Meanwhile, Moe was still trying to keep the Three Stooges alive. All those hits to the head during the show didn't help either. Moe survived the bullying at grade school, but dropped out of high school after just two months –- he was far more interested in something else. and turn them into ingenious comic props. When he'd get in, he'd stand at the top of the balcony through all the acts, chin on the railing, dreaming about becoming an actor one day. Larry took to the violin unbelievably well and ended up playing professionally. – scared reaction (this was the reaction most often used by the other Stooges after Howard's departure), "La-Dee" or simply "La, la, laaa" – his singing used when he was acting innocently right before taking out an enemy, "Ruff Ruff" – dog bark, used to give an enemy a final push before departing the scene, expressing anger, showing defiance or barking at an attractive dame, "I'm a victim of soicumstance! [6] The Stooges had five months off between August 1945 and January 1946. Moe rushed him to the hospital and saved his life. [1], In December 1951, the North Hollywood Hospital and Sanitarium supervisor advised the Howard family that he was becoming a problem to the nursing staff at the facility because of his mental deterioration. Curly was supposed to participate in the film's final, climactic pie fight, but Moe spotted Curly sitting in his chair on the set. In other words, they had no idea how popular they really were. While some may have assumed it was made up, it turns out that it actually means something. Howard had four marriages and two children: Howard's first marriage ended in divorce five months after the union occurred and prior to his achieving fame with the Stooges. While the Three Stooges took off into stardom, original Stooge Shemp Horwitz was off doing his own thing after the fallout with Ted Healy. But the act was perfect in its simplicity and their legacy stands the test of time, inspiring the likes of Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and many more, according to the New York Times. He may have suffered the first of many strokes between the filming of Idiots Deluxe (October 1944) and If a Body Meets a Body (March 1945). Moe went looking for his brother; he found him with his head dropped to his chest. While Columbia was only paying each of the Three Stooges a maximum of $20,000 per year, the studio was raking it in and the Stooges never saw viewership numbers, according to the New York Times. "Boy do I look Girly," Jerome commented aloud, according to the Argus Leader. All rights reserved. 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 only temporary until Curly recovered sufficiently to return to work full-time.[6]. Moe would stand outside the theater waiting for someone to buy him a 10-cent ticket. As I walked in, the newspaper he had in front of his face came down and he waved hello to me. He was also an accomplished ballroom dancer and singer, and regularly turned up at the Triangle Ballroom in Brooklyn, occasionally bumping into George Raft. Curly's legend far outlived him when an otherwise-obscure rock band, Jump 'n' The Saddle, scored one of the biggest novelty hits of the 1980s with their 1983 single, "The Curly Shuffle". The divorce proceeding was a bitter one, exacerbated by exploitative, sensationalist media coverage, which worsened his already fragile health. Silly and lovable with his "nyuck-nyuck-nyucks" and his "soitenlys," Curly went on to become almost everybody's favorite stooge. Howard was interested in music and comedy, and watched his brothers Shemp and Moe perform as stooges in Ted Healy's vaudeville act. During the next few months, as his health got worse, Curly became confined to bed. The latter phrase was used to denote surprise or happiness on Borat’s part. A year later, the Three Stooges came out with the sequel I'll Never Heil Again, forever influencing the world of political satire in America. Larry heard the news just before he was to take the stage for a gig in Rhode Island and the guys covered for him when he was too distraught to go on. [1], Howard found constant companionship in his dogs and often befriended strays whenever the Stooges were traveling. The gag was that Curly never did it, when something important was at stake. Apart from convincing Shemp, Moe had to convince Columbia to bring him on considering he was a different brand of comedy than Curly, according to Offscreen. It premieres on Amazon Prime Friday, October 23. It didn't help that his own brother thought he had "no talent whatsoever," according to Empire. The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons by Michael Fleming, states that Moe Howard pleaded with Harry Cohn to allow his younger brother some time off upon discharge to regain his strength, but Cohn would not halt the production of his profitable Stooge shorts and flatly refused his request. If you’re just in the mood to express your love of all things Mental Floss, you can also get our darling little logo on phone cases, tote bags, mugs, baby bibs, and more. He was known for his kindness to stray dogs.