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Moe Howard | |
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![]() Howard in 1937 | |
Born | Moses Harry Horwitz June 19, 1897 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Died | May 4, 1975 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
Other names | Harry Howard |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1909–1975 |
Spouse |
Helen Schonberger (m. 1925) |
Children | 2, including Joan Howard Maurer |
Relatives |
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Website | www.threestooges.com |
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group initially started out as Ted Healy and His Stooges, an act that toured the vaudeville circuit. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing an irregular shape approximating a bowl cut.