Larry Fine

Larry Fine in the film Mayhem in Court  (1936)

Larry Fine (aka Louis Feinberg ; born October 5, 1902 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † January 24, 1975 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American comedian and actor . He was temporarily a member of the comedian troupe The Three Stooges .

Life

Larry Fine's parents, Fanny (née Lieberman) and Joseph Feinberg, owned a watch and jewelry store. Fine, who had two brothers and a sister, burned his arm as a child with acid that his father used as a jeweler. On the advice of doctors, Fine began playing the violin to exercise his damaged arm muscles. He showed talent and eventually performed as a violinist in local theaters. He also earned some money with boxes in the flyweight class . He eventually became a member of the Three Stooges , who from 1934 were regularly in front of the camera for a short film series by Columbia Pictures . They also appeared together as comedians in films such as I dance only for you (1933) with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable . Numerous joint live and television appearances followed later.

Fine had a daughter named Phyllis with his wife Mable, who died in 1967, and a son Johnny, who died in a car accident in 1961 at the age of 24. Fine suffered a stroke while filming Kook's Tour in 1970 and no longer appeared as a comedian. He died in 1975 at the age of 73.

Filmography (selection)

• 1930: The three from the fire station (Soup to Nuts)
• 1933: I only dance for you (Dancing Lady)
• 1934: A convict has escaped (Fugitive Lovers)
• 1934: Laurel & Hardy - Hollywood Party (Hollywood Party)
• 1961: Schneewittchen & The Three Stooges (Snow White and the Three Stooges)
• 1962: The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
• 1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad , Mad World (It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World)

Web links

Commons : Larry Fine  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Larry Fine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Biography on threestooges.com (English)