Curly Howard
Birth name	Jerome Lester Horwitz
Born	October 22, 1903 Brooklyn, New York
Died	January 18, 1952 (aged 48) San Gabriel, California
Spouse(s)	Valerie Newman (1947 - 1952) Marion Buxbaum (1945 - 1946) Elaine Ackerman (1937 - 1940)

Curly Howard (born Jerome Lester Horwitz) (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), was one of the Three Stooges, along with brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and their friend Larry Fine, although Curly was more or less the breakout character. Curly is cosidered by far the most popular and recognizable stooge of the three^{[citation needed]}. He is well known for his high-pitched voice, chuckling laugh (commonly rendered as "Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!"), and excited yell (commonly rendered as "Woo! Woo! Woo!"). Family members recalled in print that Curly borrowed the "woo woo" from "nervous" comedian Hugh Herbert, but was otherwise an original and inspired performer. According to Moe, Curly was never very good with written dialogue, and whenever he got stuck, he would improvise some visual or vocal nonsense that the directors usually kept in the finished film. Image File history File linksMetadata Curlyhoward. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_York. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_California. ... San Gabriel City Hall San Gabriel is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the mid 20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. ... Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was the leader of the Three Stooges. ... Samuel Shemp Howard / (Horwitz) (March 17, 1895 – November 22, 1955) was part of the Three Stooges comedy team. ... Larry Fine (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and actor, who is best-known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges. ... Hugh Herbert (b. ...

Early life

Curly was born in Bath Beach, a summer resort in a section of Brooklyn, New York. He was the fifth and youngest of the five Horwitz brothers and of Levite and Lithuanian Jewish ancestry. Because he was youngest, his brothers called Curly "Babe" to tease him. The nickname stuck with him all his life. Bath Beach is a community of Brooklyn, New York City, located at the southwestern edge of the mainland of the Borough on Gravesend Bay. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... In the Jewish tradition, a Levite (לֵוִי Attached, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. ... Lithuanian Jews (known in Yiddish and Haredi English as Litvish (adjective) or Litvaks (noun)) are Ashkenazi Jews with roots in Lita, a region including not only present-day Lithuania but also Latvia, much of Belarus and the northeastern Suwałki region of Poland. ...

When Curly was 12, he shot himself in the ankle while playing with a rifle. He suffered a slight limp afterward, and was so frightened of surgery that he never got it fixed. While with the Stooges, he developed his famous exaggerated walk to mask the limp on screen. In scenes where Curly's legs are exposed, one calf is noticeably thinner than the other.

Sometime in his late teens (according to Curly: The Illustrated Biography Of The Superstooge, written by his niece Joan Howard Maurer and published in 1985), Curly married a young girl, whose name, the book claimed, "remains a mystery to this day." His mother, Jennie Horwitz, was against the idea of Curly's marrying at such a young age and had the marriage annulled. However, in 1995, Bill Cappello (a member of the Three Stooges Fan Club) researched the matter and reported in The Three Stooges Journal that Curly had married his first wife, Julia Rosenthal, in 1930, when Curly was 27 years old. They later divorced (the marriage was not annulled as stated in other sources).

Only a fair student, Curly never graduated from high school. He was more interested in music and comedy, and would watch his brothers Shemp and Moe perform as stooges in Ted Healy's vaudeville act. Curly liked to hang around backstage and get sandwiches for all of the performers in the show, though he never participated in any of the routines. Ted Healy (October 1, 1896 in Texas - December 21, 1937 in California; real name: Clarence Earnest Lee Nash) was an American vaudeville performer and actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1928, Curly's break onto the stage was as a comedy musical conductor for the Orville Knapp Band. Moe later recalled that Curly's performances usually overshadowed those of the band. Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Three Stooges

