{"product_id":"shemp-the-biography-of-the-three-stooges-shemp-howard-the-face-of-film-comedy-9781493074211","title":"SHEMP!: The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eShemp Howard was an original member of the Three Stooges and one of Hollywood's most influential actors, with a distinctive face and a successful career in over a hundred movie shorts and features. SHEMP! challenges the \"official\" version of Three Stooges history and uncovers the surprising and troubling facts behind his unlikely story, including his Jewish immigrant background, his conquering of show business, and the circumstances surrounding his untimely death. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 280 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 December 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Globe Pequot Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Definitive Biography of the Great Shemp Howard, an Original Member of the Three Stooges, and One of Hollywood's Most Influential Actors\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShemp Howard was not only 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. \u003cstrong\u003eSHEMP!\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u0026amp; Costello. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor 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 celeb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Definitive Biography of the Great Shemp Howard, an Original Member of the Three Stooges, and One of Hollywood's Most Influential Actors\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShemp Howard was not only 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. \u003cstrong\u003eSHEMP!\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u0026amp; Costello. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor 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. 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