Review & premiere of "An Innocent Man", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 6, 1989



* Best "An Innocent Man" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Crime drama thriller film - Tom Selleck



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "An Innocent Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood a... See More  

Pink Floyd, Jean Harlow, and The Church Lady...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 30, 1987  Page 63 has a full page ad for the October 5-7 & 10-12 Pink Floyd concerts at both Madison Square Garden and the Meadowlands Arena. Another noteworthy item is the lengthy article covering Dana Carvey's portrayal of The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live (with photo). Additionally, there are many large and/or full-page movie ads, to incl... See More  

Review & Premiere of "Willow", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 20, 1988



* Best "Willow" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* High Fantasy cult film - Ron Howard



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Willow" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime publicatio... See More  

Terence Young, James Bond director...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan.16, 1966 (2nd section only)  On pg. 9 of this section is a 5 column headline: "Breaking Away From His Bondage to Bond". Terence Young, James Bond director, discusses his reasons for disliking Bond movies but also defends the movies against their harshest critics claim that, "... Bond is a fascist".  Additionally, pg. 1 of the section contains a... See More  

Death of famed actor Gergory Peck...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 13, 2003 



* Gregory Peck death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie - film actor

* "To Kill a Mockingbird" fame

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section headed: "Gregory Peck - 1916 - 2003" with  4 photos of him, and a 2 column head: "Peck Was 'Last Aristocrat' Of Hollywood Golden Era". The article ... See More  

Mutiny on the Bounty... Captain William Bligh...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1790 



* Mutiny on the Bounty

* Captain William Bligh



Near the back is one of the more historic naval report of the 18th century, since romanticized by the famous movie, giving a fine account of the mutiny on board the ship Bounty.

The report is headed: "Several Memorable Events have lately happened at Sea, which for their Singularity &am... See More  

Uriah Levy's death report... John Wilkes Booth perfoms on stage...

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1862 



* Uriah P. Levy death (1st report)

* 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy

* American Civil War - Jews

* John Wilkes Booth performs



Perhaps the most notable content is the very brief, but historic page 3 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, War of 1812 hero, and credited for abolishing the disci... See More  

John Wilkes Booth 3 years before his notoriety...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 20, 1862 



* John Wilkes Booth theater ad

* Civil War original reporting



Page 2 contains one of the fascinating tidbits of history which delight collectors, in this case an inconspicuous advertisement for a theatrical production of Richard III at the Mary Provost Theater in New York--starring John Wilkes Booth.  See the photo for the complete ad which notes ... See More  

Death of famed comedic actor John Candy...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 5, 1994



* John Candy death (1st report)

* Canadian actor - comedian

* Hollywood movie - film comedy

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Comic Actor John Candy Dies at Mexico Filming Site" with subhead: "Star of SCTV" and 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' was 43. He Reportedly Suffered a Heart Attack.&q... See More  

Death of Bo Diddley... blues singer...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 3, 2008



* Bo Diddley death (1st report)

* Blues to rock singer & guitarist



The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "His rhythm helped shape rock" with photo. (see) First report coverage continues on page A13 with another photo. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

Complete with all secti... See More  

Fashion and Patchwork in 1911...

THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia, August, 1911  The front cover shows a full page illustration of swans, painted by C. Coles Phillips, an artist know for his use of negative space. Although there is some dirt around the front cover edges, it is still very displayable.  The inside pages have several colored illustrations and articles including: "Curing Sick People Without M... See More  

Early artist view of the Blackwell's Island Bridge...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, May 8, 1897  The prime feature of this issue is the front page artist's rending of the planned: "THE NEW YORK AND LONG ISLAND BRIDGE AT BLACKWELL'S ISLAND, NEW YORK CITY" (aka, 59th Street Bridge or Queensboro Bridge). Additional topics and illustrations include: "A BICYLCE BRIDGE AT TACOMA, WASHINGTON", "THE NAVAL PARADE AT THE ... See More  

Great Western print on the cover...

