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Christine McIntyre, THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS (1946) publicity shot

SPRING 1996   -   Editor: Gary Lassin


News Flashes...
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
  • Family Channel will show the Three Stooges at 11PM beginning Feb. 19
  • Final chapter in the lawsuit over Stooges merchandising rights is written with a settlement between all parties
  • 1996 Convention scheduled for July 19 - 21
  • Emil Sitka subject of a January '96 feature article in Pittsburgh Magazine, "The Fourth Stooge"
  • Moe Howard's 1940s estate in Toluca Lake CA is on the market again, with an asking price of $900K


Obituary - Mary Beth Hughes


Stooge Trivia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
Trivia questions

As Worthy as Popeye or Nixon
by Neil A. Grauer
Page(s): 4
Source: The Baltimore Sun
"If Popeye deserves a U.S. postage stamp for continually bopping Bluto, why shouldn't the Stooges be honored for clobbering each other?"

Three Stooges Filmography Additions and Updates
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 5
  • Shemp Howard cameo appearance discovered in Universal's APPOINTMENT FOR LOVE (1941)
  • MGM stock clip of the Stooges was used in the preview trailer of Rowan & Martin's THE MALTESE BIPPY (1969)
  • Ted Healy does not appear in MGM's WOMAN WANTED (1935), but documentation shows that he had a scene cut from the final release print

Del Lord: Creator of Stooges
by Brent Seguine
Page(s): 6
A discussion of Del Lord's work with the Stooges, and the role he played in helping to define their screen personalities

Rare Moe Photos
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 7
"Moe Howard hams it up at home, late 1960s"

Casting Asparagus, Tunis Sandwiches and Moidering the King's English, Part 2
by Peter B. Seely
Page(s): 8 - 9
Puns, plays-on-words and malapropisms in The Three Stooges' comedies of 1947 - 1959

Three Stooges Supporting Players: Mini-Biographical Profiles, The
by Ed Shifres
Page(s): 10 - 11
Dudley Dickerson, Ann Doran, Ralph Dunn

Collecting Foreign Three Stooges Posters
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 12 - 14
Lobby cards and posters for foreign markets

For Collectors Only
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 14
  • Franklin Mint releases 2nd plate in its collectors series
  • Questar Video releases a Windows 95 CD-ROM, "Comedy Classics"
  • Jon Solomon is reportedly working on an updated filmography for future publication
  • 1959 Stooges LP The Nonsense Songbook is released on CD by MCA, retitled The Three Stooges
  • Newly licensed merchandise includes life-size standee, computer-generated greeting cards, 1997 calendar, ties, boxers and a wooden plaque

Bulletin Board
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements

Lessons the Stooges Tried to Teach Us
by Scott Ostler
Page(s): 16
Source: San Francisco Examiner
"If the Stooges, in the form of their progeny, can't get along, who the hell can?"

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