Died Today (January 18th): Curly Howard (1903–1952)

Curly Howard (1903–1952)

Born: October 22, 1903 in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: January 18, 1952 (age 48) in San Gabriel, California, USA

Was well known for being irresistible to women. Older brother Moe Howard once said that Curly was always “in demand socially” and had no trouble having any woman he wanted. This proved to be more of a problem than anything else in his life, as it led to many failed marriages and relationships. However, despite the problems, Curly remained a notorious ladies’ man all of his life.

Impressively, Curly never had any formal training in acting or comedy. In fact, many of his most famous lines and moments came out of improvisation. Both Moe Howard and Larry Fine admitted that they considered Curly the key to the success of the Stooges, saying that his natural comedic genius took their act to an…