Paul Howard, son of The Three Stooges‘ Moe Howard, died earlier this week in Manhattan. He was 91.
\n\nPaul Howard remained a guardian of his father’s legacy throughout his life, meeting generations of Stooges fans at conventions and events where he shared personal stories, family memories and insights into the life of Moe Howard.
\n\nIn 2015, Paul Howard hosted the docuseries “Hey Moe, Hey Dad!,” which related the legacy of The Three Stooges over nine episodes featuring archival footage, family accounts and interviews with family members of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard and Curly Joe DeRita. The series, which was produced and distributed by C3 Entertainment, Inc. and is now streaming on The Three Stooges+ on YouTube, incorporated interviews with celebrity fans including Whoopi Goldberg, Billy West and Leonard Maltin.
\n\nHis niece, Tessa Maurer, shared an excerpt from Paul Howard’s sister Joan Howard Maurer’s book “Growing Up Stooge” about how Paul came into the world:
\n\n“Dad [Moe] always wanted a son; someone he could take fishing and with whom he could play baseball. In late 1934, after Mother informed him that she was pregnant, he quipped, ‘Honey, if it’s a boy, they’ll have to drag me out…
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