I Stooged to Conquer: The Autobiography of the Leader of the Three Stooges
Moe Howard
Jul 2013 · Chicago Review Press
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Telling the full story of the head Stooge, this work reveals the life-long career of a legendary funnyman. Born into a working-class family in Brooklyn, Moe Howard transformed his real-life experiences of getting into mischief with his brother Shemp into the plots that would have millions rolling in the aisles. From childhood, Moe’s ambition was to perform—whether it was plucking a ukulele on the beach, or playing a halfwit on a Mississippi showboat. But he only found success when he joined with Shemp and Larry Fine to play, as the New York Times put it, “three of the frowziest numskulls ever assembled.” As the brains behind the Three Stooges, he went on to act in hundreds of their movies, introducing his little brother Curly into the act when Shemp departed, and, after Curly’s death, partnering with Joe Besser and finally Joe de Rita. This is Moe Howard’s self-penned, no-holds-barred story of the ups and downs of his life, ranging from personal family tragedies to tidbits about career mishaps and triumphs. It overflows with the easygoing charm, generosity, and inspired lunacy of the “wise guy” behind America’s most successful comedy trio.
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4.7
21 reviews
Brian “Deminox” Preston
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January 13, 2015
The read was great. Exceptwhen you got to sentenceslikethis. Which was more than a dozen times in chapter 1. Really made an excellent book tough to get into when words smashed together jarr you out of the flow. Please fix that and it will be 9stars out of 5. (One extra for larry curly and shemp a piece)
Frank Hadzalic
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February 11, 2018
I miss them very much they gave me so much joy and laughter not only from their TV series but when I would go to the movies in the 60s.
adam merglewski
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August 24, 2013
Amazing read
About the author
Moe Howard was the leader of the Three Stooges. He appeared in close to 200 comedy shorts; 25 feature films; and thousands of television, onstage, and personal appearances.
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