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 2019 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
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Michael Mikicel
by Gary Lassin
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- Nate D. Saunders auction house will host an auction of Moe Howard's collection, June 24 - 28, 2019
- A new series of prepaid Three Stooges VISA cards is now available from www.card.com
- Shemp Howard's solo feature THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. RX (1942) will be released to Blu-Ray in July
by Gary Lassin
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Source: Jackson Township Historical Preservation Society
A July 1959 appearance by Moe, Larry and Curly Joe on the WTAE-TV Pittsburgh children's show COMEDY TIME WITH RICKI & COPPER, documented by a photograph of the Stooges during the broadcast.
by Gary Lassin
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A detailed look at The Three Stooges' comeback personal appearance at the Holiday House in Monroeville, PA, December 22, 1958 - January 11, 1959. Also discussed are charity benefits and TV appearances the trio made to promote the engagement, and the comedy team's return to Holiday House in July 1959.
by Journal Staff
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Bud Jamison, Helen Jay, Si Jenks, Dick Jensen, Lola Jensen
by Richard Kunkel
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Ted Healy's solo feature STAGE MOTHER (1933) is available on DVD from the Warner Archive Collection. The author discusses the home video and reviews the film.
by Gary Lassin
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Source: Jules Buck (1st photo)
- "The Stooges clown with comedian Joe E. Brown, Pantages Theater, Hollywood CA, April 29, 1939"
- "Larry Fine with actors Ted Knight and Ed Asner at the Motion Picture Country Home, early 1970s"
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Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
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Trivia Q&A
by Gary Lassin
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"A rare publicity photo of the Stooges with actor Robert Montgomery on the set of FUGITIVE LOVERS (1934)"
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