In a 1929 newsreel from Coney Island, New York, future Three Stooges star Shemp Howard wrestles a grizzly bear, ... a girl from his Brooklyn neighborhood, Shemp became a family man and father.

Shemp left the act in 1932, and the Three Stooges—now featuring the youngest Howard brother, Curly—went on to make a series of short films at Columbia, with Moe taking over the Ted Healy ...

In 1932, Shemp Howard, increasingly frightened of Healys outbursts, decided to quit the group and forge a solo career. He soon found success as a film comedy actor, working with New Yorks ...

Paul chats with Burt Kearns, author of a new biography of Shemp Howard, one of the original Three Stooges. Lots of surprises in this discussion as Burt shares that many of the facts relayed by Shemp’s ...

This weekend, the Farrelly Brothers' version of The Three Stooges arrives in theaters. You'll see plenty of Larry, Moe and Curly. But who won't you see? Shemp. Or, as NPR's Sue Goodwin calls him ...

Samuel (born Shmuel) Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best ...

Absolutely not, says Burt Kearns, author of “Shemp! ” “Of all the great comedy performers of the 20th century, few have been as shortchanged by history as Shemp Howard,” he said during a ...

Shemp appeared in 77 Stooge shorts until his death from a heart attack at age 60 in 1955. To appreciate the breadth of Shemp’s brilliance, ... Moe Howard died in 1975 at the age of 77.

As Jerry Seinfeld said, "I will show you the Stooges." The original act featured Moses Horwitz (Moe Howard), Louis Feinberg (Larry Fine) and Samuel Horwitz (Shemp Howard). Early in their ...

View of comedy team the Three Stooges in the short film ‘All Gummed Up’ (directed by Jules White), 1947. Pictured are, from left, actors Larry Fine (1902 – 1975) and brothers Shemp (1895 – 1955) and ...