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 7, 1890  The full ftpg. is a great illustration which seems as though it was taken from the Western movie, captioned: "Life in the Mining Regions of the Far West--Selling his Life Dearly." showing a cowboy trying to fend off a group of Indians on horseback.

A fullpg. with 9: "Sketches In A Pool Room" and three full pages with... See More  

Sandy Koufax's World Series strike out record game...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 3, 1963



* Sandy Koufax's strike-out record game

* Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees

* World Series of baseball - game 1 at Yankee Stadium



The bottom of the front page has a photo showing Sandy Koufax in action with small heading: "Koufax Sets A Series Record" Also a three column heading also on the front page reads: "Mantle... See More  

The very first televised Presidential debate...

(2) PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, Sept. 26 & 27, 1960 (a 2-issue set)



* John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon  

* Presidential debate (1st of 4) - 1st on television



The top of the front page of the 26th has a four column heading: "Debate Makes History Tonight" (see) The front page of the 27th has a one column heading: "2 Loneliest Men Around Face Camera" (see)

Compl... See More  

President Richard Nixon "quits"...

DAILY NEWS--EXTRA, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON QUITS". The balance has the official announcement: "President Nixon announced his resignation tonight in a TV address to the nation. Vice President Gerald R. Ford will become 38th President tomorrow."

More coverage, with photos, on the inside pages.

Tabloid-siz... See More  

Features an engraving of the mining town of Salida, Colorado...

MOUNTAIN MAIL, Salida, Colorado, May 13, 1882



* Very rare Old West title

* Town view print



Printed in the masthead is: "Colorado Produces Millions of Silver, and Silver Is King." A very rare title, as there are no institutions noted in Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) which have any holdings of this title. The holdings of the only one listed (Kansas St. Hist. Soc.) was ... See More  

The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1939 opening day ad...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 30, 1939 



* "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" film

* Opening day movie premiere ad

* Charles Laughton - Maureen O'Hara



Page 9 has a 11 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of the classic film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at the Radio City Music Hall. (see)

News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete with all 3... See More  

Premiere of "Halloween 5", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 13, 1989



* "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers"

* Best Grand Opening Day movie advertisement

* Slasher horror film - Donald Pleasence



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the ... See More  

Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina... Cornwallis on the move...

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1781 



* Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina

* General Daniel Morgan victory

* American Revolutionary War



Inside has commentary on a recent publication titled: "Monody on Major Andre" which notes in part: "This mournful & interesting Eulogium, consecrated to the memory of Major Andre, with the zeal of a religious enthusiast to h... See More  

Nat Goodwin's death report - famed actor and comedian...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Jan. 31, 1919  The front page has a report headed: "NAT GOODWIN THE FAMOUS COMEDIAN DEAD - Given Chloroform Linament Accidentally by an Attendant and Failed to Stand the Shock". This tells of the tragic death of famed actor and comedian, Nathaniel Goodwin. See images for details.

Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day... See More  

Actress Carole Landis suicide...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1948



* Carole Landis suicide death

* American Film and stage actress

* "The Ping Girl" "The Chest"



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Carole Landis, 29, Is Found Dead With a Suicide Note in Next Room" First report coverage continues on page 13 with photo. Landis dies of an intentional drug overdos... See More  

Gari Melchers death... American artist....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1932



* Gari Melchers death

* American artist



Page 21 has a one column heading: "GARI MELCHERS, NOTED ARTIST, DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Julius Garibaldi Melchers, American artist who was  one of the leading proponents of naturalism. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this part... See More  

Death of legendary Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1980 



* John Bonham death (1st report)

* British rock band Led Zeppelin drummer



The top of page 20 has a report headed: "Led Zeppelin Drummer John Bonham Found Dead". Bonham was widely considered to be the greatest drummer in music history. Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

The complete first se... See More  

Rochard Strauss and the Nazis re. Jews....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 13, 1935



* Richard Strauss and Nazi Germany

* German composer, conductor & pianist

* Resigns because a Jew wrote his opera



The front page has a one column heading: "Richard Strauss Out In Row With The Nazis" with subhead: "In Hot Water Because Jew Wrote Opera Libretto, Composer Resigns" (See)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the... See More