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Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard (ebook)
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Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard (ebook)

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Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard

by Geoff Dale

Foreword by

Geri Howard Greenbaum, Jill Howard Marcus and Sandie Howard Isaac

 

Shemp Howard 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 Ted Healy, ultimately gracing Broadway. Alongside brother Moe Howard with Larry Fine – the nucleus of The Three Stooges – they appeared in the feature film Soup to Nuts. He went solo in 105 movies with stars like John Wayne, James Stewart, W.C. Fields and Abbott and Costello.

Returning to The Three Stooges 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 Drew Friedman, Tristan Yonce and Darin McGowan, the latter responsible for transporting him to magical cinematic locales like Oz (see photo above).  

BearManor Media author and veteran Canadian journalist Geoff Dale probes his fascinating life in this first-ever Shemp Howard book. Foreword by Geri Howard Greenbaum, Jill Howard Marcus and Sandie Howard Isaac

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My guest this week is Journalist and Author Geoff Dale. Geoff and I discuss his book ‘More than a stooge’ on Shemp Howard.  Listen here on Apple Podcasts, Spotify & all major audio streaming platforms :
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Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard by Geoff Dale
When 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 many decades. There are also tributes by many different people in the entertainment industry, a list of films Shemp appeared in and a lot more. "Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard" is one fans of the Stooges should add to their list of books about the famous comedy legends. 
-- Gary Roen, Senior Reviewer
 


SHEMP in new LEONARD MALTIN BOOK SURVEY:
https://www.leonardmaltin.com/

 SHEMP/HARMON LEON COMEDY 101 Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shemp-howard-and-the-three-stooges/id1223794332?i=1000638602810 

THREE GEOFF DALE Podcasts:     
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/check-your-brain/id1557450591?i=1000634872756https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QojSI1rvJaXCOUkl8ZI63https://youtu.be/zXEE4hCzSbI

WICN FM - GEOFF DALE Podcast:
https://wicn.org/podcast/geoff-dale/

GEOFF DALE/MARK  LYNCH Podcast:
https://wicn.org/podcast/geoff-dale/


 NEW GEOFF DALE/SHEMP Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbEby96vg78&si=zDyi5-bizw_9Y1yt&fbclid=IwAR1igu4sdzXkEgABNk8a9yRP77Ecja5S2P1dJzQG6sOe40qXHO5t_qH0KIg 

GEOFF DALE CABLE TV INTERVIEW:
https://youtu.be/_1qNmkbUpsc?si=KzHGm83z4hDIhq1

SHEMP HOWARD has been honored with a listing in the "2023 Forces of Geek Holiday Gift Guide".  https://forcesofgeek.com/welcome-to-the-2023-forces-of-geek-holiday-gift-guide-part-four-books-literature/