Shemp Howard

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Shemp Howard
Howard in Brideless Groom in 1947
Born	Samuel Horwitz (1895-03-11)March 11, 1895 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Died	November 22, 1955(1955-11-22) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Home of Peace Cemetery East Los Angeles, California
Occupations	Comedian actor
Years active	1923–1955
Known for	The Three Stooges
Spouse	Gertrude Frank ​ (m. 1925)​
Children	1
Relatives	Moe Howard (brother) Curly Howard (brother) Joan Howard Maurer (niece)
Website	ThreeStooges.com

Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz; March 11, 1895^[1] – November 22, 1955), was an American comedian and actor. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Litvak accent.^{[citation needed]}

He is best known as the third Stooge in the Three Stooges, a role he played when the act began in the early 1920s (1923–1932), while it was still associated with Ted Healy and known as "Ted Healy and his Stooges"; and again from 1946 until his death in 1955. During the fourteen years between his times with the Stooges, he had a successful solo career as a film comedian, including a series of shorts by himself and with partners. He reluctantly returned to the Stooges as a favor to his brother Moe and friend Larry Fine to replace his brother Curly as the third Stooge after Curly's illness.