Schtick Figures (The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy)
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An autographed publicity shot of supporting actor Philip Van Zandt, 1946
SUMMER 2020 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
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- Shemp Howard solo features THE FLAME OF NEW ORLEANS (1941) and ARABIAN NIGHTS (1942) released to BluRay by Kino Lorber
- Joe Besser autobiography "Once a Stooges, Always a Stooge" is available again in an updated softbound edition
- A fundraiser to finance the restoration of AFRICA SCREAMS (1949), the A&C feature costarring Shemp Howard & Joe Besser, was realized and the restored movie will be released to BluRay and DVD this summer
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3 - 5
1940 was the Stooges' busiest year making personal appearances, and Part 2 takes a look at March to early November.
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 6 - 9
Frank Lackteen, Ethan Laidlaw, Isabelle LaMal, Dolores LaMar, Muriel Landers, Carmen LaRoux
by Scott Reboul
Page(s): 10 - 14, 16
The author takes a detailed look at WTAF's 1984 Memorial Day tribute to The Three Stooges, IN SEARCH OF THE THREE STOOGES, a 5-hour documentary and retrospective with fan mail Q&A, man-in-the-street interviews, satirical sketches, interviews with Lyla & Nate Budnick, and [by telephone] Joe Besser, Emil Sitka and Edward Bernds.
Page(s): 15
Fan classified ads
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
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