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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,337 posts) Fri Mar 11, 2022, 11:46 AM Mar 2022

Actor/comic Shemp Howard, of the Three Stooges (1946-'55) was #BornOnThisDay, March 11, 1895.

Actor/comic Shemp Howard, of the Three Stooges (1946–'55) was #BornOnThisDay, March 11, 1895. Aside from being a stooge, Shemp was in films as a solo comedian. Passed in 1955 (age 60) from a #heartattack as he was lighting a cigar in a cab after telling a joke. #RIP #GoneTooSoon

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Actor/comic Shemp Howard, of the Three Stooges (1946-'55) was #BornOnThisDay, March 11, 1895. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 OP

Born Samuel Horwitz - werdna Mar 2022 #1

werdna

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1. Born Samuel Horwitz -

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Fri Mar 11, 2022, 12:42 PM

Mar 2022

"Shemp", an adopted nickname derived from his mother's inability to Articulate "Sam" correctly, to go with anglicized stage name "Howard".

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