{"product_id":"much-more-than-a-stooge-shemp-howard-paperback","title":"Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoff Dale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeri Howard Greenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShemp Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e was a gifted physical actor and ad-libber yet his career oddly seemed at times to fly-under-the-radar. A century ago, his onstage life began as the original Stooge for superstar \u003cstrong\u003eTed Healy\u003c\/strong\u003e, ultimately gracing Broadway. Alongside brother \u003cstrong\u003eMoe Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Fine \u003c\/strong\u003e- the nucleus of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Stooges\u003c\/strong\u003e - they appeared in the feature film \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoup to Nuts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. He went solo in 105 movies with stars like \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Wayne\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJames Stewart\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eW.C. Fields\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAbbott and Costello\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to \u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Stooges\u003c\/strong\u003e in place of ailing younger brother Jerome (Curly), Shemp saved the act from prematurely ending but sadly he died at the rather young age of 60 in 1955. A Shemp renaissance has attracted attention from gifted artists including \u003cstrong\u003eDrew Friedman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTristan Yonce\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDarin McGowan\u003c\/strong\u003e, the latter responsible for transporting him to magical cinematic locales like Oz (see photo above). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBearManor Media author and veteran Canadian journalist Geoff Dale probes his fascinating life in this first-ever \u003cstrong\u003eShemp Howard \u003c\/strong\u003ebook. Foreword by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeri Howard Greenbaum, Jill Howard Marcus and Sandie Howard Isaac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52466115543347,"sku":"9798887713298","price":53.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oOTuPb8wwO9798887713298.webp?v=1759308865","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/much-more-than-a-stooge-shemp-howard-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}