The Official Three Stooges Biographies
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Larry Fine
Larry Fine was born Louis Feinberg on October 5, 1902, on the south side of Philadelphia,….
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Moe Howard
Moe Howard was born on June 19, 1897, in Bensonhurst, New York, a small Jewish community on the outskirts….
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Curly Howard
Curly Howard was born Jerome Lester Horwitz to Jenny and Solomon Horwitz on October 22, 1903….
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Shemp Howard
Shemp was born Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1895. He acquired the name “Shemp” when his mother,….
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Joe Besser
After Shemp Howard died in 1955, the Stooges replaced him with Joe Besser. Joe Besser was born in Saint Louis, …
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Curly Joe Derita
Joe DeRita’s real name was Joseph Wardell. He was born July 12, 1909, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…..