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MBR Bookwatch: February 2024, Gary Roen review of Goeff Dale's "Much More Than a Stooge"
MBR Bookwatch: February 2024James A. Cox, Editor-in-ChiefMidwest Book ReviewGary Roen's BookshelfMuch More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard by Geoff DaleWhen you say The Three Stooges, most of only think of Moe, Larry, and Curly. Before and after Curly's health declined, there is another brother Howard brother, Shemp, who is just as much a part of the trio as Curly, and at one time there were all four in a short. Now author, Geoff Dale tells the whole life story of Shemp who was fortunate enough to work with John Wayne, W. C. Fields and Jimmy Stuart in a career that spanned...
VIDEO INTERVIEW with MICHAEL DANTE author of "Listen to the Rain"
VIDEO INTERVIEW with MICHAEL DANTE re "Listen to the Rain"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8w7FsccFYw
"GENERAL JOSEPH WARREN REVERE" - SYNOPSIS & CRITIQUE by LIBRARY WATCH's The Biography Shelf
SYNOPSIS & CRITIQUE by LIBRARY WATCH's The Biography Shelf: Synopsis: Joseph Warren Revere was a grandson of the legendary Paul Revere. He served in the U.S. Navy; circumnavigated the globe; raised the first American flag in Sonoma, California during the Mexican War; battled pirates, sharks, and Indians; searched for gold; had a scandalous affair; joined the Union Army and received a court-martial for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the Civil War. And then he began the fight of his life. With the publication of "General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere's Grandson", William...
"MAGIC TIME": SYNOPSIS & CRITIQUE from the THEATER/CINEMA/TV SHELF (Wisconsin Bookwatch):
SYNOPSIS & CRITIQUE from the THEATER/CINEMA/TV SHELF (Wisconsin Bookwatch): Synopsis: Billy Wilder (born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 - March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Hollywood cinema. He received seven Academy Awards (among 21 nominations), a BAFTA Award, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or and two Golden Globe Awards. Critique: Illustrated with black-and-white historical photographs, "Magic Time: The Films and Scripts of Billy Wilder" by J. R. Jordan is an inherently fascinating and comprehensive study of...
Q&A with Louise Carley Lewisson, author of The Sheik and I - The Life and Career of Agnes Ayres
Q&A with Louise Carley Lewisson, author of The Sheik and I - The Life and Career of Agnes Ayres Talking about your new book, what gave you the idea to write about Agnes Ayres?While researching my last book on actress Mary Nolan, I ran across Agnes’ name. Like a number of other silent era actresses who did not make the transition to sound, she had taken to working on stage in vaudeville acts, making personal appearances at various move theatres and had even been a real estate agent at one stage. It was at one such vaudeville event that included...