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The inaugural cartoon, "That Little Old Bomb Maker", featured a distinctive live-action wraparound that remained exclusive to that particular cartoon. A number of the cartoons featured recurring characters, such as Badman, a juvenile antagonist sporting a Batman-esque attire, who paradoxically is a benevolent 5-year-old boy.
Norman Albert Maurer (May 13, 1926 – November 23, 1986) was a comic book artist and writer, and a director and producer of films and television shows. He is best known for his longtime professional and personal association with The Three Stooges comedy team from the late 1940s onwards.
Termites of 1938 is a 1938 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard).It is the 28th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Sitka was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was the oldest of five children, born of Slovak immigrant parents. His father, Emil Sitka Sr., a coal miner, died of black lung disease when Sitka was 12 years old, and his mother, Helena (Matula) Sitka, was hospitalized, unable to take care of the children.
There are conflicting reports regarding Jamison's cause of death. [2] He died on September 30, 1944, at age 50, one day after completing work on the film Nob Hill. [2] Some sources indicate that Jamison developed a blood infection or kidney cancer and because he was a devout Christian Scientist, refused blood transfusions that resulted in his death. [2]
Look! and Laugh! is a 1960 feature-length Three Stooges compilation film featuring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in scenes from 11 movie short subjects of 1937–1947. Additional footage, filmed especially for this production, features ventriloquist Paul Winchell and his dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff, and animal act The ...
Felix Adler (January 22, 1884 – March 25, 1963) was an American comedy film screenwriter and vaudeville performer whose career spanned over 30 years. He is best known for his work with the Three Stooges, including their 1934 short Men in Black, which received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Short Subject - Comedy". [1]
Joe Besser (born Jessel Besser, [1] August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988) was an American actor, comedian, and musician, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957–1959.