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Joe DeRita
Curly Joe DeRita in 1962
Born
Joseph Wardell
(1909-07-12)July 12, 1909
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
July 3, 1993(1993-07-03) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupations
Actor
comedian
Years active
1920–1975
Spouses
Bonnie Brooks
(m. 1935; died 1965)
Jean Sullivan
(m. 1967)
Website
threestooges.net
Joseph Wardell (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), known professionally as Joe DeRita, was an American actor and comedian, who is best known for his stint as a member of The Three Stooges in the persona of Curly Joe DeRita.
Curly Howard (born Jerome Horwitz), Shemp Howard again, Joe Besser, and "Curly Joe" DeRita (born Joseph Wardell). The act began in the early 1920s as...
Arthur Godfrey and the Three Stooges (Larry Fine, Moe Howard, and Curly JoeDeRita). The film was written by Teddi Sherman and Robert Aldrich, who also directed...
erroneously used for the act's personal appearances in December 1959, with JoeDeRita, rather than Besser, as part of the lineup. In fact, Besser never made...
this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and JoeDeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe"). Released by Columbia Pictures, The Three Stooges Meet Hercules...
and starring JoeDeRita. The supporting cast features Dorothy Granger and Norman Ollestead. It was the third of four shorts in the JoeDeRita series produced...
television pilot starring The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly-JoeDeRita). In the opening title and Hollywood trade ads, the show's title is spelled...
this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and JoeDeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe"). Released by Columbia Pictures and produced by Normandy Productions...
this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and JoeDeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe"). Directed by Howard's son-in-law Norman Maurer, the film was...
in many short subjects starring Shemp Howard, Harry Langdon, Andy Clyde, Joe Besser, Bert Wheeler, and Hugh Herbert. The Herbert comedy Wife Decoy is...
animated segments. The cast consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and JoeDeRita (as Curly-Joe), with actor and close friend Emil Sitka co-starring, as well as...
Shemp and subsequent Stooges Joe Besser and JoeDeRita (referred to during his stint with the Stooges as "Curly JoeDeRita") each starred in their solo...
Columbia Pictures closed its comedy-shorts department at the end of 1957, JoeDeRita replaced Besser. In the earliest Stooge films, Larry frequently indulged...
comic JoeDeRita (dubbed "Curly-Joe" because of his vague resemblance to Moe's late younger brother Curly Howard and to differentiate him from Joe Besser)...
Howard, and DeRita. The DeRita heirs received the proxy to the Howard share, giving them majority control on the company's management. JoeDeRita's stepsons...
directed by Edward Bernds and stars JoeDeRita, who later joined the Three Stooges and became "Curly Joe" DeRita, and features Christine McIntyre, Dorothy...
Pictures on March 20, 1947, starring JoeDeRita, who later joined The Three Stooges and became "Curly Joe" DeRita, and featuring Dorothy Granger, and Norman...
Stooges (Shemp Howard, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Joe Besser, and JoeDeRita) on film in the various incarnations of the group (Harold Brauer...
1940s, and a number of Columbia shorts featuring Shemp Howard, Joe Besser and JoeDeRita as solo comedians prior to joining the Stooges; several of these...
and Korean War flying ace Curly JoeDeRita, Three Stooges persona of Joseph Wardell, whose stage name was JoeDeRita (1909–1993), American actor and comedian...
this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and "Curly Joe" DeRita. Released by 20th Century Fox, this was the trio's take on the classic...
with Joe Besser were released afterwards over the next 1⅓ years. The Stooges would continue afterwards with Moe, Larry, and JoeDeRita (as "Curly Joe"),...
this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and JoeDeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe"). Like its predecessor, The Three Stooges Go Around the World...
Butler JoeDeRita as Simms' impostor Jason Wingreen as Nichols Ada Carrasco as Mrs. Parral The film is notable for including a rare serious role for Joe DeRita...
1948, starring JoeDeRita, Christine McIntyre and Emil Sitka. Joe and his band practice for their big break in musical commercials. Joe also has a theory...
However, he did his part for the war effort by touring in a comedy act with JoeDeRita (who later became a member of the Three Stooges) for the Victory Committee...
unacceptable" for the act. JoeDeRita would instead become the "third stooge" in October 1958. Nevertheless, in the early 1970s, DeRita, with Moe's blessing...
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