Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard (hardback)
Much More Than A Stooge: Shemp Howard
by Geoff Dale
Foreword by
Geri Howard Greenbaum, Jill Howard Marcus and Sandie Howard Isaac
6x9 size
396 pages
ISBN 9798887713304
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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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
GEOFF DALE's Latest Shemp Podcase (4/5/2024):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9PDO1PTqpY&t=2042s
YET ANOTHER GEOFF DALE "SHEMP HOWARD" PODCAST (posted 4/12/2024):
https://www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com/podcast-1/episode/3d227c74/geoff-dale-on-shemp-howard?fbclid=IwAR0l23I000kQ3rP5-vhpPcv2pBbTgcVzDsk2L3Hgm0zObbdluwF0XRIMP4Q_aem_AZtnpSRomkA7yO-U80CQU8OqE1pYjHU2CiITx_vT0eCyAHXSrVoUYOYL6UmKFZcUObhErDf-6V-OXBtX1VjjN1yq
The Latest episode of Calling old Hollywood is here.
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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LATEST SHEMP HOWARD Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/live/eAoA5aBznVk?si=SfAoQ5yZxGVijYmE
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/
Yet Another GEOFF DALE Podcast - EPISODE 406:
Book Review by James Neibaur:Shemp Howard: Much More Than a Stooge
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