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Post by marianne48 on Jan 16, 2023 13:30:02 GMT
IMDb and TCM have Jerome Howard listed as a co-writer, along with Joe Lubin, of songs from the Doris Day movies Midnight Lace and The Glass Bottom Boat. They claim that this is the same Jerome Howard who was known as Curly Howard of the Three Stooges. Can anyone verify this? I can't find any information about another man with the same name, but I also don't see any mention of songwriting work in any articles on Curly Howard (unless it was a case of buying a copyright for a song and listing oneself as a co-writer, as several comedians apparently did in the 1940s). Are there any Stooge experts out there who have more info on this? Thanks.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 16, 2023 14:09:24 GMT
IMDb info re the Music of Curly : "According to one of his ex-wives, he was extremely musical. He could take almost anything lying around and make music with it. She said when they went to nightclubs, he would take two spoons and play along with the club's band--in fact, there is a scene in Disorder in the Court (1936) showing him playing the spoons--or tear the tablecloth to music. Of course, they would find the cost of the tablecloth added to the bill." "Got his first job when he was 25 years old, performing as a burlesque conductor for the Orville Knapp Orchestra." "Older brother Moe Howard taught him how to play the ukulele." Soundtrack credits on IMDb: www.imdb.com/name/nm0397219/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 16, 2023 14:16:44 GMT
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Post by paulslaugh on Jan 18, 2023 6:31:28 GMT
He had a healthy head of hair too. |
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Post by paulslaugh on Jan 18, 2023 6:39:04 GMT
“Soft as the Starlight” by Curly was rewritten as the “Glass Bottom Boat” song for the movie.  Hello, handsome.  |
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 18, 2023 6:44:12 GMT
paulslaughBUT was "Jerome Howard" the composer really "Curly Howard" or is it IMDb misinformation ?
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Post by paulslaugh on Jan 18, 2023 6:50:07 GMT
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jan 18, 2023 6:58:03 GMT
Yep .... the OP's question is whether or not there are two Jerome Howards or is the composer Jerome actually Curly ? So far, it remains a puzzlement ! |
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Post by paulslaugh on Jan 18, 2023 7:05:00 GMT
Yep .... the OP's question is whether or not there are two Jerome Howards or is the composer Jerome actually Curly ? So far, it remains a puzzlement ! Actually, looking at it again, Curly Howard died before the other movies mentioned were made. So no, Curly was not the songwriter. |
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Post by SciFive on Feb 16, 2023 23:13:19 GMT
Curly was a ladies man.
His brothers didn’t think he’d fit in comedy.
He shaved his head and turned out to be the best one!!
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Post by kuatorises on Feb 17, 2023 13:31:33 GMT
I dunno about you, but I trust TCM's research more that Wikipedia, and I am by no means an anti-wiki guy. |
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Post by kuatorises on Feb 17, 2023 13:45:24 GMT
I did not know that. I'm not an expert on them, so I wouldn't know anyway. Everyone once in a while I find myself going down a Stooges rabbit hole. I watched them as a kid, liked them, but am not a rabid fan. But I am somewhat fascinated by their rotating lineup, little tidbits like Curly being a musician, etc. Finding out Curly did a cameo after retiring is another example:
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