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Moe Howard, G.I. WANNA HOME (1946) publicity shot

FALL 1992   -   Editor: Gary Lassin


Letters to the Editor
by Joe & Jean DeRita
Page(s): 4
A thank-you letter from Joe and Jean DeRita

From the Mailbag
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
  • Miscellaneous Stooge sightings by fans
  • San Francisco Chronicle reports that Moe Howard & the Three Stooges by Moe Howard is Citadel Press' # 1 seller for the past 10 years
  • Chicago Tribune article on Penn Jillette mentions his love of The Three Stooges
  • The Movie Channel aired Shemp's DANGEROUS BUSINESS (1946) in August
  • "Burlesque Uncensored" LP from Cook Records contains a Minsky Follies skit with Joe DeRita
  • WTAF Philadelphia now airs the Stooges at 11AM Sunday
  • The mail-order Stooge merchandise company run by Harry Ross of Highland Park IL has an 8-foot sign with caricatures of Moe, Larry, Curly & Shemp on his storefront... and complaints from town council members that it is distasteful!

Stooge Trivia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4
Trivia questions

More Unlisted Three Stooges Appearances Discovered
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 5, cont. on 14

New filmography discoveries:

  • SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 19 # 5 (1940 Columbia) with Moe, Larry and Curly
  • EVERYBODY LIKES MUSIC (1934 RKO) with Shemp Howard
  • Musical credits for NERTSERY RHYMES (1933) identified
  • Seveal new Joe Besser TV credits found and/or identified, with cast and air dates

Supporting Player Duke York: A Brief Biography
by Bill Cappello and Sean O'Connor
Page(s): 6 - 7, cont. on 14
Personal and career overview of Stooges costar Duke York

Stooge Fans Flock to 6th Annual Convention
by Gary Lassin and Frank Reighter
Page(s): 8 - 9
Summary of the festive 1992 Three Stooges Convention, with photos (courtesy of 'various') of guests Lyla & Nate Budnick, Mousie Garner, Joan Howard Maurer, costar Lola Jensen (FLAT FOOT STOOGES) and Jane Howard Hanky

Three Stooges' Contributions to World War II Propaganda, The, Part 1
by Don B. Morlan
Page(s): 10 - 11
Analysis of the contributions of YOU NAZTY SPY! and Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR, including a discussion of their (competing) timelines in Hollywood history

Censorship of The Three Stooges
by Richard J. Kunkel
Page(s): 12
Continuing discoveries of television's editing of The Three Stooges short subjects

For Collectors Only
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 13
Newly licensed merchandise includes a clock, PVC action figurines, storybooks from Abdo Publishing, ties, limited edition animation cel with a scene from HOW HIGH IS UP?, and a 1993 calendar

Bulletin Board
Page(s): 14 - 15
Fan classified advertisments

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