Who Were The Three Stooges [Paperback]

Discover more about the comedy team that perfected the art of the pie fight!

The Three Stooges were the hardworking children of immigrants and discovered a love of performing at an early age. Starting out as a vaudeville act, they soon transitioned into movies, becoming a worldwide sensation in feature films and shorts. Never the critics' darlings, audiences loved them for their mastery of physical comedy and their willingness to do anything for a laugh. They remained popular over the years despite several personnel changes that revolved around the three Howard brothers from Brooklyn. Their comedies are still in syndication more than 50 years after they were first shown on TV and continue to delight old fans and attract new ones.Pamela Pollack and Meg Belviso are authors of several books in this series, includingWho Is George Lucas?,Who Was Alfred Hitchcock?, andWho Was Susan B. Anthony?Who Were the Three Stooges?
 
On September 28, 1934, a new film premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. It was only eighteen minutes long—short enough to be shown before the main feature.
 
The movie was calledMen in Blackand it had three unusual stars. Their names were Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard. Together they were called the Three Stooges. They were a strange-looking trio. Moe had straight black hair that sat like an upside-down bowl on top of his head. Larry’s frizzy hair stuck out on all sides. Curly had a head like a cue ball—he had no hair at all!
 
Moe had a tough face like a gangster that he scrunched up when he made a fist and barked things like, “Why, I oughta . . .”
 
Larry jumped whenever he was frightened.
 
Curly ran around in circles—sometimes even while lying on the floor, like a human pinwheel. He made funny sounds—“Nyuk nyuk nyuk!” and “Woo woo woo woo!” lÓÃ