Larry, Moe and Curly: 97 shorts between 1934 and 1947.

From http://www.idivimage.com/files/jwfzehyj2mmummdwn4mr.jpg

Shemp, Larry, and Moe: 77 shorts between 1947 and 1956.

From http://www.a-1video.com/talking.htm.

Larry, Moe, and Joe: 16 shorts between 1957 and 1959.

Larry, Joe, and Moe in Fifi Blows Her Top (1958),
from The Three Stooges Scrapbook.

Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975)
From http://www.threestooges.net/.

1. The Alpha Stooge.
2. Was the dominant and aggressive Stooge in the shorts.
3. His character on screen was completely difference from his off-screen character
4. He was an excellent businessman and tried hard to treat everyone fairly.
5. He called Curly “Babe” and tried to help him keep his financial and health issues in order.

Larry Fine (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975)
From http://www.threestooges.net/.

1. The most underrated Stooge.
2. Starred in the first Stooge short Woman Haters.
3. "The Stooge in the middle."
4. He played a Marlon Brando caricature in Cuckoo on a Choo Choo.
5. One side of his face was calloused because of the constant barrage of slaps.

Curly Howard (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952) From http://www.stoogeworld.com/_Biographies/Curly.htm

The Three Howards on screen at the same time in Hold That Lion. From http://www.threestooges.com/news/article.asp?intNewsID=85

1. The most popular Stooge.
2. Onstage persona was completely different from his offstage persona.
3. His life was a mess because of his marriages (four of them), drinking, and over eating.
4. Curly’s last short was “Hold that Lion.” It was a cameo with Shemp, Larry, and Moe.

Shemp Howard (March 17, 1895 – November 23, 1955)
From http://www.threestooges.net/.

1. Some Stooge experts claim that he was the first and best stooge.
2. He appeared in numerous motion pictures before his Stooge days.
3. He died of a heart attack in the back of a car in 1955. He was coming bock from a boxing match.

Joe Besser (August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988)
From Wikipedia.

1. He was the second choice to replace Shemp.
2. Contrary to popular belief, Joe did get along with Moe and Larry.
3. He was invited to stay on as a Stooge, but decided to take care of his wife instead.

An advertisement from the 1947 Johnson City Press-Times (Tennessee) for a personal appearance by the Three Stooges on October 25, 1947.

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