{"product_id":"growing-up-stooge-hardcover","title":"Growing Up Stooge - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Howard Maurer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeff Lenburg\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer father was Moe Howard, the scowling, bossy, mop-haired leader of The Three Stooges, who dished out laughter to millions with a poke in the eye and pie in the face of his two nitwitted partners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGROWING UP STOOGE tells the wild, true-life story of Joan Howard Maurer growing up as the daughter of the world's most famous \"Moe\" and niece of her zany uncles, Curly and Shemp Howard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine living under the same roof as the man responsible for creating five decades of hilarious mayhem and madness in more than 200 classic two-reel comedy shorts and feature films. If you're thinking, \"Heaven help the daughter who had a father like that,\" think again!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis entertaining, revealing, and beautifully written memoir chronicles Joan's incredible life as a \"Stooge Kid.\" From the very day she entered the world at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and her famous father and uncles mashed their cross-eyed faces against the nursery glass it was clear her life would not be ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith nearly 300 illustrations from the family's personal collections, many of which have never been published, this book sheds light on it all-the good, the bad, and the moronic. It's a journey full of raucous beginnings and rocky endings, exhilarating ups and debilitating downs. Along with the comedy came a lifetime of lessons for Joan who shares them all through a candid, behind-the-scenes look at a treasury of off-camera memories with her world-famous father and knuckleheaded uncles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, get ready to duck some flying pies and find out what it was really like GROWING UP STOOGE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550649868595,"sku":"9798887714608","price":66.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/growing-up-stooge-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}