Joe DeRita
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Joseph Wardell, known professionally as Joe DeRita, was an American actor and comedian, who is best known for his stint as a member of The Three Stooges in the persona of Curly Joe DeRita.
Curly Joe DeRita in 1962
Curly Joe DeRita in 1959
Joe DeRita and Randolph Scott (center) on Guadalcanal ca. 1942–43
Larry, Moe and Curly Joe (1962)
Curly Howard
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Jerome Howard, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He was a member of The Three Stooges comedy team, which also featured his elder brothers Moe and Shemp H
Joe DeRita
…Stooge Shemp Howard and did so during initial live stage performances. However, with the restored popularity of the Three Stooges shorts on TV featuring Curly Howard, it was suggested that Joe shave his head in order to look more like Curly. At first, DeRita sported a crew cut; this eventually became a fully shaven…
Howard c. 1940s
Curly playing with bubblegum in Disorder in the Court in 1936
Left to right: Larry Fine, Howard, and Moe Howard in 1937
Curly as the cook, in a still from Curly's cut scene in Malice in the Palace in 1949