Moe Howard

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Moe Howard
Howard in 1937
Born	Moses Harry Horwitz (1897-06-19)June 19, 1897 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	May 4, 1975(1975-05-04) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names	Harry Howard
Occupations	Comedian actor
Years active	1909–1975
Spouse	Helen Schonberger ​ (m. 1925)​
Children	2, including Joan Howard Maurer
Relatives	Curly Howard (brother) Shemp Howard (brother)
Website	www.threestooges.com

Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), better known by his stage name Moe Howard, was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. That group initially started out as Ted Healy and His Stooges, an act that toured the vaudeville circuit. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing an irregular shape approximating a bowl cut.