Joan Howard Maurer
Joan Howard Maurer (April 2, 1927 – September 21, 2021) was an American writer and actress, and the daughter of Moe Howard of The Three Stooges.[1] She wrote several books on the Three Stooges and had several roles as a supporting actress during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Joan Howard Maurer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joan Sally Howard April 2, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 2021 (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, actress |
| Years active | 1934–1980 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Moe Howard (father) Shemp Howard (paternal uncle) Curly Howard (paternal uncle) |
Biography
In the 1980s, Maurer helped to raise funds for a cancer center dedicated to her father at the City of Hope National Medical Center by providing his autographs as incentives for donors to the facility in Duarte, California. After she discovered about 4,000 cancelled checks that had been signed by Howard, she offered to give one of the checks to each donor who gave $10 or more to the center.[2]
She was married to cartoonist/director Norman Maurer, who wrote, produced, and directed many Stooges films,[3] for 39 years until his death in 1986.
Maurer regularly attended Three Stooges conventions held yearly in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Her sons, Michael Maurer and Jeffrey Scott (Maurer), are both animation writers.
All of her books were originally published by Citadel Press.
Maurer died in Los Angeles, California, on September 21, 2021, at the age of 94.[4]
Books
By Joan Howard Maurer
- The Three Stooges Book of Scripts ISBN 0-8065-1018-8; April 1984
- Curly: An Illustrated Biography of the Superstooge ISBN 0-8065-1086-2; April 1985
Co-authored by Joan Howard Maurer
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; written by Moe Howard, compiled by Joan Howard Maurer after Moe's death (July 1977)
- Lenburg, Jeff; —; Lenburg, Greg (1 April 2012) [1982]. The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Foreword by Joe Besser (Updated ed.). Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61374-074-3. LCCN 2011046838. OCLC 867774493. OL 25110042M – via Internet Archive. (not to be confused with The Three Stooges Scrapbook unsold 1960 television pilot)
- The Three Stooges Book of Scripts, Volume II; with Norman Maurer (April 1987; published after his death in 1986)
References
- Takiff, Jonathan (April 4, 2016). "Three Stooges fans not fooling -- they love those nitwits". Philadelphia Daily News. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. p. 6. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wong, Annie (November 10, 1983). "Stooge's Autographs on Checks Benefit Hospital". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. SGV 2. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Williams, Jeff (August 13, 1989). "Dad was a Stooge". News-Press. Florida, Fort Myers. p. 2 F. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Joan Maurer, April 2, 1927 – September 21, 2021". Three Stooges. October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.