THE THREE STOOGES - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH DOUBLE SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: THREE STOOGES (SHEMP HOWARD), THREE STOOGES (MOE HOWARD)

THE THREE STOOGES: MOE and SHEMP HOWARD Moe and Shemp Howard sign a sepia publicity photograph of themselves. Photograph inscribed and signed: "To/Francis/Sincerely/The 3 Stooges/Moe" and "Shemp". Sepia, 10x8. Signed on verso: "Shemp Howard". Pictured with MOE HOWARD (Moses Horowitz), SHEMP HOWARD (Samuel Horowitz) and Larry Fine (Laurence Feinberg) are two children, one strongly resembling Larry and the other, definitely a Howard. Moe Howard and his older brother Shemp were the original Stooges, who played second banana to vaudevillian Ted Healy in an act billed as "Ted Healy and His Stooges". In 1928, the two brothers were joined by Larry Fine. Following their success in vaudeville, The Three Stooges appeared in several Broadway revues and in 1930, supported Ted Healy in the film Soup to Nuts. Shortly after, Shemp left the act and went out on his own with roles in many films including The Bank Dick with W.C. Fields, Buck Privates with Abbott and Costello and Helzapoppin with Olsen and Johnson. He was replaced by his younger brother, Curly Howard (Jerome Horowitz). In 1934, The Three Stooges began the longest-running series of two-reel comedies in the history of sound films, with over 200 produced by Columbia between 1934 and 1958. When Curly suffered a stroke in 1946, Shemp took his place. Shemp died in 1955 and was replaced by Joe Besser, who was replaced by Joe DeRita in 1959 when The Three Stooges ventured into feature films. Lightly creased in background. Large surface scratch from defect on negative in upper right blank background. Overall, fine condition. For more information contact HistoryForSale. DOCUMENT 251690