Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Joe Besser in a publicity shot from EADIE WAS A LADY (1946)
SPRING 2012 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
Bruce Sedley
by Frank Reighter and Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
Terry Huntingdon (THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES) will be the celebrity guest at the 2012 Fan Club Meeting, joining Three Stooges family members; complete itinerary of events
by Anthony 'Shemp Shady' Eden
Page(s): 4
The author's summary and review of the annual Thanksgiving weekend Three Stooges film festival, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale CA
by Jim Pauley
Page(s): 5
A location on the Columbia Ranch in Burbank, used in the filming of THREE SAPPY PEOPLE(1939) identified.
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 6 - 9
A detailed look at Ted Healy's stage and vaudeville shows during 1923 - 1925. Among the venues played, the author takes a look at the acts that comprised Ted's show, and searches for documentation to answer the question, "When did Moe and Shemp become Ted Healy's stooges?" A detailed schedule by date, theater and city is provided.
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 10 - 11
Sally Cairns, Bobby Callahan, Steve Calvert, Ettore Campana, Nina Campana, Paul Campbell
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 12
The Stooges take a break in the filming of FUGITIVE LOVERS (1934) to clown around on the MGM set with supporting players Madge Evans, Robert Montgomery and Director Richard Boleslavsky
by Brent Seguine
Page(s): 13
From Jules White's script for CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944), scenes not included in the final release
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 14
A 2nd star and crew studded short produced by 20th Century Fox has been uncovered, promoting the studio's Fall 1936 releases for theatre bookers and distributors
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
by Jim Pauley
Page(s): 16
The original master videotape of Larry Fine's 1973 TV commercial, promoting his autobiography Stroke of Luck has been discovered, sold by the widow of Larry's coauthor James Carone; the video has been acquired by the Fan Club.
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