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Once a Stooge, Always a Stooge: The Autobiography of Hollywood's Most Prolific Funnyman,Used
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REVISED AND EXPANDED AND BESSER THAN EVER!WITH 425 NEVERBEFOREPUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONSFor more than six decades, Joe Besser brought gales of laughter to millionsin vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio, in motion pictures, and on television. From his days working as a bumbling assistant to the worldfamous Thurston the Magician, he carved out success with his own actthat of a childlike sissy who brandished his foils with a flick of the wrist and such hilarious verbal assaults as Ooh, you crazy you! and Not so fast! From stage to film and television screens, the famed rolypoly comedian left an indelible markfrom starring in his own feature films and shortsubject series for Columbia Pictures, to dishing out huge laughs on scores of popular programs of the day, most notably as the malevolent brat Stinky on The Abbott and Costello Show, to stepping in to replace Shemp Howard after his death as a member of Three Stooges comedy team. Followed by countless more laugh outloud performances in movies and on television, from playing the frustrated superintendent, Jillson, on The Joey Bishop Show to voicing Saturday morning cartoons, his legacy still lives on today, thanks to reruns of his classic work. Illustrating a passing age of American humor, ONCE A STOOGE, ALWAYS A STOOGE tells the whole story. Jampacked with timeless remembrances, Besser vividly recounts it allthe personal ups and downs, the classic skits and routines that became his hallmark, and behindthescenes stories of show business icons who enriched his life and career, including Abbott and Costello, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Olsen and Johnson, and many others. This thoroughly revised and expanded edition contains scores of previously unpublished anecdotes and material throughout, including hundreds of new, many rare and oneofakind illustrations and extensive appendices of the legendary funnymans stage, film, radio and TV appearances, that round out this charming, thoughtfully written, fully updated and expanded memoir.PRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL EDITION:An affectionate, thoroughly enjoyable remembrance of a lifetime spent on the road and on the screen. LOS ANGELES TIMESA fascinating look at the development of American entertainment from a person who managed to experience it all . . . PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
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