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Mystery Photo
The Daily MirrorIsn’t this a great photo? There’s a little story that goes with it. Update: As everybody realized, this is an extremely casual Otis Chandler in one of the few pictures I’ve ever seen of him in which he’s not wearing a suit – and notice the... -
Movie Star Mystery Photo [Update]
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo It’s Friday, which means it’s time to identify our “mystery” guest. As everyone knows, she’s Lucille Ball. I have to say I enjoyed going through her photos so much that I have another week’s worth of photos. That... -
Movie Star Mystery Photo
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo I’m calling this series of mystery photos “Lucille Ball and Friends.” In going through The Times’ files of Ball photos, I was struck by the number of unfamiliar images. We’ve all seen the stills of Lucy and Ethel... -
Voices -- Jerry Clark, 1940 – 2010
The Daily MirrorKTLA’s Stan Chambers, left, Times reporter Nieson Himmel, center, and Jerry Clark. Note: Jerry Clark, who died Tuesday, was a longtime newsman who ran an informal group of retirees called the “Old Farts of The Times” (or in polite company, the OFS,... -
Why History Must Be Saved, Even When Nobody Wants It
The Daily MirrorThe death of Ernest Fleischmann, former executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, offers a nice point of departure for a few musings about how casually we treat the past. About a year ago, I noticed a trash cart full of files next to a freight... -
Best in show: see the world's priciest car
Brand XIt's just a used car sitting in an Oxnard business park, but it's got low, low mileage and a great paint job. It's also the world's most expensive automobile, fetching a reported $30 million to $40 million at auction earlier this year. Continue reading... -
Otis Chandler Named Publisher of The Times
The Daily MirrorPhotograph by Frank Q. Brown / Los Angeles Times Norman Chandler, left, during the luncheon to announce that his son, Otis, was the new publisher of The Times. April 12, 1960: Otis Chandler is named publisher of the Los Angeles Times. In a speech to... -
L.A. Icon Otis Chandler Dies at 78
Times Staff WritersOtis Chandler, whose vision and determination as publisher of the Los Angeles Times from 1960 to 1980 catapulted the paper from mediocrity into the front ranks of American journalism, died today of a degenerative illness called Lewy body disease. He was...Tags: Republican Party, Employees, Washington Post Co., U.S. Senate, Elections
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Worshiping at the auto shrine
Times Staff WriterIn L.A., not all the stars are on the big screen, or bumping around Montana Avenue boutiques. Some of our finest performers are in the museums and private collections put together by Southern California's biggest car enthusiasts. Whether you're interested...Tags: Motorcycling, National Hot Rod Association, Track and Field, Gary Cooper, Auto Racing
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A Lion of Journalism
Times Staff WritersA Man of Many Passions Transformed The Times Had Otis Chandler never worked a single day, his would have been a memorable life. An Olympic-caliber athlete, a champion weightlifter, an accomplished race car driver, big game hunter, surfer, cyclist,...Tags: Republican Party, Employees, Washington Post Co., U.S. Senate, Elections
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As Dynasty Evolved, So Did Power in L.A.
Times Staff WritersIn the days after he paddled into the Pacific to help scatter his father's ashes, 52-year-old Harry Chandler returned to his Hancock Park home and began rummaging through old family papers and photographs. He was looking, in a sense, for his legacy,...Tags: Republican Party, Photography, Small Businesses, Elections, Coup d'Etat
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L.A. without the LAT
Today's question: Should Southern California prepare for a future without the L.A. Times? What might that future look like? Previously, Frey and Cooper diagnosed the paper's most pressing problems. Adapt or die it's up to the L.A. Times Point:...Tags: Paris Hilton, Punishment, Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, Death
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