Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Shemp Howard, HE COOKED HIS GOOSE (1952) publicity shot
SPRING 1999 - Editor: Gary Lassin
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
- Stooges included in nominations for the AFI's "50 Greatest American Film Legends"
- The Three Stooges appear in a series of commercials for CA's Carl Jr.'s fast food chain
- The 1999 Fan Club Meeting is scheduled for May 1 - 2; event details and itinerary
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
Phil Berle, Huntz Hall
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
Trivia questions
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4
Columbia announces a new 130-short syndication package at the National Association of TV Program Executives (NATPE) trade show
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4
The 1999 Fan Club Meeting will feature a 16mm screening of SOUP TO NUTS (1930)
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 5
Identification, analysis and credits for music featured in the Stooges' shorts of 1936 - 1938
by Brent Seguine
Page(s): 6, cont. on 14
Interview with actor Richard Herd (SEINFELD), who worked with the Stooges at the 1964 Wisconsin State Fair
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 7
"The Stooges relax on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1938; one of the few shots you'll ever see featuring a shirtless Larry Fine"
by Ed Shifres
Page(s): 8 - 9, cont. on 14
Marilyn Hanold, Victoria Horne, William J. Irving, John Ince
by Bill Cappello
Page(s): 10 - 12
Career overviews of Cy Schindell, Frank Lackteen and Kenneth MacDonald
by Mark Yurkiw
Page(s): 12
A review of this collection of The Three Stooges public domain credits from Columbia, MGM shorts & Shemp Vitaphone comedies
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 13
- Paul 'Mousie' Garner's autobiography Mousie Garner: Autobiography of a Vaudeville Stooge has been published by McFarland Press
- KOOK'S TOUR (1970) has been released to home video by Anchor Bay
- Encore cable channel airs a documentary on the history of Columbia Pictures, THE LADY WITH THE TORCH
- New C3 licensed merchandise items include a notepad, wobble ball, and Franklin Mint statue
Page(s): 15
Fan classified advertisements
by Steve Blow
Page(s): 16
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Profile of Stooge fan Bob Bernet and his 1970s visit with Moe Howard
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