The History Of The Three Stooges Part 1

The Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Larry, Moe, and Curly" and "Moe, Larry, and Shemp," among other lineups. The act originally featured Moe Howard, brother Shemp Howard and longtime friend Larry Fine. Shemp was later replaced by brother Curly Howard. When Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in 1946, Shemp rejoined the act. After Shemp's death in 1955, he was replaced by bald-headed comedian Joe Besser, after the use of stuntman Joe Palma to record several "Shemp" shorts after his death. Eventually Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita (born Joseph Wardell) would replace him. After Larry suffered a serious stroke in 1970 he was unable to continue performing. Emil Sitka, a longtime actor in Stooge comedies, was contracted to replace Larry—but no film was ever made with him in the role, although publicity photographs exist of him with his hair combed similarly to Larry's, posing with Moe and Curly-Joe (see below). However, Larry's paralyzing stroke in 1970 effectively marked the end of the act. He died in January 1975. Moe died of cancer a few months later.


MEMBERS:

Ted Healy
Real Name: Clarence Ernst Lee Nash
Born: October 1, 1896
Died: December 21, 1937 (aged 41)
Stooge Years: 19221931, 19321934
Moe Howard
Real Name: Moses Harry Horwitz
Born: June 19, 1897
Died: May 4, 1975 (aged 77)
Stooge years: 1922-1927, 19281975
Larry Fine
Real Name: Louis Feinberg
Born: October 5, 1902
Died: January 24, 1975 (aged 72)
Stooge years: 19251927, 19281971
Curly Howard
Real Name: Jerome Lester Horwitz
Born: October 22, 1903
Died: January 18, 1952 (aged 48)
Stooge years: 19321946
Shemp Howard
Real Name: Samuel Horwitz
Born: March 4, 1895
Died: November 22, 1955 (aged 60)
Stooge years: 19221927, 19281932, 19461955
Joe Besser
Born: August 12, 1907
Died: March 1, 1988 (aged 80)
Stooge years: 19561958
Curly Joe DeRita
Real Name: Joseph Wardell
Born: July 12, 1909
Died: July 3, 1993 (aged 83)
Stooge years: 19581975
Emil Josef Sitka [10]
Born: December 22, 1914
Died: January 16, 1998 (aged 83)
Stooge years: 1971-1975
Sitka was officially named a member of the Stooges following Larry Fine's stroke, but never got to perform as a Stooge.

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Comedy

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[JapanRules7]

This is for you curly: Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk. Ya'll will be missed

[mazak6811]

Shemp RULES!!!!

[kyolym]

@kyolym there is only one single home left on the corner of Crospey and Bay 43rd St that remains today that an old family friend of ours lives in for some 80 years. a huge retirement home now stands were the stooges house were built I do know that the stooges family did not do well in real estate and went bankrupt although the rest is history as far as there children going into show business

[kyolym]

they grew up on the block that I lived Bay 43rd Street in Bensonhurst Brooklyn near Crospey Ave There parents were into real estate at that time and built many of the houses on my block the last of the original houses which were built in the 20s were torn down in 1976 or 77 if I remember correctly which were directly across the street from my house. the houses were built between the Ol Mill dirt Road [an old st from the 1600s ] which still remains there today and Crospey. continue >

[down1941]

just finished smoking some bowls at curlys grave in East Los ...thanks for all the good laughs

[123sweetgigimusic]

moe larry curly and shemp were the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.

[AMEwrestling]

@charleyxbox360 Larry Fine's real name was Louis Feinberg. Feinberg is considered a Jewish surname.

[SuperJerkyBoys]

Curly was the funniest, Joe Besser the least funny.

[headbangin1]

@charleyxbox360 All three of them were.

[calicogirl1]

Half way through Part 1 of this series and throughout Parts 2 and 3 there is no sound. Can someone please post it with sound? Thank you.

[NoTalentGamer]

2:00 "land full of turmoil in the LATE 1900's" ? Does he mean late 19th century?

[xXEViLLSARGEXx]

@charleyxbox360 yeah he was jewish and Russian