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Howard, Curly Joe, 1909-1993

LC control no.no 97060797
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingHoward, Curly Joe, 1909-1993
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Variant(s)De Rita, Joe, 1909-1993
DeRita, Joe, 1909-1993
DeRita, Curly Joe, 1909-1993
Rita, Joe de, 1909-1993
Wardell, Joseph, 1909-1993
See alsoCorporate body: Three Stooges (Comedy team)
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Birth date1909-07-12
Death date1993-07-03
Place of birthPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Place of deathWoodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Profession or occupationActors
Special noteDo not confuse with: Howard, Jerome Lester, 1903-1952
Found inThe Three Stooges go around the world, c1995: credits (Curly Joe Howard)
Moe Howard & the 3 Stooges, c1977: p. 155 (Joe DeRita) p. 204 (Curly Joe DeRita)
Halliwell's filmgoers and video viewer's companion, 11th ed.: p. 574 (Joe de Rita (1910-1993); replaced Joe Besser in 1959)
Wikipedia, 2 June 2016 (Joe "Curly Joe" DeRita; born Joseph Wardell July 12, 1909 in Philadelphia, Pa.; died July 3, 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California; American actor and comedian who is best known for his stint as the sixth member of the Three Stooges, and the second to be billed as Curly, under the persona of "Curly Joe".)
IMDB, 2 June 2016 (Joe DeRita; born July 12, 1909 in Philadelphia, Pa.; died July 3, 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California; birth name: Joseph Wardell; nickname: Curly Joe; joined the Three Stooges in 1958)
Associated languageeng