Samuel Horwitz
Born: Mar 04, 1895 AD
Died: 1955 AD, at 60 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actors, Comedians, Entertainers
Died: 1955 AD, at 60 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actors, Comedians, Entertainers
1895 - Howard Shemp, born on the 4th of March in Brooklyn, New York. He was the oldest of five sons of a Lithuanian immigrant couple. He was part of the Three Stooges comedy team.
1922 - He and his brother Moe were hired as stooges for comedian Ted Healy; three years later, Larry Fine joined the act, which graduated from vaudeville to Broadway.
1932 - He struck out on his own.
1940 - 1942 - He signed a contract with Universal pictures, appearing in such films as Hellzapoppin', Pittsburgh and Arabian Nights.
1946 - While headlining his own series of Columbia 2-reelers, he was asked by his brother Moe and Larry Fine to rejoin their old act, which by now had gained fame as The Three Stooges.
1946 - 1955 - He remained with the Three Stooges, appearing in two-reelers, stage presentations, TV guest spots, and one feature film, Gold Raiders.
1951 - Died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 60, even after his death, he "starred" in four Three Stooges comedies, courtesy of stock footage from earlier films and a stand-in by the name of Joe Palma.
1922 - He and his brother Moe were hired as stooges for comedian Ted Healy; three years later, Larry Fine joined the act, which graduated from vaudeville to Broadway.
1932 - He struck out on his own.
1940 - 1942 - He signed a contract with Universal pictures, appearing in such films as Hellzapoppin', Pittsburgh and Arabian Nights.
1946 - While headlining his own series of Columbia 2-reelers, he was asked by his brother Moe and Larry Fine to rejoin their old act, which by now had gained fame as The Three Stooges.
1946 - 1955 - He remained with the Three Stooges, appearing in two-reelers, stage presentations, TV guest spots, and one feature film, Gold Raiders.
1951 - Died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 60, even after his death, he "starred" in four Three Stooges comedies, courtesy of stock footage from earlier films and a stand-in by the name of Joe Palma.
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