on sunday mornings i tape an hour of them off tv.. <br /><br />always enjoy a good stooge fix..<br /><br />one of my life long questions has always been... HOW THE HECK OLD were these guys.?. <br /><br />they could be from 25 to 55 for all i know.. !! this query has always plagued me.. <br /><br />so after this weeks viewin'.. i finally did somethin' about it.. <br /><br />googled.. typed MOE HOWARD,, sat back an read..<br /><br />moe,,MOSES HORIWITZ..was late 30's in the 'shorts'.. died at 73..<br /><br />curly,, JEROME..was early 30's in the shorts..<br />had stroke at 43.. died 48<br /><br />shemp,, SAMUEL.. early 40's in the shorts.<br />died at 60..<br /><br />larry fineberg,, early 30's in the skits..<br />died at 73..<br /><br />interestin',, larry was a concert violinist..an also was a lite mid weight boxer.. how 'bout that..!!<br /><br />HEY MOE..!!