Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Larry Fine in a July 1963 publicity shot from 4 FOR TEXAS
WINTER 2018 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
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Moe Howard’s Thrasher Ave., Los Angeles residence of 1961 – 1975 is on the market for $7.5MM.
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
Jon’s Bar & Grille, 3rd & South Sts., Philadelphia has closed. The former Feinberg residence and birthplace of Larry Fine is for sale at $2.5MM.
by Journal Staff
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- The touring “Three Stooges Live Show” has added Curly’s grandson Brad Server to its cast. Brad has several supporting roles in the comedy revue
- The Alex Theater in Glendale CA held its 21st annual Three Stooges film festival on November 24 with a theme of “Three For the Show,” featuring six shorts with “three” in the title
- Joe Besser’s solo THE DESERT HAWK (1950 Universal) now available on DVD-r
- New real estate offerings include Moe Howard’s 1961 – 1975 home in Los Angeles, and Jon’s Bar & Grille in Philadelphia
- Ted Healy solo MAN OF THE PEOPLE (1937 MGM) available on DVD-r from the Warner Archive Collection
by Gary Lassin
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“A December 1939 candid photo taken during a break in the filming of YOU NAZTY SPY! Pictured with the Stooges are Curly & Moe’s father, Solomon Horwitz (left). And two unidentified others”
by Gary Lassin
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A kinescope of the Stooges from July 1959 has been released by the Mahoning Valley Archives. The boys appeared in a few sequences to promote WKBN-TV’s (Youngstown OH) airing of the Stooges’ comedy shorts, and the team’s upcoming July 31 personal appearance at Youngstown’s Stambaugh Auditorium.
by Scott Reboul
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11-year old singer Georgia Retsinas from Rockford IL appeared with Moe, Larry & Curly in a July 1938 show at the Coronado Theater. The author presents an overview of that event, and the young girl’s life.
by Gary Lassin
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A detailed look at The Three Stooges’ 1941 personal appearances, one of their busiest live show years, which included stops in Hartford CT, NYC, New England, Omaha NE, Minneapolis MN, Sioux Falls SD, Atlantic City NJ, Monmouth NJ, Passaic NJ, Boston MA, Providence RI, Brooklyn NY, Bronx NY, Philadelphia PA, Camden NJ, Chicago IL, Columbus OH, Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH and Syracuse NY.
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 12 - 14
Joan Howard, Carol Hughes, Arline Hunter, Virginia Hunter
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Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 16
“Ted Healy and Curly Howard in a rare publicity still from MYRT AND MARGE (1933)”
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