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Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades.
Moe Howard, the "Boss Stooge" and brother of Stooges Curly Howard and Shemp Howard, began his acting career in 1909 by playing bit roles in silent Vitagraph films. At 17 he joined a troupe working on a showboat and also appeared in several two-reel comedy shorts.
Moe Howard played the none-too-bright bully in nearly 200 short films for Columbia Pictures. First Moe, Larry, and Shemp, later Moe, Larry, and Curly, the act was incredibly successful in the 1930s and '40s, and while the performers did well, the studio did even better.
Moe Howard, the "Boss Stooge" and brother of Stooges Curly Howard and Shemp Howard, began his acting career in 1909 by playing bit roles in silent Vitagraph films. At 17 he joined a troupe working on a showboat and also appeared in several two-reel comedy shorts.
Six total Stooges appeared over the act's run (with only three active at any given time); Moe Howard (born Moses Horwitz) and Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg) were mainstays throughout the ensemble's nearly 50-year run, while the "third stooge" was played in turn by Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz), Curly Howard (born Jerome Horwitz), Shemp ...
Moe Howard (born Moses Harry Horwitz; June 19, 1897–May 4, 1975) was the leader of the Three Stooges, the pioneering slapstick comedy group that became one of the genre's most successful and durable acts. Howard was the only member to be part of all incarnations of the team.
Moses Harry Horwitz, better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best remembered as the leader of American vaudeville and comedy team, ‘The Three Stooges.’
Moses Harry "Moe" Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of The Three Stooges.
Moe Howard and the Three Stooges is the autobiography of Moe Howard of The Three Stooges. He spent his final days writing his autobiography, which he tentatively titled I Stooged to Conquer. [1] However, Howard fell ill with lung cancer in May 1975 and died before it could be completed.
Moe Howard, the "Boss Stooge" and brother of Stooges Curly Howard and Shemp Howard, began his acting career in 1909 by playing bit roles in silent Vitagraph films. At 17 he joined a troupe working on a showboat and also appeared in several two-reel comedy shorts.