Shemp was featured in a very rare straight role as a blackmailer and suspected murderer. Shemp preferred to improvise dialogue and jokes, which became his trademark.

Like brother Curly with his infamous "Woo-woo-woo" and "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk", Shemp also had a well-known quirk - he would go, "Gee-gee-gee-gee-gee!" in many of his films.

Samuel "Shemp" Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard was an American actor and comedian best known as a part of the Three Stooges comedy …

Oct 1, 2024 · Through interviews with fans, family members, experts, filmmakers, and celebrities, SHEMP! unearths treasures in Shemp’s solo work, examines the “cult of Shemp” that thrives today, …

Shemp was born Samuel Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1895. He acquired the name “Shemp” when his mother, with her broad European accent, would call him “Sam,” which sounded …

Between his times with the Stooges, Shemp had a successful film career as a solo comedian. He was born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Brooklyn, the third-born of five Horwitz brothers, sons of …

Along with his brother Moe and comedy violinist Larry Fine, Shemp was an original member of the comedy team that became known as the Three Stooges before he quit and set off on his own in 1932.

Oct 18, 2024 · This month sees the release of two biographies, one devoted to Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges, and the other to Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers.

Shemp! challenges the "official" version of Three Stooges history that's been repeated for decades, shattering myths as it uncovers the surprising and often unsettling facts behind the man's unlikely …

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