photo archives. Another photo of him is here.(Hint: He’s not Arnold Stang. He’s also not Telly Savalas, Mickey Cohen, Sammy Cahn, Billy Wilder, Mel Blanc, Neil Simon or Jack … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo II

Posted on September 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

See if you can identify this gentleman from The Times photo archives.(Hint: He’s not Arnold Stang. He’s also not Telly Savalas, Mickey Cohen, Sammy Cahn, Billy Wilder, Mel Blanc, Neil Simon or Jack Dragna).

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