Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Shemp Howard in an early 1940s publicity shot
SUMMER 2009 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
- MGM Stooges feature film pushed back to 2010, with rumors of studio cash flow problems
- Sony's Three Stooges Collection DVDs released in March (Vol. 5) and June (Vol. 6), covering 1946 - 1951
- 2010 Fan Club Meeting to be held April 30 - May 2; details in upcoming issues
- Author Greg Lenburg has a new book Classic Comedy Teams: A Scrapbook Book available at lulu.com
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
"A candid shot of the boys taken in 1942 captures Moe sporting an unusual hairstyle"
by Kevin S. Butler
Page(s): 3 - 5
A history of The Three Stooges on NYC's WPIX, 1958 - 1970, with hosts "Officer" Joe Bolton, "Fireman" Todd Russell, "Captain" Jack McCarthy, Chuck McCann and others
by Brent Seguine
Page(s): 6 - 7
From the Stoogeum library, a look at the script for the Stooges' unrealized appearance in the 1975 feature BLAZING STEWARDESSES
Page(s): 8 - 9
Source: various
Candid photos from the 2009 Fan Club Meeting, featuring guests Samson Burke, Quinn Redeker, Joe Kubert, Brad & Darren Server (Curly's grandsons), Lizzie Server (Curly's great-granddaughter), Joan Howard Maurer (Moe's daughter), Jen Howard (Moe's granddaughter) and Irving & Noreen Leibowitz (Irving's grandson and great-granddaughter)
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 10 - 11
Eadie Adams, Ernie Adams, Mary Ainslee, Fred Aldrich, Richard Alexander
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 12 - 13
Trade paper and magazine reviews of Shemp Howard's solo films at the Vitaphone and Van Beuren Studios, 1933 - 1934
by Richard J. Kunkel
Page(s): 14
A look at GoodTimes' title (VHS and DVD) The Three Stooges Festival
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
Page(s): 16
"Members of the Howard family enjoying a reunion at the 2009 Fan Club Meeting include (l - r): Darren Server (Curly's grandson), Jen Howard (Moe's granddaughter), Paul Howard (Moe's son), Joanne Howard (Paul's wife), Lizzie Server (Curly's great-granddaughter), Brad Server (Curly's grandson)"
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