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Category Archives: West L.A.
A “Lesser” Known House in Rustic Canyon
(Apologies in advance for the punny title.) In the annals of film history the name Sol Lesser might not be a household one, but it remains a most interesting one to be sure. This veteran producer of more than 100 … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting People, Santa Monica, West L.A.
Tagged 20 Latimer Road, Alfred Heineman, Annette Kellerman, Courtship of Miles Standish, Heth Wharton, Jackie Coogan, L. Frank Baum, LAAC, Los Angeles Athletic Club, Marco Hellman, Principal Pictures Corporation, Rustic Canyon, Sol Lesser, Uplifters Club, Uplifters Ranch, West Coast Theaters Inc., William J. Dodd
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An Afternoon in Harlow Heaven
Thanks to my friend Richard Adkins of Hollywood Heritage, I was given the great treat Saturday of being able to attend the book signing for Darrell Rooney and Mark A. Vieira’s newest book, Harlow in Hollywood: The Blonde Bombshell in … Continue reading
Down on the Cheviot Hills Farm with “Ma Kettle”
Who would have guessed that away from Universal-International where she so successfully played that bellowing scratch voiced, egg beater-coiffed shambles of country goodness, Ma Kettle, that Marjorie Main could be so…elegant? But Marjorie Main was full of surprises both on … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting People, West L.A.
Tagged Character People, Cheviot Hills, Ma and Pa Kettle, Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride
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