Movies
In screenwriter Charles Brackett’s diary entry for Aug. 18, 1936, he recalls working for the first time with Billy Wilder, with whom Paramount had paired him to write the comedy “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife.”
Jan. 9, 2015
World & Nation
Forget about the Bermuda Triangle. Airplanes are disappearing from La Verne’s Brackett Field.
Aug. 2, 1998
California
The U.S.
Aug. 15, 1998
Following his arrest late Thursday on charges of possessing a sawed-off shotgun, a local transient admitted to Ventura police officers that he intended to shoot one of them until another officer arrived, police said.
May 20, 1995
High School Sports
Costa Mesa’s Heather Brackett scored on a corner kick with 22 minutes remaining to give the Mustangs a 1-1 tie with Estancia in a Pacific Coast League girls’ soccer game Thursday at Costa Mesa High.
Jan. 28, 1994
Workers have begun installing new runway lights at Brackett Field under a contract awarded two weeks ago by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
June 5, 1986
Driver Jesse Brackett and his twin, David, died early Monday.
Sept. 30, 2008
Airports: An article in Thursday’s California section comparing the municipal airports in Santa Monica and Hawthorne identified Brackett Field as being in El Monte, and as being one of six “reliever airports” for Los Angeles International.
Dec. 28, 2007
It’s Hollywood’s Night of Nights, but no one’s picking Cameron Drake for the best actor Oscar.
Sept. 19, 1997
Three San Diego policemen were injured Thursday afternoon by four children, ages 5 to 11, and the adult woman with whom they were riding, after she ordered them to attack the officers, who had stopped her for a routine traffic violation, authorities said.
Oct. 5, 1990