Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Joe DeRita in a publicity shot from THE GOOD BAD EGG (1947)
SUMMER 2010 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
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Adele Mara, Paul Dunlap, Richard Devon
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
Rare photos and background information, of Moe, Larry & Curly Joe appearing on Chicago's THE FRAN ALLISON SHOW, May 1960.
by Bill Cappello & Frank Reighter
Page(s): 4 - 5
The authors' account of their investigation into "whatever happened to Frances McCoy?" Plus newly discovered biographical information and photos on the long-sought costar of SOUP TO NUTS (1930).
by Gary Lassin
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Detailed look at The Three Stooges' 1951 live appearances and performances in the U.S. and Canada... Minnesota, S. Dakota, N. Dakota, Manitoba, and a 6-week tour of military installations as part of "The Morton Downey Coca Cola Camp Show" revue.
Page(s): 8 - 9
Source: various
Candid photos from the 2010 Fan Club Meeting featuring guests Joyce Gardner & Marilyn Hanold, and family members Paul Howard, Joan Maurer, Marilyn Ellman, Darren and Brad Server, and Jen Howard
by Journal Staff
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Nick Baskovitch, George Baxter, Don Beddoe, Hank Bell, Wilson Benge and Bruce Bennett
by Brent Seguine
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Interview with actress Jackie Joseph, a long-time volunteer at the Motion Picture Home and Hospital, Larry's home in his final years; and, the time she met and performed with Larry
by Jim Pauley
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Identification of a key location in Glendale CA, which appears in the Stooges shorts MOVIE MANIACS (1936) and GRIPS, GRUNTS AND GROANS (1937); with photos, then and today.
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Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
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Trivia Q&A
by Richard Finegan
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Discovery of a 1-reel short, 20th-Fox's Fall 1936 Exhibitor's Reel promoting the studio's upcoming slate of releases; Ted Healy is briefly seen on the Fox lot in clips promoting SING, BABY, SING (1936).
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