Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Emil Sitka, THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT (1962) publicity shot
SPRING 1998 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Saxon Sitka
Page(s): 2 - 3
The Sitka family acknowledges the thoughts and prayers of fans, following Emil's passing
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
- Emil Sitka passed away on January 16, 1998
- Ethelreda Leopold passed away on January 26, 1998
- Family Channel dropped the Stooges from its schedule effective 1/1/98
- Illinois adds the Three Stooges to one of its lottery ticket games
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
Trivia questions
by Bill Cappello and Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4
Three Stooges supporting actress (WEE WEE MONSIEUR, BACK TO THE WOODS, IN THE SWEET PIE AND PIE, G. I. WANNA HOME) died on January 26, 1998
by Mark Yurkiw
Page(s): 4
Chicago's Three Stooges TV host "Andy Bell" died December 8, 1997 at age 75
by Michael Monaco
Page(s): 5
Overview of stock footage use in the Stooges' shorts of 1946 - 1958
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 5, cont. on 14
Undocumented Shemp Howard newsreel guest appearance discovered: Hearst-Metrotone NEWS OF THE DAY Vol. 12 # 272 "Buy Savings Bonds!" (5/21/41), starring Abbott & Costello
by Mike Parker
Page(s): 6 - 7, cont. on 14
Career overview of "The 4th Stooge," Emil Sitka
by Gary Lassin and various
Page(s): 8
Candid photo tribute:
- "Emil with fan Rich Gallo 1988"
- "Sitka engages in some Stooge antics with a fan, 1983"
- "A montage of Sitka in several of his well-known film roles"
- "Portrait shot of Emil, mid 1970s"
- "Sitka with his Three Stooges library, early 1990s"
by Steve Cox
Page(s): 9
Personal recollections of Emil Sitka
by Ed Shifres
Page(s): 10 - 11
Eddie Gribbon, "G" minor players
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 12 - 13
Additional marketing tie-ins used for Pillsbury's 1937 Three Stooges Moving Picture Machine, a promotional toy for Farina cereal
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 13
Newly licensed merchandise includes personal check designs, ties, string confetti, coasters, t-shirts, wall clock, mousepads, resin figurines, jigsaw puzzles, life-size stand-ups, card game, watch, desk clock and auto accessories
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisments
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 16
April - June dates of note in Three Stooges history
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