One Fine Stooge: Larry Fine's Frizzy Life in Pictures (An Authorized Biography)
The Three Stooges defied nearly every law of show business there was. In a career that spanned forty years, they made more than two hundred films, entertained generations of fans, and ultimately became an integral part of American popular culture. One Fine Stooge, the poignant life story of Larry Fine--the frizzy-haired member of the classic comedy team--offers a behind-the-scenes look at these manic high priests of low comedy.
Discovered and dusted off thirty years after Larry Fine's death, his personal notes, clippings, interviews, and career memorabilia provide a portrait of his life and the lives of the other Stooges. The result is an unparalleled visual history of the most prolific comedy trio in entertainment annals.
Like them or not, the Three Stooges remain unique motion picture icons of the greatest renown. This is their story as revealed by Larry, in his own words, augmented by fascinating anecdotes from family members and friends. Behind his comic mask was a life that blended fame and fortune, bad luck and tragedy. This tumultuous trip through Larry Fine's years in film is based on his memoirs, now published for the first time, along with his astonishing collections of rare photographs--including fifty images in full color.
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Book details
- Author
- Steve Cox, Jim Terry
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Entertainment & Performing Arts
Performing Arts › Comedy - Topics
- Three Stooges · celebrity biography · comedy history · classic Hollywood comedy · slapstick comedy · American popular culture · film history
- ISBN-13
- 9781581823639
About the author
STEVE COX is an American freelance writer and the author of more than twenty books on popular culture, film, and television. His recent books include One Fine Stooge: Larry Fine’s Frizzy Life in Pictures, The Munchkins Remember and The Beverly Hillbillies.
Cox graduated from Park University in 1988 and has written for TV Guide, The Hollywood Reporter, US magazine, and the Los Angeles Times. He has also been interviewed on CNN and Biography.
When not writing, Cox draws on extensive archival research, as in One Fine Stooge, which was co-written with Jim Terry and drew on hundreds of unpublished photographs from Larry Fine’s personal archives. His work spans subjects including The Three Stooges, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters, and The Addams Family.
Steve was born in St. Louis, Missouri.