Mt. Bassett Revisited

As a footnote to my previous post, I thought it would be valuable to list some of the people Jim Bassett interviewed for his ill-fated book on the Los Angeles Times. I’m not sure this is complete, but it’s a start. One of the more interesting is Kyle Palmer, who was dead by the time Bassett began his book, but was evidently interviewed by Robert L. Knutson, who was then the head of USC’s Special Collections. I had no idea Bassett interviewed Ronald Reagan and Earl Warren: Wot’s this? Along with Kyle Palmer (60 pages), USC has interviews with Aldous Huxley, William Inge and Christopher Isherwood. Erwin Baker William Bastedo Earl C. Behrens Mrs. Fletcher Bowron Tom Bradley Harry Brand Robert Breckner Edmund G. Brown (Sr., presumably) Dorothy Chandler Harrison Chandler Norman Chandler Otis Chandler Murray Chotiner George Cotliar Lady Ruth Crocker Earl Crowe Robert Donovan May Goodan Carl Greenberg Peggy Hamilton Chester G. Hanson Robert E.G. Harris Arnold Haskell Frank Haven Robert W. Kenny Robert Lobdell Frank McCullouch Mark Murphy Jack Nelson Robert Nelson Kyle Palmer (Robert L. Knutson, USC) Joseph Quinn Ronald Reagan Adela Rogers St. Johns Ralph Shawhan William Thomas Earl Warren Paul Weeks Nick Williams A.L. Wirin Sam Yorty Paul Ziffren Paul Zimmerman

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[fibber mcgee]

Glad to see Erwin Baker leading your list of hoity-toity interviewees. When I was a cub reporter on the (pardon the expression) El Lay Examiner from midnight to 8 in the morning, Baker was my editor. Later, he went to
The Times. The lovable old pirate is probably laughing up his sleeve at being on your list.