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Ted Healy Signed 1930's Publicity Photo

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Ted Healy Signed 1930's Publicity Photo
Ted Healy Signed 1930's Publicity Photo The Three Stooges trademark unique physical comedy was the brain child of fellow comic and vaudeville performer Ted Healy. He brought Shemp Howard into his act, along with his brother Moe, and fellow comic Larry Fine, to create Ted Healy and the Stooges. So abusive was Ted (his "hits" on the boys would many times cause actual injury), that Shemp left for his own career, replaced by younger brother Curley Joe. But soon after, even the reminding Stooges couldn't take it and left for their own spectacular solo career at Columbia Studios. Healy, who was more a straight man, never really recovered. His death was a mystery, credited to a heart attack, though at the time he was sporting some serious injuries that he had obtained a few nights before at Trocadero Nightclub on the Sunset Strip. His legendary drinking and infamous temper got the better of him, and he got into a fight. Recently allegations say his assailants allegedly could have actually included actor Wallace Berry, and Albert Broccoli (later to produce the James Bond films!). Autographs of Healy are extremely rare. This photo of Healy is from the MGM Studio Publicity Department in the 1930's, from their film "Fugitive Lovers" (1934) which he co-starred in, and was signed at the time by Ted Healy. MGM's original information sticker is still attached to the back of the photo. Also included is an extremely rare original promotion postcard for one of the most successful of the Ted Healy and the Stooges (billed as his "Three Southern Gentlemen") acts, "A Night In Venice" with Moe Howard, Shemp Howard and Larry Fine. (Signed photo is 8"x10" and the original postcard is 5.5"x3.5")