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Greg Lenburg is co-author of The Three Stooges Scrapbook - Updated Edition, considered to be the definitive book about the iconic comedy team. He is also author and/or publisher through his own company, Abby Books, of 70 movie poster books featuring the films of Hollywood's greatest stars.
Scrapbook’s updated edition was published in paperback in 2012. Like the original edition published in 1982, the updated Scrapbook was co-written by Stooge leader Moe Howard’s daughter, Joan Howard Maurer, and Lenburg's twin brother, Jeff. It was the last published book by Maurer who died in 2021.
In 2020, Lenburg co-authored an updated and enlarged edition of Once a Stooge, Always a Stooge, the autobiography of comic Joe Besser of The Three Stooges, with his brother Jeff and posthumously with Besser. Besser died in 1988. The original edition was first published in 1984 under the title, Not Just a Stooge, then, in 1988, in hardcover and trade paperback under the new title, Once a Stooge, Always a Stooge.
The updated and enlarged edition is lavishly illustrated with more than 420 photographs and is divided into five sections: Joe’s autobiography (which includes never-before published anecdotes), filmography, television, and, for the first time, radio and stage. The filmography and television sections have been completely revamped and enlarged, chronicling in great detail Besser’s nearly 350 movie and TV appearances, including his most memorable as Stinky on The Abbott and Costello Show and Jillson, the building superintendent, on The Joey Bishop Show. At a whopping 408 pages, this lovingly assembled edition is a complete record of Besser’s life and more than 60-year career in show business.
From 2015 and 2022, Lenburg wrote and/or independtly published over 70 movie posters books through his own company, Abby Books. While the original paperback editions are now out of print and are now collector's items, Lenburg has republished over 30 of his best-selling movie posters books exclusively in PDF e-book editions. The editions are available for sale at his official website, greg lenburg.com
In 2023, Lenburg launched MoviePostersAreUs.com, a one stop store for digital downloads of over 250 high quality classic movie posters (reproduceable up to 11" x 14") from the films of over 50 of Hollywood's greatest stars, from silents to talkies, which were originally published in his and Abby Books' movie posters books.
In 2022, Lenburg launched a website, JoeBesserForever.com, celebrating the legacy of one of Hollywood's great comedians. The website, a companion to Besser's autobiography, features nearly 300 free downloadable photos, a detailed biography, free giveaways, links, nearly 200 clips from Besser’s nearly 350 memorable movie and TV roles, and a special article on why Besser was the right stooge at the right time. Joe Besser Forever is also available on YouTube.
In 1980, Lenburg co-wrote his first book, Steve Martin: The Unauthorized Biography, with Randy Skretvedt and his brother, Jeff.
Lenburg is a former daily and weekly newspaper editor, local radio newscaster and entertainment news program host, and Catholic director of religious education.