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Geoff Dale Answers Shemp Questions!

November 28, 2023 • geoff dale • q&a • shemp

Geoff Dale Answers Shemp Questions! What inspired you to write this book? Shemp was the original Stooge under the founder Ted Healy, alongside his younger brother Moe. He was Healy’s most constant minion from 1923 to 1934 when he left for a solo career. He appeared alongside some of the major stars of the day in these solo efforts, like John Wayne, James Stewart (his film debut in a Shemp short), Abbott & Costello, W. C. Fields and many more. So why has there never been a book focusing on him? So, I decided it was time I took the...