Who Were The Three Stooges?
Title | Who Were The Three Stooges? PDF eBook |
Author | Pam Pollack |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 114 |
Release | 2016-10-18 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0451534530 |
Discover more about the comedy team that perfected the art of the pie fight! The Three Stooges were the hardworking children of immigrants and discovered a love of performing at an early age. Starting out as a vaudeville act, they soon transitioned into movies, becoming a worldwide sensation in feature films and shorts. Never the critics' darlings, audiences loved them for their mastery of physical comedy and their willingness to do anything for a laugh. They remained popular over the years despite several personnel changes that revolved around the three Howard brothers from Brooklyn. Their comedies are still in syndication more than 50 years after they were first shown on TV and continue to delight old fans and attract new ones.
Moe Howard & the 3 Stooges
Title | Moe Howard & the 3 Stooges PDF eBook |
Author | Moe Howard |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 218 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
"A narrative and photographic account of the career of the popular slapstick team in vaudeville, movies, and television"--Amazon.
The Three Stooges
Title | The Three Stooges PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Fleming |
Publisher | Broadway |
Total Pages | 319 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0767905563 |
Now in paperback--the official history of the supreme physical-comedy trio. From humble vaudeville origins to movie stars to grainy black-and-white television legends, the Three Stooges are comedy icons. Featuring rare photos and documents, interviews with friends and families, and a complete filmography with every "woop woop" in Stoogedom.
I Stooged to Conquer
Title | I Stooged to Conquer PDF eBook |
Author | Moe Howard |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1613747667 |
Originally published as Moe Howard & the 3 Stooges, by Citadel Press, 1977.
The Three Stooges Scrapbook
Title | The Three Stooges Scrapbook PDF eBook |
Author | John Howard Maurer |
Publisher | Citadel Press |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 2000-06 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780806509464 |
Dour-faced Moe Howard with his sugar-bowl haircut, his bald, chubby brother Curly and frizzy-haired Larry have poked, slapped, ear-yanked and nose-twisted their way into people's hearts across the world - and into film history. Their nearly 200 two-reel comedies, made between 1933 and 1958, have been translated into over 25 languages, entertained nearly six generations of fans and are seen somewhere in the world every single day. The Three Stooges Scrapbook is a historical overview of their time in showbusiness.
Three Stooges FAQ
Title | Three Stooges FAQ PDF eBook |
Author | David J. Hogan |
Publisher | Applause Theatre & Cinema |
Total Pages | 648 |
Release | 2011-09-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1557839328 |
(Applause Books). This entertaining and informative study of the Three Stooges focuses on the nearly 190 two-reel short comedies the boys made at Columbia Pictures during the years 1934-59. Violent slapstick? Of course, but these comic gems are also peerlessly crafted and enthusiastically played by vaudeville veterans Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp, and Joe arguably the most popular and long-lived screen comics ever produced by Hollywood. Detailed production and critical coverage is provided for every short, plus information about each film's place in the Stooges' careers, in Hollywood genre filmmaking, and in the larger fabric of American culture. From Depression-era concerns to class warfare to World War II to the cold war to rock-and-roll the Stooges reflected them all. Seventy-five stills, posters, and other images many never before published in book form bring colorful screen moments to life and help illuminate the special appeal of key shorts. Exclusive sections include a Stooges biographical and career timeline; a useful, colorful history of the structure and behind-the-camera personnel of the Columbia two-reel unit; and personality sidebars about more than 30 popular players who worked frequently with the Stooges. Also included is a filmography that covers all 190 shorts, plus a bibliography, making this the ultimate guide for all Three Stooges fans!
The Three Stooges
Title | The Three Stooges PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Pauley |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Motion picture locations |
ISBN | 9781595800701 |
Pauley documents the sites of the Stooges' most famous Columbia Pictures short films made in and around Hollywood between 1934 and 1958. Archival photographs, candid shots, vintage publicity still, and screen captures from films are compared to contemporary photographs to provide a treasure trove of memorabilia for Stooges fans.