Hal Bates And Famous People: 12/07/13

Hal Bates (Born Harold Simon Joseph Braitman, 26 Aug 1929-14 Jan 2008) was an active member of the entertainment media in Los Angeles for many years. At various times he was an editor and writer for publications including the Hollywood Reporter, Daily News, National Enquirer, Hollywood Now, and others. He was also president of the Hollywood Press Club. [See more Intro on this blog's First Page/John Wayne: http://halbates.blogspot.com/2013/11/introduction-hal-bates-and-john-wayne.html]

Saturday, December 7, 2013

HAL BATES AND BOB CRANE AND BARBI BENTON

With my father's cousin LARRY LIPSON to Ms. Benson's left. Person on far right of picture still unknown. Lipson was long-time restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Daily News: http://www.dailynews.com/20080215/longtime-daily-news-restaurant-reviewer-larry-lipson-retire s