In 1930, Ted Healy and the Stooges (Larry Fine and brothers Shemp and Moe Howard) appeared in their first feature film, Soup to Nuts. (The film also featured a fourth member, Fred Sanborn.) Shemp left the act in 1932 for a solo career in movies, and Moe suggested that his kid brother Curly fill the role of the third stooge. In his autobiography, Moe Howard & The 3 Stooges (published in 1977), Moe recalled that Ted took one look at Curly, with his long red locks and elegant mustache, and stated he was not a funny character like Moe and Larry. Curly left the room and returned moments later with a shaved head and face. The character of Curly was born and he joined the act in 1932. (According to the 1982 book The Three Stooges Scrapbook, co-written by Joan Howard Maurer with Greg and Jeff Lenburg, Sanborn returned to the act for a couple of weeks to bridge Shemp's departure and Curly's arrival. In the 2006 Larry Fine biography One Fine Stooge, author Stephen Cox also reports that on at least one occasion during this period, the trio of Moe, Shemp and Curly appeared together for a live performance.) Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soup to nuts is an English figurative expression (or idiom) conveying the meaning of from beginning to end. It is derived from the description of a complete meal, whose courses range from firstly Soup, to lastly Nuts. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Curly models a girdle for Moe and Larry in A-Plumbing We Will Go (1940). This short was reportedly Curly's favorite film.

In 1934, MGM was building Ted Healy up as a solo comedian in feature films, and Healy dissolved the act to pursue his own career. Howard, Fine, and Howard were tired of Healy's reported alcoholism and abrasiveness, anyway, and renamed their act "The Three Stooges." The same year, they signed on to appear in two-reel comedy short subjects for Columbia Pictures. The Stooges soon became the most popular short-subject attraction. Image File history File links Plumb. ... Image File history File links Plumb. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... A short film (also short or short subject) is a motion picture that is shorter than the average feature film. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ...

Success, however, destroyed Curly. He began to drink heavily, feeling that his shaven head robbed him of his sex appeal. Curly wore a hat in public to confirm an image of masculinity, saying he felt like a little kid with his hair shaved off.

Curly also had difficulties managing his finances, often spending his money on wine, food, women, homes, cars, and dogs (he was "mad about dogs"). Since income from his successful career was carelessly spent, Curly was often left near the poverty level. Moe eventually handled all of Curly's affairs, helped him manage his money, and even completed his income tax returns.

On June 7, 1937, he married Elaine Ackerman, who gave birth to Curly's first child, Marilyn, in 1938. In 1940 Elaine filed for divorce. Afterward, he gained a tremendous amount of weight and his blood pressure soared. In 1945, he was diagnosed as having extreme hypertension, a retinal hemorrhage, and obesity. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Also in 1945, Curly met and married Marion Buxbaum. Moe urged Curly into the marriage, hoping it would improve his health. The marriage, however, was unhappy; friends and family felt Buxbaum was using Curly for his money. After only three months, the couple separated and began a bitter divorce proceeding, ending in July 1946 (this would be after Curly's stroke, which is discussed immediately below). Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

By early 1945, as Curly's condition worsened, his voice became coarse and he had difficulty remembering dialogue; his decline is quite obvious in the Stooges' films of 1945-46. He suffered a massive stroke on May 6, 1946, Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ...

After the Stooges

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Curly snoring it up during his cameo in Hold That Lion!

The stroke occurred during the filming of his 97th Three Stooges comedy, Half-Wits Holiday (1947). Curly completed every scene, except for the pie-fight scene which occurred at the end of the film. Moe Howard later recalled in his autobiography that director Jules White called for Curly, but there was no answer. Moe then went looking for his brother, only to find him sitting with his head slumped over on his shoulder. Curly was crying profusely but unable to speak, and Moe knew instantly that his brother had suffered a severe stroke. Curly was driven home, while White quietly scrambled to shoot the final scene around Curly's absence. In his autobiography, Moe recalled that immediately following the day's filming, he drove directly to Curly's home while still wearing his studio makeup and wardrobe[1]. Curly soon took residence at the Motion Picture Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Image File history File links Circle-contradict. ... Image File history File links HoldThatLionstrip. ... Image File history File links HoldThatLionstrip. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Half-Wits Holiday is a short subject starring the Three Stooges. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jules White (born Jules Weiss on 17 September 1900 in Budapest, Hungary, died 30 April 1985 in Van Nuys, California) was a movie director and producer of the silent film era. ... Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ...

