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Moe and Larry with Braves pitcher Lew Burdette at Milwaukee's County Stadium, August 21, 1960. Burdette had recently thrown a no-hitter against Larry's hometown team, The Philadelphia Phillies.

SUMMER 2025   -   Editor: Gary Lassin

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Obituaries
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 2

Marilyn Ellman (1938 - 2025)

Curly Howard's daughter Marilyn died on May 6, 2025.


Marilyn Ellman (1938 - 2025)
Page(s): 2 - 3
Source: Joan Howard Maurer, Brad Server, Mike Holman, John Elliott, Gary Lassin

Photographs of Marilyn Ellman, celebrating her life.


Have Slapstick, Will Travel - Scratched From the Sahara, Fired From the Flamingo
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4 - 7

Detailed, illustrated account of The Three Stooges' attempt to take their personal appearance act into casino nightclubs.  

  • February 1953 at the Sahara in Las Vegas NV (canceled appearance)
  • July 1953 at Sahati's Stateline Country Club in in Stateline NV
  • October 1953 at the Flamingo in Las Vegas NV (fired by casino mgmt)

Moe Howard... Diving Girl???
by Stephen R. Wilk
Page(s): 8 - 9

Moe Howard, in his autobiography, talks about he and Ted Healy working in drag for the Annette Kellerman Diving Girls at Coney Island.  His account is revealed as a mix of mis-recollection and possibly a bit of fabrication.  The true story is reported.


Three Stooges Supporting Players, The: Mini-Biographical Profiles
by Journal Staff
Page(s): 10 - 13
  • Robin Raymond
  • Doria Revier
  • Yvette Reynard
  • Eve Reynolds
  • 'Little Billy' Rhodes

Shempzapoppin' - Dueling Biographies on Shemp Howard
by Richard J. Kunkel
Page(s): 14

A review of two Shemp Howard biographies that were published in 2023 and 2024.

  • "Much More Than a Stooge:  Shemp Howard" by Geoff Dale (BearManor Media 2023)
  • "Shemp!  The Biography of The Three Stooges' Shemp Howard, the Face of  Film Comedy" by Burt Kearns (Applause Books 2024)

Bulletin Board
Page(s): 15

Fan classified advertisements


Stooge Trivia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 15

Trivia Q&A


Candid Photos
Page(s): 16
Source: Steve Cox

Curly Howard's daughter, Marilyn Ellman, at her home in Camarillo CA, 2015.  Ellman passed away on May 6, 2025 at age 86.


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