Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard (March 11, 1895 - November 22, 1955) was an American comedian and actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Shemp Howard
in Brideless Groom, 1947
Born	March 11, 1895 Manhattan, U.S.
Died	November 22, 1955(1955-11-22) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor comedian
Years active	1930–1955

Career

Malice in the Palace (1949)

He worked for a short time with Larry Fine and Moe Howard in the early 1930s Three Stooges. He later return to the group in 1947. He replaced Curly Howard who was ill. Fright Night (1947), was his first short movie with the Three Stooges, followed by Out West (1947), one of the best episodes of The Three Stooges. Shemp filmed 73 short movies with The Three Stooges between 1947 and 1955. These included I'm a Monkey's Uncle (1948), Mummy's Dummies (1948), Hokus Pokus (1949), The Ghost Talks (1949), Malice in the Palace (1949), Three Arabian Nuts (1951), Corny Casanovas (1952), Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1953) and Musty Musketeers (1954). Shemp Howard also worked with The Three Stooges on television.

Shemp Howard Media

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  Shemp with his younger brother Moe Howard and partner Larry Fine in Sing a Song of Six Pants in 1947

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  Shemp in Brideless Groom in 1947

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  Moe Howard, Shemp (bottom center), and Larry Fine in Malice in the Palace in 1949

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  Crypt of Shemp Howard at Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California

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  Cover of Los Angeles Examiner on November 24, 1955

Other websites

• Shemp Howard on IMDb
• Shemp Howard at Find a Grave
• Shemp Howard: The Little Stooge Who Could Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Shemp Howard Profile at Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict