The Three Stooges members

Language: English

Published by Reference Series Books LLC Mai 2013, 2013

1155878361 / 9781155878362

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Bonnie Bonnell, Curly Howard, Emil Sitka, Fred Sanborn, Joe Besser, Joe DeRita, Joe Palma, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Ted Healy. Excerpt: Jerome Lester 'Jerry' Horwitz (October 22, 1903 January 18, 1952), better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian. He was best known as a member of the American slapstick comedy team and being a fat guy The Three Stooges, along with his older brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and actor Larry Fine. Curly was generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges. He was well known for his high-pitched voice, vocal expressions ('nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!', 'woo-woo-woo!', 'soitenly!' and barking like a dog), as well as his physical comedy, improvisations, and athleticism. An untrained actor, Curly borrowed (and significantly exaggerated) the 'woo woo' from 'nervous' and soft-spoken comedian Hugh Herbert. Curly's unique version of 'woo-woo-woo' was firmly established by the time of the Stooges' second film Punch Drunks in 1934. Curly Howard was born Jerome Lester Horwitz in the Bensonhurst section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He was the fifth of the five Horwitz brothers and of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry. Because he was the youngest, his brothers called him 'Babe' to tease him. The nickname stuck with him all his life, although when his older brother Shemp married Gertrude Frank, who was also nicknamed 'Babe,' the brothers started calling him 'Curly' to avoid confusion. His full formal Hebrew name was 'Yehudah Lev ben Shlomo Natan ha Levi.' A quiet child, Curly rarely caused problems for his parents (something older brothers Moe and Shemp excelled in). He was a mediocre student academically, but excelled as an athlete on the school basketball team. He didn't graduate from high school, but kept himself busy with odd jobs and constantly followed his older brothers, whom he idolized. He was also an accomplished ballroom dancer and singer, and regularly turned up at the Triangle Ballroom in Brooklyn, occasionally bumping into George Raft. When Curly was 12, he accidentally shot himself in the left ankle while 24 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
The Three Stooges members
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Reference Series Books LLC Mai 2013
Publication year
2013
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Taschenbuch
Language
English
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1155878361
ISBN 13
9781155878362
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70 grams
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246x189x2 mm

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