One Fine Stooge Larry Fine's Frizzy Life in Pictures : an Authorized Biography

Discover those high priests of low comedy, the Three Stooges, like never before. One Fine Stooge, the life story of Larry Fine--the original frizzy-haired member of the classic comedy team--reveals the charming and poignant life of the famed comedian who took a beating for more than four decades. Behind the comic mask that he wore most of his adult years as a Stooge--on stage, in films, television, cartoons, and in every facet of entertainment--was a life filled with fame and fortune, bad luck and tragedy. This tumultuous trip through decades in show business is based on Larry Fine's own memoirs, featuring the late comedian's private memorabilia collection--now published for the first time. Discovered and dusted off nearly thirty years after his passing, Larry Fine's personal notes, clippings, interviews, correspondence, and unique cache of memorabilia create an unparalleled visual history of the most prolific comedy team in entertainment annals. One Fine Stooge offers a unique, loving pictorial tribute to the Stooge in the middle and to one of the most successful comedy acts ever to take pies in the face. From the late 1920s on, the Stooges pried and twisted their way into the fabric of American life. Like them or not, the Stooges came out on top, an institution of American comedy, popular icons of the greatest renown. This is their story as revealed by Larry Fine in his own words, augmented by fascinating anecdotes from family members and coworkers. It is a Stooge fan's treasury.