Illustrating a passing age of American humor, Once A Stooge, Always A Stooge is Joe Besser's written legacy to Three Stooges fans.
This timeless and entertaining remembrance chronicles the comedian's life and career in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio, in motion pictures, on television and in animated cartoons, as well as behind-the-scene stories of his years with the Stooges and numerous Hollywood notables, including Abbott and Costello, Jack Benny , Milton Berle and Jerry Lewis.
Wonderfully funny anecdotes fill every page of this richly illustrated volume, featuring more than 70 never-before- published illustrations from the comedian's private collection, and a foreword by comedian Milton Berle.
248 pages - hardcover and paperback - 75 illustrations.
"A fascinating look at the development of American entertainment from a person who managed to experience it all in one way or another."
--Philadelphia Daily News
"An affectionate, thoroughly enjoyable remembrance of a lifetime spent on the road and on the screen."
--Los Angeles Times
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER:
Excelsior Books (as "Not Just a Stooge")
AWARDS:
Nominated for the Theatre Library Association's "Theatre Library Association Award" for "Best Performing Arts Book"
NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE:
National print and radio interviews
HARDCOVER REPRINT RIGHTS:
Sold to Roundtable Publishing
PAPERBACK REPRINT RIGHTS:
Sold to Knightsbridge Publishing
BOOK CLUB RIGHTS:
Featured selection of the Movie/Entertainment Book Club
Once A Stooge, Always A Stooge
by Joe Besser with Jeff & Greg Lenburg
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