Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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SUMMER 1989 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin and Frank Reighter
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1989 (July 21 - 23) Three Stooges Convention information and itinerary
by Gary Lassin
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Larry Fine's daughter dies April 3, 1989 at age 60
by Gary Lassin
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- Obituary - Lucille Ball (THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS 1934) died in April
- Miscellaneous Stooges sightings by fans
- KTLA Los Angeles reports they do not air SOCK-A-BYE BABY because it "deals with child kidnapping"
- Shemp Festival held in Louisiana
- Univ. of CA at Riverside symposium, "The Great Film Comedians," will feature lecture by Stooge author Jeff Lenburg
- Stooges film festivals
- TNT aired rare Stooge features
- Filmfax published an article on Ted Healy's solo film MAD LOVE
- Eric Lamond (Larry's grandson) appeared as a contestant on television's RELATIVELY SPEAKING
- A recent episode of CHEERS featured an elaborate plot reference to the Stooges
by Associated Press
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Stooge supporting actor Milton Frome died at age 78
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Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Stooges supporting actor David Bond has died
by Gary Lassin
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Trivia questions
by Gary Lassin
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- "Outside the Palladium Theater, 1969"
- "Larry poses with Cheryl Stone at daughter Phyllis' house, 1972"
- "Visiting with fan Scott Reboul at the Motion Picture Country Home, 1974"
- "Larry and wife Mabel relax on the beach in Atlantic City NJ, 1941"
by Stephen P. Alpert
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January 1972 meeting, and interview, with Moe Howard during a UCLA television interview program
by Gary Lassin
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Personal and career overview of Stooges supporting actor Jock Mahoney
by Cliff Allen
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Source: WSBK-TV Boston
A letter from WSBK's manager discusses the Boston TV station's policy, and appreciation, toward its Three Stooges programming
by Brian Kirkpatrick
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Recollections of Columbus OH's vintage & restored Palace Theater, and its annual Three Stooges Festival
by Ed Shifres
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A-to-Z listing of major supporting players and crew, with birth/death dates and film credit comments
by Gary Lassin
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Fan Club member survey and poll
by Steve Randisi and Frank Reighter
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Personal and career overview of supporting player Harold Brauer, and his Three Stooges film credits
by Frank Reighter
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A large, undistributed warehouse supply of this popular 1959 Three Stooges toy collectible has been found
by Gary Lassin
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State of the collector market for Three Stooges movie posters, records, films, toys & games, autographs, comic books and trading cards
by Gary Lassin
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- Columbia will release six new VHS in June, with eighteen shorts
- 60-card trading card set is now available
- Joe Besser's solo THE SAVAGE INTRUDER (1969) available on VHS from Unicorn Video
- Paperback collection of Three Stooges '50s-'60s comic book stories is in the works
- Newly licensed merchandise includes dolls and greeting cards
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Fan classifed advertisements
by George Glidden
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Source: The National Examiner
Tabloid newspaper story claiming that a tribe of Australian aborigines worship the Three Stooges
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