Curly Howard(1903-1952)

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Pop Goes the Easel (1935)

Jerome "Curly" Howard, the rotund, bald Stooge with the high voice was the most popular member of The Three Stooges. His first stage experience was as a comedic conductor for the Orville Knapp Band in 1928. Curly joined The Three Stooges in 1932, replacing his brother Shemp Howard. He made more than 100 film appearances with the team before a massive stroke on the set of Half-Wits Holiday (1947) forced him to retire. He recuperated enough to appear in Hold That Lion! (1947) and hoped to eventually return to the team. But another series of strokes deteriorated his health until he died at the age of 48.

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Awards
- 1 win

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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and The Three Stooges in Dizzy Doctors (1937)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and The Three Stooges

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and The Three Stooges in Summer Lovers (1982)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and The Three Stooges in Start Cheering (1938)

Larry Fine and Curly Howard in Punch Drunks (1934)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Lorna Gray, and Curly Howard in You Nazty Spy! (1940)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Ted Healy, and Curly Howard in Dancing Lady (1933)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Dorothy Appleby, Dorothy DeHaven, Curly Howard, Marjorie Kane, Bob O'Connor, and Blanca Vischer in Cookoo Cavaliers (1940)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Jean Carmen, Earlene Heath, Curly Howard, and Lucille Lund in Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Allen Jenkins, Rosemary Lane, Ann Miller, and Rudy Vallee in Time Out for Rhythm (1941)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Symona Boniface, Curly Howard, and Barbara Slater in Half-Wits Holiday (1947)

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Gino Corrado, and Curly Howard in Micro-Phonies (1945)

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No Dough Boys

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Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

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Disorder in the Court

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Back to the Woods

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Hold That Lion!
- Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)
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- 1947
Half-Wits Holiday
- Curly (as Curly)
- Short
- 1947
Three Little Pirates
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
Rhythm and Weep
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
G.I. Wanna Home
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
Three Loan Wolves
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
Monkey Businessmen
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
The Three Troubledoers
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
Uncivil War Birds
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
Swing Parade of 1946
- Curly (as Jerome Howard)
- 1946
A Bird in the Head
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
Beer Barrel Polecats
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1946
Micro-Phonies
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1945
If a Body Meets a Body
- Curly Q. Link (Q for cuff) (as Curly)
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- 1945
Idiots Deluxe
- Curly (as Curly)
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- 1945

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The Three Stooges Collection: Vol. 4- 1943-1945

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The Three Stooges: Goofs On The Loose

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The Three Stooges: Stooges On The Run

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The Three Stooges: Stooged And Confoosed

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The Three Stooges: Hey Moe! Hey Dad!

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The Three Stooges: Stooges On The Run

Personal details

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Official site
- Official Three Stooges Site
Alternative names
- The 3 Stooges
Height
- 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Born
- October 22, 1903
- Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- January 18, 1952
- San Gabriel, California, USA(massive cerebral hemorrhage)
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- Janie Howard Hanky
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Stage: Appeared in "George White's Scandals" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music by Sammy Fain. Lyrics by Jack Yellen. Sketches by Matt Brooks, Eddie Davis and George White (also choreographer, director, producer). Additional lyrics by Herb Magidson. Musical orchestrations by Don Walker, Lew Harris and Ted Royal. Dialogue directed by William K. Wells. Alvin Theatre (moved to The Hollywood Theatre from 6 Nov 1939 to close): 28 Aug 1939-9 Dec 1939 (120 performances). Cast: Betty Allen, Lois Andrew, Victor Arden, Marji Beeler, Bonnie Bennett, Ben Blue, Marie Brady, Mae Britton, Kay Buckley, Martha Burnett, Susan Carewe, Mary Carroll, Amy Collins, June Curtis, Phyllis Dawn, Jane Dixon, Florette DuElk, Cece Eames, Fran English, Christine Forsythe, Mary Francis, Miriam Franklin, James French, Amelia Gentry, Olga Gorey, Peggy Graham, Jane Hatfield, Prudence Hayes, Eugene Howard, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Willie Howard, Georgia Jarvis, Ginger Johnson, Loretta Kane, Marie Kelly, Lois Kent, Mary King, Peggy Kirk, Dorothy Koster, Barbara Lenton, Ella Logan, Rhoda Long, Collette Lyons, Rose Marie Magrill, Frederick B. Manatt, Craig Mathues, Ray Middleton, Ann Miller, Frances Neal, Betty Nielson, Lois Palmer, Billy Rayes, Dorothy Reed, Fay Renault, Paula Rudolph, Gloria Scott, Constance Snow, Dorothy Stanton, Harry Stockwell, The Kim Loo Sisters, The Knight Sisters, The Three Stooges, Lillian Walsh, Myra Weldon, Harold Whalen, Jack Williams, Ella Windell, Helen Wishart, Ross Wyse, Jr.
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Trivia
After another stroke in 1947 he was left half paralyzed and unable to work, with expensive medical bills. Brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and fellow Stooge Larry Fine, set aside percentages of their weekly paychecks to help him.