Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Shemp Howard and Ray Corrigan (as 'Harold the Gorilla') in a publicity shot from CRIME ON THEIR HANDS (1948)
FALL 2020 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2 - 4
- Three Stooges supporting actress Nancy Saunders (BRIDELESS GROOM, I’M A MONKEY’S UNCLE, THE GHOST TALKS) died on June 13, 2020. Her life and career are covered, with page 3 dedicated to publicity shots of Nancy from her films and as a magazine cover model.
- T. Todd Reboul died on July 6, 2020. The father of Three Stooges fan and “Journal” contributor Scott Reboul, Mr. Reboul supported his son’s love of the comedy trio and made it possible in the early 1970s for Scott to meet Moe, Larry, Joe B. and Joe D. Those meetings are the basis of an audio-visual presentation that Scott has made at Three Stooges Fan Club gatherings.
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 5 - 9
Eddie Laughton, Bert LeBaron, June Lebow, Lu Leonard, Ethelreda Leopold
(After going to press, the Fan Club learned that June Lebow died in March 2019. An obituary will appear in an upcoming issue.)
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 10 - 13
1940 was the Stooges' busiest year making personal appearances, and Part 3 takes a look at mid-November thru December.
by Erin Smith
Page(s): 14, 16
Among the many inquiries received by the staff of The Stoogeum are those about the relatives and descendants of the Stooges and Ted Healy. Staff member Erin Smith discusses some of the more interesting questions that the museum has received.
Page(s): 15
Fan classified ads
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
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