SHEMP!: The Biography of the Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, out Oct. 1 2024

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SHEMP!: The Biography of the Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, out Oct. 1 2024

Postby Ed Watz » Mon Aug 19, 2024 1:58 pm

Shemp!: The Biography of the Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, the Face of Film Comedy (Hardcover – 1 Oct. 2024)
by Burt Kearns, Drew Friedman (Forward)

Definitive biography that reveals more of the greatness of Shemp Howard, an original member of the Three Stooges, and one of Hollywood's most influential actors

"This is the only book you will ever need to read about anything. Burn all the other books — there is ONLY SHEMP!" — Patton Oswalt

Shemp Howard not only had one of the most distinctive faces of the twentieth century, but was also one of its most accomplished, influential comic actors and showbiz personalities. Along with his brother Moe and comedy violinist Larry Fine, Shemp was an original member of the comedy team that became known as the Three Stooges before he quit and set off on his own in 1932.

SHEMP! shows how he made an even greater mark in a successful and until now largely unexplored career in more than a hundred movie shorts and features. He appeared in comedies, dramas, mysteries, Westerns, and musicals alongside the biggest stars of the Golden Age, including W.C. Fields, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, William Powell, Lon Chaney, Jr., Myrna Loy, and the team of Abbott & Costello. Author Burt Kearns challenges the “official” version of Three Stooges history that’s been repeated for decades, shattering myths while uncovering the surprising and often troubling facts behind the man’s unlikely story: how the child of Jewish immigrants, supposedly racked by debilitating phobias, could conquer show business; the behind-the-scenes machinations that pushed him to return to the team; and the circumstances surrounding his untimely death.

Through interviews with fans, family members, experts, filmmakers, and celebrities, SHEMP! unearths treasures in Shemp’s solo work, examines the “cult of Shemp” that thrives today, and confirms Shemp Howard’s deserved place in cinematic history.
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"Of course he smiled -- just like you and me." -- Harold Goodwin, on Buster Keaton (1976)

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Re: SHEMP!: The Biography of the Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, out Oct. 1 2024

Postby Rob Farr » Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:41 am

Lots of good stuff coming out this fall: this, Charley Chase:1927, Laurel & Hardy:1928, and Bader’s Zeppo bio.
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Re: SHEMP!: The Biography of the Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, out Oct. 1 2024

Postby Ed Watz » Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:56 am

A one-year digital subscription to the Library Journal costs $157.99, but the Barnes & Noble website now features the Journal's full reviews for free. Here’s the review for SHEMP!:

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