General
Info: Legendary
comic actor with the Three Stooges. Shemp was born Samuel
Horwitz in Brooklyn, New York on March 17,1895. His parents
are Solomon and Jennie Horwitz. Shemp worked with his brother
Moe in various amateur and vaudeville acts until 1922, when
a former school mate and vaudeville comedian, Ted Healy, was
playing at the Brooklyn prospect theater and needed a replacement
in his current act. Moe and Shemp joined the act. In 1925
Shemp married Gertrude Babe Frank. She gave birth to a son,
Morton, in 1927. In that year Larry joined Moe and Shemp with
Ted Healy. In 1930, Shemp went with Healy, Moe and Larry to
co-star in "Soup to Nuts". A short time later, Healy left
the JJ Shubert Broadway review, taking Moe and Larry with
him. Shemp decided to stay with the show. On his own, Shemp
went on to star in countless comedies for Vitaphone in 1932
and he later played the role of Knobby Walsh in the Joe Palooka
series. After Curly had to leave the act because of his illness,
Shemp became one of the The Three Stooges. Shemp not only
made 77 stooges shorts, but also a feature film, "Gold Raiders"
1951. On November 23,1955, Shemp went out with his friends
to a boxing match at the Hollywood Legion Stadium. After the
fights were over, Shemp hailed a taxicab to take him to his
North Hollywood home with friend Al Winston. Shemp set back
and lit up his cigar. Suddenly he slumped over into Winston's
lap. Shemp had a heart attack and died at the age of 60.
Cause
of death:
Heart Attack
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Burial:
Home
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Los
Angeles Orange County California, USA
Plot:
In Mausoleum-Second Tier from the bottom
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