Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Joan Howard Maurer at the 1994 Three Stooges Convention
WINTER 2021 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2
Joan Howard Maurer (1927 - 2021)
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3 - 5
Source: Photos by Friends and Family
3-page pictorial tribute to Joan Howard Maurer, at home, at the studio, and at Three Stooges get-togethers with family and friends
by Scott Reboul
Page(s): 6 - 7
A 1960 candid photograph of the Stooges shows them receiving polio vaccines in Springfield IL. In the photo is a young boy. The author tracks down that youngster today, who shares his recollections of that unique childhood experience.
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 8 - 11
Ted Mapes, Adele Mara, Marion Martin, Helen Martinez, LeRoy Mason, Louis Mason, Vivian Mason
by Steve Cox
Page(s): 12 - 13
Steve talks with artist Bob Fillie. Bob did the artwork for the cover of Larry Fine's memoir "Stroke of Luck," albeit unknowingly. The picture was originally done for the cover of a 1971 New York City entertainment magazine called "Applause," and it was borrowed without permission by Larry's co-author James Carone. The story behind that is revealed.
by Ted Levitt
Page(s): 14 - 16
The supermarket tabloid "Weekly World News" has often made The Three Stooges targets of its wild tales. The author presents a detailed index of these stories, covering the years 1988 - 2007.
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15
Trivia Q&A
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