It had been fairly obvious to all involved that Curly's last dozen film performances were subpar, due to the Stooge having suffered several minor strokes since early 1945. His energy had been sapped, and several shorts (most notably Three Loan Wolves and The Three Troubledoers, both 1946) clearly display Curly's devastating lack of energy. Adding insult to injury, Columbia boss Harry Cohn refused to allow Curly time off to recover and rest. Instead, the superstooge was forced to work. According to an article in the January 18, 1945 New Orleans Times-Picayune, Shemp was already filling in for Curly in live appearances: "Moe and Shemp Howard and Larry Fine, who were the originals in the Three Stooges act, compose the trio to appear here. Curley (sic) Howard, who took Shemp's place after the act had been organized some years and whose appearance is familiar to movie audiences, is not on the current tour because of illness." Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry Cohn (July 23, 1891–February 27, 1958), sometimes nicknamed King Cohn, was president and production director of Columbia Pictures. ...

Curly had to leave the team to recuperate from his illness. Shemp returned to the trio to replace Curly in the Columbia shorts; an extant copy of the Stooges' 1947 Columbia Pictures contract was signed by all four Stooges, and stipulated that Shemp's joining "in place and stead of Jerry Howard" would be temporary, until Curly recovered sufficiently to return to work full time. That never happened, but Curly did make one brief cameo appearance (doing his "Rrrowf! Rrrowf!" routine) in the third film after brother Shemp returned to the trio, Hold That Lion! (1947), conceived as an effort to boost Curly's morale. It was the only film that featured Larry Fine and all three Howard brothers (Moe, Shemp, and Curly) simultaneously. A part was written for Curly in Malice in the Palace—a lobby card photo for this film was shot, featuring an emaciated and mustachioed Curly as a chef—but he did not appear in the short (Larry portrayed the chef character). Curly's cameo appearance from Hold that Lion was recycled in the 1953 remake Booty and the Beast, one year after Curly had died. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Malice in the Palace is a 1949 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Shemp). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Still not fully recovered from his stroke, Curly met a thrice-married widow of thirty-two, Valerie Newman, whom he married on July 31, 1947. A friend later recalled, "Valerie was the only decent thing that happened to Curly and the only one that really cared about him." Although his health worsened after the marriage, Valerie gave birth to a daughter, Curly's second child, Janie, in 1948. Janie currently resides with her family in Maryland. is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29...

In 1949, Curly's health took a severe turn for the worse when he suffered his second stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. He was confined to a wheelchair and was fed boiled rice and apples as part of his diet (doctors believed that reducing his weight would help reduce the risk of having another stroke). As a result, Curly's weight dropped dramatically, leaving his body almost resembling a skeleton. His physical and mental condition deteriorated and eventually Curly had to be admitted to a series of nursing homes and hospitals. On January 18, 1952, Curly died at the age of 48 in San Gabriel, California. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... For other uses, see Apple (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... San Gabriel (the Spanish name of the Archangel Gabriel) could mean one of several places: San Gabriel, Ecuador San Gabriel, Durango, Mexico San Gabriel, Guanajuato, Mexico San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico San Gabriel, California, USA San Gabriel Chilac, Puebla, Mexico San Gabriel Mixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico San Gabriel Valley, California, USA This...

Legacy

The Three Stooges made 190 short subjects over 23 years, the longest such series in history. (The Stooges' Columbia shorts contract expired at the end of 1957; the final short filmed was Flying Saucer Daffy, which wrapped December 20, 1957; Sappy Bull Fighters was the final short to be released to theaters, on June 4, 1959.) Though their movies were perennial favorites in theaters, the Stooges' height in popularity came when their short comedies were first broadcast on television in 1959, introducing them to a new generation of fans. The shorts are still shown on U.S. television on the Rich Koz's syndicated "Stooge-A-Palooza" show which is broadcast from Chicago's WCIU on Saturday evenings. Rich Koz is a Chicago area actor and broadcaster best known as Svengoolie. ... WCIU-TV is an independent television station, based in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Today, Curly is considered by many Stooge fans to be their favorite of the Three Stooges. Even Larry said Curly was his favorite Stooge. In a 1973 interview, Larry recalled, "Personally, I thought Curly was the greatest because he was a natural comedian who had no formal training. Whatever he did he made up on the spur of the moment. When we lost Curly, we took a hit."

