Germany plans to move thousands of Austrian Jews, and The Times buries the story with a one-column hed on Page 8. Below, how does Margaret Bourke-White get those terrific pictures? Why she smokes Camels!
on May 6 1938 Jack Parsons (google him) one of the most interesting fellows to ever walk in Los Angeles testified against Kynette. And you chose TODAY to skip the front page?
Not only does Margaret Bourke-White smoke Camels ( I guess smoking Donkey's wouldn't be an acceptable alternative) but she also listens to Jewish comedy and music - Benny Goodman and Eddie Cantor. Another secret as her picture illustrates, is that she uses flash bulbs!
Anyone remember flash bulbs? Popping them out while they were still hot to the hand was one of their special delights.
Flash bulbs, Jewish entertainers, and Camels were all one needed to be great in nineteen-thirties America.
Larry Harnisch. The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988. He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably "James Ellroy's Feast of Death."
Join him for a spin through old Los Angeles in the Mirror's radio car. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Cohen and Tempest Storm. It's quite a ride.
The reporter's badge belonged to Sid Hughes (1908-1958), legendary reporter who worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles.
Keith Thursby. Keith has been an editor at The Times in news, sports and design since 1986. The Rams moved to St. Louis on his first day as assistant sports editor of the paper's Orange County edition. He grew up in Norwalk and lives in Irvine.
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on May 6 1938 Jack Parsons (google him) one of the most interesting fellows to ever walk in Los Angeles testified against Kynette. And you chose TODAY to skip the front page?
--Patience. He'll be in tomorrow's post....
--Larry
Posted by: Don Murphy | May 06, 2008 at 09:12 AM
Not only does Margaret Bourke-White smoke Camels ( I guess smoking Donkey's wouldn't be an acceptable alternative) but she also listens to Jewish comedy and music - Benny Goodman and Eddie Cantor. Another secret as her picture illustrates, is that she uses flash bulbs!
Anyone remember flash bulbs? Popping them out while they were still hot to the hand was one of their special delights.
Flash bulbs, Jewish entertainers, and Camels were all one needed to be great in nineteen-thirties America.
Posted by: Arye Michael Bender | May 06, 2008 at 09:43 AM