The Three Stooges, Curly Howard, and Dogs
Jerome Horwitz who is famously known as “Curly” of the three stooges was a stage and film actor.
His slapstick comedy and famous move of slapping his bald head brought laughter to many. The short films of the Three stooges remain popular to this day, having a cult following.
The little know fact about Curley was that he was a serious dog lover.
Many stories have been written about the three stooges, but this post is about the mostly unknown love, affection and charity Curley showed to our four-legged friends. In a Facebook post by Miranda Squires Magnus, she writes;
“Curly had a contract with Columbia Pictures included a clause that allowed him to bring his dogs on set. The studio limited him to no more than two dogs at any given time. This was due to Curly’s pups making random unplanned walk-on appearances during production. Especially during some of the more raucous scenes. You can still catch those surprise canine cameos in some of the earliest Three Stooges shorts.
“Typically having several dogs at any given time, Curly was known to come home often with strays he found along his travels. He would foster the strays until he was able to find new homes. And when the Stooges were on tour, Curly made it a point to rehome, at least, 1 stray in each town they visited. It is estimated that Curly saved and re-homed more than 5000 dogs in his lifetime – making him a man before his time with his humane concern for man’s best friend.”
Unfortunately, Curley died at the incredibly young age of 48. He suffered from obesity, high blood pressure, hypertension, and a retinal hemorrhage. He died on January 18th, 1952. I like to think he is in a heavenly dog park doing what he loved best, loving dogs.
Here is another heart-warming dog story you may enjoy:
https://simpledoglogic.com/veterans-reunited-with-dogs-veterans-day/
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