Moe Howard and the 3 Stooges: The Pictorial Biography of the Wildest Trio in the History of American Entertai Nment

by Moe Howard

Book Overview

Former England library copy. Has the library stickers and pouch, otherwise in very nice shape. All pages in tact and clean. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806507233
• ISBN13: 9780806507231
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Citadel Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Book of Moe required reading for knuckleheads

This is a first hand account of one of the great comedy teams in history- the 3 Stooges. Moe was the leader on and off screeen - mostly by default as Larry, Curly, and Shemp just weren't the leader types. Knuckleheads will enjoy Moe's account of his brilliant career and there''s lots and lots of pictures so we don't have to read too many words. Just like this review.

A tribute to one of the world's greatest comedians

Moe Howard began writing this book several months before he died in 1975. This book was posthumously published in 1977. I bought my paperback copy of this book from Funny Side Up,a mail order catalog in 1985. This book is not only the biography of Moe. It also is about the legacy of his comedy team,The Three Stooges. He also told everything he knew about his 5 fellow Stooges,Larry Fine,Joe Besser,Joseph Wardell aka Curly Joe DeRita,and his brothers Curly and Shemp. Being a longtime Three Stooges fan is what motivated me to buy this book. There is also a listing of all Three Stooges movies. The 190 short subject comedies,the feature films,the cameo appearances and the Stooges' separate appearances. Besser and Wardell were still alive when this book went to press. Five years after this book was released,THE THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK came out,co-written by Moe's daughter,Joan Howard Maurer. Joan's husband Norman later would become the Stooges' manager. This book is packed with photos of Moe,with and without his fellow Stooges. I dedicate this book to the memory of Moe(June 19,1897-May 4,1975) and his five fellow Stooges.

A Must-Read for any Stooge Fan!

Moe Howard shows that he was not only a gifted comedian but also a gifted writer! This is one of the best autobiographies I have ever read. With load of interesting tidbits of the greatest comedy group of all-time by the man who lived it himself! Too bad the Stooges never had a sharp agent to deal with Columbia Pictures and all the other movie moguls that ripped them off especially when the shorts became a hit on tv.

Lots of anecdotes and incredibly entertaining

This is easily one of the most entertaining books you will ever read. Not only for Stooge fans but anyone who likes classic comedy. Once you start reading, it will be hard to put down. Moe Howard was a born author! He relays funny and interesting stories about the "boys" and throughout the book you will find yourself laughing, amazed, and even wiping a tear from your eyes. Great black and white photos are spread about capturing some of the Stooges funniest moments. A wonderful book guaranteed to delight you.

Great book by a great man

This book gives as a good look at the life and times of the Three Stooges. Not only from a Proffesional standpoint, but from a personal one as well. I can now see why the Stooges left Ted Healy, and how hard Moe worked. Overall, it tells you a lot about what their lives were really like.