Moe Howard was born on June 19, 1897, in Bensonhurst, New York, a small Jewish community on the outskirts of Brooklyn. Moe’s real name was Moses Horwitz. Moe’s mother’s name was Jennie Horwitz, and his father was clothing cutter Solomon Horwitz. Moe was the fourth eldest of five Howard brothers. Two of Moe’s brothers, Jerome (Curly), and Shemp performed with him as members of The Three Stooges. Moe’s other two brothers, Jack and Irving, never entered show business. Moe graduated from P.S. 163 in Brooklyn. He attended Erasmus High School for only two months and never completed his high school education. To please his parents he took a class in electric shop at the Baron DeHirsch Trade School in New York. Moe’s true love, however, was the theater. In 1909 at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn he earned his entry into film making by running errands for the performers. His persistence paid off, and he soon appeared in films with such stars of the time as John Bunny, Flora Finch, Earle William, Herbert Rawlinson, and Walter Johnson. It was also in 1909 that Moe met Ted Healy. They became close friends, and in the summer of 1912 joined Annette Kellerman’s aquatic act as diving “girls”. This job only lasted through the summer. After a separation, Moe renewed his acquaintance with Ted Healy in 1922 and together with brother Shemp formed a partnership, which would last, with a few short breaks, for almost 10 years. On June 7, 1925, Moe married Helen Schonberger, who was a cousin of the late Harry Houdini. After a short stint outside of show business, Moe rejoined Ted Healy. Larry Fine joined the act in 1925. Healy with his Stooges appeared in a string of vaudeville shows including A Night in Venice. Ted Healy and his Stooges made their first screen appearance in the classic 1930’s comedy feature “Soup to Nuts” for 20th Century Fox. This film was followed by a series of comedies for Metro Goldwyn Mayer. In 1934, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Jerome Curly Howard, signed on with Columbia Studios as The Three Stooges to make the comedy shorts that are still viewed on television today. In 1958, Moe and Larry joined Joe DeRita to continue The Three Stooges act until Larry suffered a stroke during the filming of “Kook’s Tour” in 1970. As Larry was unable to perform, Moe and Curly Joe considered re-placing him with Emil Sitka, but The Three Stooges never performed together again. Moe has two children, Joan and Paul. Moe passed away on May 4, 1975 at the age of 77. http://whywarholawigs.tumblr.com/ A bunch of these photos are not mine, I hope to have no trouble with copyright issuesTumblr (3.0; @fuckyeahmoehoward)http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/87dd302601bceb844bbd33a8d993793c/tumblr_mkjfw0ura61qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Happy Easter!<br/></strong></p>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/46776340929http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/46776340929Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:40:48 -0400Curly HowardMoe HowardLarry Fineshemp howardthe three stooges<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c391bdbacf8b0810f7e6dedc6baa84e4/tumblr_mjtr2aTSS71qgnltjo1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4859bce015aa299e189cbe105ab4c22f/tumblr_mjtr2aTSS71qgnltjo2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/45619557765http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/45619557765Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:44:34 -0400the three stooges<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/47d01c6eb88fbf48954942643a528b5e/tumblr_mjpt52Buq91qgnltjo1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c328f8f3bedf6510a78ad0d755acf26/tumblr_mjpt52Buq91qgnltjo2_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ff2bfe34041bf97d48a8f56d414848e/tumblr_mjpt52Buq91qgnltjo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6fd171bb16d3f22be1a78de2fe70684c/tumblr_mjpt52Buq91qgnltjo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Stooge wives</strong></p> <ol><li><strong>Helen Schonberger Howard (Moe’s wife)</strong></li> <li><strong>Mabel Haney Fine (Larry’s wife)</strong></li> <li><strong>Gertrude Frank Howard (Shemp’s wife)</strong></li> <li><strong>Elaine Ackerman (One of Curly’s wives)</strong></li> </ol>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/45432161329http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/45432161329Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:39:02 -0400the three stoogesStooge family<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38844d85ec0a5a2bb909461fc13f48d5/tumblr_mjioyfJjGW1qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(1929)</p>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/45139764476http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/45139764476Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:25:27 -0400Larry FineMoe Howardshemp howardTed Healythe three stooges<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/433de70ea8413715dffa353c00cfea14/tumblr_mjfbbs9ZMI1qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Happy Birthday Shemp Howard! <br/></strong></p>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44990132317http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44990132317Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:38:16 -0500Happy Birthdayshemp howardsorry it's not Moe!the three stooges<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3868b13b9fdb13dbc4157d167cd4fc86/tumblr_miy8xkjRB31qgnltjo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Three Stooges In Orbit (1962)</p>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44240566457http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44240566457Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:27:20 -0500emil sitkaCurly Joe DeRitaMoe HowardLarry Finethe three stooges<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0981fbe4293760ccdf02377d163ee58/tumblr_miy8cjP4Mb1qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CASH AND CARRY (1937)</p>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44239623975http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44239623975Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:14:43 -0500Moe Howardthe three stooges<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/052ccb58b2fa9c47d26d4538fc2766c8/tumblr_miy6tfiuyi1qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44237188522http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44237188522Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:41:39 -0500Moe HowardLarry FineCurly Howardthe three stooges<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e22ab2cf82c5b648880ac4f58eeadeea/tumblr_miy6pgoiDd1qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">VIOLENT IS THE WORD FOR CURLY (1938)</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList hidden_elem" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"></span></p> <div class="pts fbPhotoLegacyTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftLegacyTagList"></div>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44237019072http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/44237019072Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:39:16 -0500Curly HowardMoe HowardLarry Finethe three stooges<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md353reVe01rctyxno1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md353reVe01rctyxno2_r2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md353reVe01rctyxno3_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md353reVe01rctyxno4_400.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414638059http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414638059Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:33:02 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a06880cdbf4109860efd61a4c3d05953/tumblr_mesdzzRauS1rxtndno1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414595942http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414595942Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:32:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2e8c114fddebd4af2612a5bf09482123/tumblr_mezxa3gD8V1rjietso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414581827http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414581827Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:32:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/610dc616c022c0bce13dcdd2bf5b5c81/tumblr_mfv3tiOBys1rjietso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414552391http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414552391Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:31:55 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/faf08aae467d094a9649a89ce7c9e4a3/tumblr_mgonsaaatq1rjietso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the20thcenturys.tumblr.com/post/40618578704/believe-it-or-not-the-man-on-the-left-is-curly">the20thcenturys</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Believe it or not, the man on the left is Curly.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414531127http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414531127Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:31:38 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b2b642626239bd9d355c941aa25d4c9/tumblr_mgp7u8712b1rcmop6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414515752http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414515752Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:31:26 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/daf7dc035a77c1a66cde0750045f2842/tumblr_mh2a4yTKJZ1qkhlowo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414503844http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414503844Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:31:16 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/11858a819e57d3f4c6110270c37e57de/tumblr_mhzlj3eCnn1s3reino1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414479863http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43414479863Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:30:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db75be230ba49f790f1c827d8f5f38cd/tumblr_mi70hxU35g1qgnltjo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43056677435http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/43056677435Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:29:57 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d0d348c7d48981996280af3d6872d37/tumblr_mg2oowPLqo1qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(1945) NEWSPAPER AD NO DOUGH BOYS jpg</p>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/39602503063http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/39602503063Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:17:19 -0500charlie chaplinLarry FineCurly HowardMoe Howardthe three stoogesnewspaper<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/11d0055afca69aa9d2aae710df1eac91/tumblr_mg2oggOYlS1qgnltjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/39602068309http://fuckyeahmoehoward.tumblr.com/post/39602068309Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:12:16 -0500Moe Howardshemp howardLarry Finethe three stooges