In 2000, long-time stooge fan Mel Gibson produced a TV-movie for ABC about the life and careers of the Stooges. (In an interview promoting the film, Gibson revealed that Curly was his favorite stooge.[2]) In the film, Curly was played by Michael Chiklis. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American born Australian actor, director, and producer. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Michael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning American actor. ...

Trivia

• Early on, his name appeared as "Curley" on marquees. That spelling also was used in the opening titles of the first 14 Columbia Three Stooges shorts (from Woman Haters through Half-Shot Shooters).

• He never made a public or on-camera appearance out of character, which means he seldom used his real voice on screen. It could be heard on occasion, such as in early, pre-Columbia shorts like "Plane Nuts" (with Moe, Larry and Ted Healy) and in the bizzare, technicolor short "Roast Beef And Movies", a solo appearance with comic actor George Givot. Even after his character was fully developed in the familiar Columbia series, he would occasionally drop his high, comic voice. In one instance he played his own father (speaking in his normal voice) with long sideburns (3 Dumb Clucks), and in his last films of 1946, filmed during his illness, Curly sometimes lapsed into his own lower-pitched speaking voice.

• In the feature film "Swing Parade Of 1946," a film featuring The Stooges as comic relief (made for Monogram in between their Columbia shorts), Curly is billed in the end credits as "Jerome Howard." Why the billing under his real name at this late date is open to speculation. Possibly, he wanted to expand to other, "non-Curly" roles on the side, or realized that his days as a Stooge were numbered and wanted to establish himself in a more general way.

• At times Curly would thwart Moe's poke in the eyes, with a defense called the "Curly Maneuver." To employ this maneuver, Curly would position his hand in front of the bridge of his nose, splitting the two fingers with the hand and stopping them short of his eyeballs.

• Curly's movements were said to have inspired Disney animators for some of the choreography in the mushroom dance in Fantasia.

• Curly purchased a house from child star Sabu and later sold it to Joan Leslie. Curly also bought a lot next door to Moe Howard's palatial home on Toluca Lake, expecting to build on it, but never did. It was eventually sold to film director Raoul Walsh.

• The 1983 song "The Curly Shuffle," recorded by the Chicago-based Jump N'The Saddle Band, expressed admiration for the Stooges and included several Curly imitations in the chorus. The song originally was released in 1983 by Chicago-based Acme Records, but was reissued by Atlantic Records and became a national hit in 1984 (A recording of the song by The Knuckleheads was released simultaneously in Canada by Attic Records in 1983). A portion of the song's lyrics ("Well, me and my friends, we all love to see Comedy Classics on late-night TV") make specific reference to the Three Stooges shorts airing on Chicago television (WFLD-TV Channel 32 aired the shorts in a late-night timeslot under the title Comedy Classics).

• The cartoon character Jabberjaw is based heavily on Curly, including an imitation of Curly's voice, his "woo-woo" sound when alarmed, and the famous "nyuk-nyuk" laugh.

• Doctor Zoidberg from Futurama makes Curly's trademark "Woo, woo, woo" sound when running away from trouble (sometimes after squirting ink).

• On the MTV show Celebrity Deathmatch, Curly is the only survivor of a fight between The Three Stooges and The Three Tenors, and is thus declared the winner.

• According to the Hebrew inscription on Curly's gravestone, his full Hebrew name was "Yehudah Lev son of Shelomo Natan the Levite."

• A Far Side cartoon showed Curly's mother getting an ultrasound while she was pregnant with Curly. The ultrasound showed him spinning around and saying "woo! woo! woo!"

• The school in the Captain Underpants books is named "Jerome Horwitz Elementary School" in his honor.

• Both Homer Simpson and Bill Clinton have done imitations of Curly on "The Simpsons."

