“Soitenly!” Library Journal recommends Kearns’s “entertaining and detailed” new book, Shemp!

 

Library Journal, the trade publication for librarians in the United States, gives an unquaklified “thumbs up” to Burt Kearns’s new book, Shemp: The Biography of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face of Film Comedy. The review by Carolyn M. Mulac states that "Kearns (Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel) mined a variety of sources, including books, magazines, online material, and audio and video, to craft a complete portrait of a talented character actor who appeared in more than 100 movie shorts and features... all documented in an extensive filmography. Kearns and others quoted within contend that Shemp has never received the recognition he deserved for his entire body of work.” 

The verdict? "Fans will ‘soitenly’ enjoy this entertaining and detailed look at Shemp’s career with and without the Three Stooges."

The review, for subscribers, can be found here.

“Sharply written and entertaining": Ugly Things has pretty words for Kearns’ Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel

Ugly Things, the jam-packed magazine that focues on the best of garage, psychedlic and blues-based rock ’n’ rol of the Sixties, features a review of Burt Kearns’ latest book, Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel, in its Summer 2024 issue.

The sensational 152-page collector-worthy volume features a must-read intervuiew with the very pretty cover subject, Michelle Phillips (Ugly Things  is a play on the legendary sixties rock ’n’ roll band, The Pretty Things). 

The review, written by pop culture scholar and author and Beat generation authority Alan Bisbort, calls the book “sharply written and entertaining,” full of “deep dives” that show the links between Brando and “rebel” subcultures.

Order the issue, back issues and Ugly Things merch here.