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Wow, interesting interview! The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid--20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: Moe, Larry, and Curly and Moe, Larry, and Shemp, among other lineups. They first started as Ted Healy and his Stooges which contained Moe, Larry and Shemp. The Three Stooges film trio was originally composed of Moe Howard, brother Curly Howard and Larry Fine. Shemp Howard replaced brother Curly, when Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in May 1946. After Shemps death from a heart attack in November 1955, he was replaced by comedian Joe Besser, after the use of film actor Joe Palma to film four Shemp-era shorts. Ultimately, Joe DeRita (nicknamed Curly Joe) replaced Joe Besser by 1958. The act regained momentum throughout the 1960s as popular kiddie fare until Larry Fines paralyzing stroke in January 1970 effectively marked the end of the act proper. Moe tried unsuccessfully one final time to revive the Stooges with longtime supporting actor Emil Sitka filling in for Larry. Larry ultimately succumbed to a series of additional strokes in January 1975, followed by Moe, who died of lung cancer in May 1975. youtube/watch?v=lN17FSL6SkE
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:14:14 +0000

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