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Filmography

Features

• Turn Back the Clock (1933)
• Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
• Meet the Baron (1933)
• Dancing Lady (1933)
• Myrt and Marge (1933)
• Fugitive Lovers (1934)
• Hollywood Party (1934)
• The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
• Start Cheering (1938)
• Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
• My Sister Eileen (1942)
• Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943) (scenes deleted)
• Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)
• Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)

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Short Subjects

• Hollywood on Parade (1932)
• Nertsery Rhymes (1933)
• Beer and Pretzels (1933)
• Hello Pop! (1933)
• Plane Nuts (1933)
• Roast-Beef and Movies (1934)
• Jailbirds of Paradise (1934)
• Woman Haters (1934)
• The Big Idea (1934)
• Punch Drunks (1934)
• Men in Black (1934)
• Three Little Pigskins (1934)
• Horses' Collars (1935)
• Restless Knights (1935)
• Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 6 (1935)
• Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
• Uncivil Warriors (1935)
• Pardon My Scotch (1935)
• Hoi Polloi (1935)
• Three Little Beers (1935)
• Ants in the Pantry (1936)
• Movie Maniacs (1936)
• Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 7 (1936)
• Half Shot Shooters (1936)
• Disorder in the Court (1936)
• A Pain in the Pullman (1936)
• False Alarms (1936)
• Whoops I'm an Indian (1936)
• Slippery Silks (1936)
• Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937)
• Dizzy Doctors (1937)
• Three Dumb Clucks (1937)
• Back to the Woods (1937)
• Goofs and Saddles (1937)
• Cash and Carry (1937)
• Playing the Ponies (1937)
• The Sitter Downers (1937)
• Termites of 1938 (1938)
• Wee Wee Monsieur (1938)
• Tassels in the Air (1938)
• Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938)
• Violent is the Word for Curly (1938)
• Three Missing Links (1938)
• Mutts to You (1938)
• Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
• Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
• We Want Our Mummy (1939)
• A-Ducking They Did Go (1939)
• Screen Snapshots: Stars on Horseback (1939)
• Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939)
• Saved by the Belle (1939)
• Calling All Curs (1939)
• Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)
• Three Sappy People (1939)
• You Nazty Spy! (1940)
• Screen Snapshots: Art and Artists (1940)
• Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940)
• A Plumbing We Will Go (1940)
• Nutty But Nice (1940)
• How High Is Up? (1940)
• From Nurse to Worse (1940)
• No Census, No Feeling (1940)
• Cookoo Cavaliers (1940)
• Boobs in Arms (1940)
• So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)
• Dutiful But Dumb (1941)
• All the World's a Stooge (1941)
• I'll Never Heil Again (1941)
• An Ache in Every Stake (1941)
• In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
• Some More of Samoa (1941)
• Loco Boy Makes Good (1942)
• What's the Matador (1942)
• Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
• Matri-Phony (1942)
• Three Smart Saps (1942)
• Even as I.O.U (1942)
• Sock-a-Bye Baby (1942)
• They Stooge to Conga (1943)
• Dizzy Detectives (1943)
• Spook Louder (1943)
• Back from the Front (1943)
• Three Little Twirps (1943)
• Higher Than a Kite (1943)
• I Can Hardly Wait (1943)
• Dizzy Pilots (1943)
• Phony Express (1943)
• A Gem of a Jam (1943)
• Crash Goes the Hash (1944)
• Busy Buddies (1944)
• The Yoke's on Me (1944)
• Idle Roomers (1944)
• Gents Without Cents (1944)
• No Dough Boys (1944)
• Three Pests in a Mess (1945)
• Idiots Deluxe (1945)
• If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
• Booby Dupes (1945)
• Micro-Phonies (1945)
• Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)
• A Bird in the Head (1946)
• Uncivil War Birds (1946)
• The Three Troubledoers (1946)
• Monkey Businessmen (1946)
• Three Loan Wolves (1946)
• G.I. Wanna Home (1946)
• Rhythm and Weep (1946)
• Three Little Pirates (1946)
• Half-Wits Holiday (1947)
• Hold That Lion! (1947)
• Malice in the Palace (1949) (a role was made for him, but he didnt play it)

Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nertsery Rhymes is the first short film starring Ted Healy and his Stooges. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Beer and Pretzels was the second short film starring Ted Healy and his Stooges, following Nertsery Rhymes. ... Hello Pop! was a Ted Healy and His Stooges short that was filmed in 1933. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Woman Haters (1934) is the first of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... The Big Idea is a 1934 short subject live action film released by MGM starring Ted Healy, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard. ... Punch Drunks is a 1934 Three Stooges short film in which Moe finds that Curly can be a boxing star when Larry plays Pop Goes the Weasel on the violin. ... Men in Black (1934) is the third Three Stooges short film in the Columbia Pictures series. ... The Stooges trying to figure out how to play football Three Little Pigskins (1934) is the fourth of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Horses Collars (1935) is the fifth of the 190 Columbia Pictures Three Stooges short films. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Restless Knights (1935) is the 6th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Pop Goes the Easel (1935) is the 7th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Uncivil Warriors is a 1935 Three Stooges short, their 8th for Columbia Studios. ... Pardon My Scotch (1935) is the 9th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Hoi Polloi (1935) is the 10th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Three Little Beers (1935) is the 11th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Ants In The Pantry (1936) is the 12th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Movie Maniacs (1936) is the 13th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Half Shot Shooters (1936) is the 14th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Disorder in the Court is a 1936 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Curly). ... A Pain in the Pullman (1936) is the 16th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... False Alarms (1936) is the 17th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Whoops Im an Indian (1936) is the 18th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Slippery Silks (1936) is the 19th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Grips, Grunts, and Groans (1937) is the 20th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Three Dumb Clucks (1937) is the 22nd of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Back to the Woods (1937) is the 23rd of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Goofs and Saddles (1937) is the 24th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Cash and Carry is a 1937 Three Stooges short, their 25th [1] for Columbia Pictures. ... Playing the Ponies (1937) is the 26th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... The Sitter Downers (1937) is the 27th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Termites of 1938 (1938) is the 28th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wee Wee Monsieur (1938) is the 29th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Tassels in the Air (1938) is the 30th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... A short film made by The Three Stooges and released on July 2, 1938. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... We Want Our Mummy is the 38th Three Stooges short released by Columbia Pictures. ... You Nazty Spy! (1940) is an 18-minute short subject by the Three Stooges that satirized Nazi Germany. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Plumbing We Will Go is a 1940 Three Stooges short in which the boys pose as plumbers to evade the police. ... Nutty But Nice is a 1940 Three Stooges film in which the Stooges are restaurant entertainers who are helping a sick little girl track down her kidnapped father. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An Ache in Every Stake is a 1941 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Curly). ... Some More of Samoa (1941) is a Three Stooges short film in the Columbia Pictures series. ... Loco Boy Makes Good is a 1942 Three Stooges short in which the Stooges try to help the owner of a hotel get back in business. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dizzy Detectives is a 1943 Three Stooges film in which the Stooges are carpenters turned police officers out to arrest a notorious ape that is burglarizing buildings. ... I Can Hardly Wait is a 1943 Three Stooges film in which Curly gets a problematic toothache. ... Dizzy Pilots is a 1943 Three Stooges short film, in which the boys, as the Wrong brothers, must invent a revolutionary airplane for the military in order to avoid the draft. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... No Dough Boys is a 1944 Three Stooges short film in which the Stooges are mistaken for Japanese soldiers by Nazi Spies. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhythm and Weep (1946) is a Three Stooges short film. ... Half-Wits Holiday is a short subject starring the Three Stooges. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Malice in the Palace is a 1949 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Shemp). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

Further reading

• Curly: An Illustrated Biography of the Superstooge; by Joan Howard Maurer [3] (Citadel Press, 1988).
• Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [4], (Citadel Press, 1977).
• The Columbia Comedy Shorts; by Ted Okuda with Edward Watz [5], (McFarland, 1986).
• The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon [6], (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002).
• The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [7](Citadel Press, 1994).
• The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [8](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
• One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [9], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).

Ted Okuda (b. ...

External links

• Biography of Curly from the official Three Stooges Website
• Biography of Curly on Stoogeworld.com
• Curly Howard at the Internet Movie Database
• Curly Howard at the Internet Broadway Database