[1]. Inevitably, Curly Howard's routines would show up in Abbott and Costello feature films, much to Moe's chagrin. Get exclusive deals, product news, reviews, and more with the Mental Floss Smart Shopping newsletter. In 1970, when the Three Stooges were in the midst of planning Kook's Tour, Larry had a stroke that paralyzed the left side of his body and put him in a wheelchair. In June 1948, Howard filmed a second cameo as an irate chef for the short Malice in the Palace (1949), but due to his illness, his performance was not deemed good enough and his scenes were cut. [1] Moe Howard later confirmed that when Curly forgot his lines, that merely allowed him to improvise on the spot so that the "take" could continue uninterrupted: If we were going through a scene and he'd forget his words for a moment, you know, rather than stand, get pale and stop, you never knew what he was going to do. Moe took it upon himself to be his brother's caretaker. [1], Returning to Los Angeles in late November 1945, Howard was a shell of his former self. [6] Moe's son-in-law Norman Maurer noted "he was a pushover for women. – to another (injured) Stooge, usually Moe, Occasionally, the Stooges faced a problem that required deep thought, whereupon Curly would bang his head on a wall several times, then shout, "I got it! ", "woob-woob-woob! Finally, after a long and frustrating period of guessing, they realized poor Curly just wanted a bowl of ice cream. Curly's great vigor and boyish vitality, his comedy trademarks, sank lower and lower. Five years later, he had another stroke and died at the age of 73, according to his obituary in the New York Times. The wound resulted in a noticeably thinner left leg and a slight limp. Sign Up Today: Get exclusive deals, product news, reviews, and more with the Mental Floss Smart Shopping newsletter! They had one daughter together, Janie (born in 1948), and remained married until his death. The original Borat also sees Cohen singing a popular Hebrew folk song, “Koom Bachur Atzel,” or “get up lazy boy,” among other Hebrew mentions. [1] In later years, White commented: "If we wrote a scene and needed a little something extra, I'd say to Curly, 'Look, we've got a gap to fill this in with a "woob-woob" or some other bit of business', and he never disappointed us."[2]. Valerie was to bear Curly a daughter, Janie, the following year. He was well known for his high-pitched voice and vocal expressions ("nyuk-nyuk-nyuk! Moe eventually helped him manage his finances and even filled out his income tax returns. One of Curly's grandsons, Bradley Server, performs at Stooge tribute shows under the moniker "Curly G.". After his second stroke, Curly was confined to a wheelchair, but soon recovered enough to move around himself.In the days of Curly's slightly improved health, he made a cameo appearance in a Three Stooges short (with his replacement, Shemp) called "Hold That Lion!" [certainly], and barking like a dog), as well as his physical comedy (e.g., falling on the ground and pivoting on his shoulder as he "walked" in circular motion), improvisations, and athleticism. Moe's reaction would be to growl, "Where were you a minute ago?" "As rough a character as I seemed to be in pictures, and as tough as I came across, I was hurt in our films more often than either Larry or Curly or any other member of the cast," he wrote. Healy thought he heard Curly and the name stuck. Curly was then moved to the North Hollywood Hospital and Sanitarium. He had lost a considerable amount of weight, and lines had creased his face. Unsurprisingly, the relationship ended in another failed marriage for Curly, who would be married four times. [3] Costello was known to acquire prints of the Stooges' films from Columbia Pictures on occasion, presumably to study him. ("Babe" was Curly's nickname among his close friends.) These knuckleheads forever changed television and comedy. (Curly had always loved swimming.) In 1969, they started shooting a pilot for a proposed TV show called Kook's Tour, which would be a travel show in the vein of the Three Stooges. You've been asking about it for months, and today we can finally confirm that the Mental Floss Store is back up and running! He suffered through serious health problems and several more strokes until his death in 1952 at age 48. Three years later, Healy was doing fine without the Three Stooges. Moe found Curly slumped over in his chair with tears running down his face; Curly had suffered another stroke. He was just 48 years old. Still, in the 1960s the Three Stooges managed to churn out feature-length films, 41 live wraparound segments and a cartoon series, according to Empire. He also watched and admired a young television comedian named Jackie Gleason. She truly loved Curly and stuck by his side, through his constant downhill ride over the next few years, feeding and even bathing him as his health continued its slow deterioration in the late 1940s. In 1957, the studio was the only one in town that still had a shorts department and decided to close it as the winds of television and longer films were sweeping through, according to Empire. One band member claimed they had watched hundreds of hours' worth of Three Stooges films to find just the right ones. The thing was, like a ripped Carrot Top, Jerome didn't look funny. "Moe and Shemp Howard and Larry Fine, who were the originals in the Three Stooges act, compose the trio to appear here. The boy who later became known as Larry Fine needed a skin graft for the burn on his arm and his doctors had him take up violin lessons as a way to strengthen it. When the stooges were offered a contract that didn't include Healy, the former star allegedly completely lost it, threatening to bomb theaters showing the Three Stooges, although this is disputed in Healy's biography Nobody's Stooge. Larry's bit was good, so good that Ted invited him to become one of his stooges, joining Moe and Moe's brother, Shemp. Still not fully recovered from his stroke, Howard met Valerie Newman and married her on July 31, 1947. But there was just one problem: Who could replace Curly? Moses Horwitz, later known as Moe Howard, was the group's fearless leader and head Stooge. During these final years, Curly let his thick, wavy hair grow back, instead of the world-famous shaved dome he had sported as a Stooge. When called by the assistant director to take the stage, he did not answer. He took to wearing a hat in public to convey an image of masculinity, saying he felt like a little kid with his hair shaved off; despite his low self esteem, he was popular with women, particularly with those who wanted to take advantage of him.

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