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Moe Howard (born Moses Harry Horwitz) was an American actor and comedian from the 1900s to the 1970s. He was best known as the leader of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. Moe's distinctive hairstyle came about when he was a boy and cut off his curls with a pair of scissors, producing a ragged shape approximating a bowl cut. He starred in over 190 Three Stooges short films and full-length movies. He passed away in 1975 at the age of 77. AND Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg) was an American actor, comedian and violinist from the 1920s to the 1970s. He was best known as one of the Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television for four decades. Fine was easily recognized in the Stooge features by his hairdo, bald on top with lots of hair around the sides and back. He starred in over 190 Three Stooges short films and full-length movies. He passed away in 1975 at the age of 72.

Important Added Info: Note that this 1946 original vintage still has been personally autographed (signed) by BOTH Moe Howard AND Larry Fine! Larry inscribed the still "To Mike from your Pals" and then signed it "Larry" above his head. Moe wrote "Moe" by his image and "The 3 Stooges" across Larry's waist, and then he added "Curly" above Curly's head (because when this photo was signed, Curly had passed away). So the photo has the signatures of both Moe Howard and Larry Fine, and Moe "signed" for Curly, but it is NOT signed by Curly.

This autographed item was obtained from the estate of a new consignor to eMoviePoster.com, who recently passed away. He started collecting mostly lobby cards and stills in the late 1960s, and he hit on the idea that he could get a lot of them signed, because he knew that many of the stars were still alive, but that many of them lived in the Motion Picture Home run by the Academy, and he visited there many times, becoming friendly with a number of the stars there. He also was able to meet other older stars, and acquired most of his signatures in person, although a few were acquired through the mail. He went out of his way to obtain signed items from his favorite films and stars, which included It's a Wonderful Life and Harvey (because he became friends with Jimmy Stewart). He was also friends with Moe Howard and Larry Fine, and he obtained many signatures on items from their films, which he loved, and he also was friends with Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and most of the Munchkins, because he especially loved The Wizard of Oz! His family does not have certificates of authenticity for any of his items, but they do have multiple pictures of him with the stars who signed for him, and we are 100% certain that the items we are auctioning from his collection were personally signed by the stars!

Note that this still is a key book still, printed on a deluxe heavyweight paper stock. Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic. Someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the left of the still. Also note that the movie is called "In Hock" on the snipe on the back of this still, which was the working title for this movie!

Know that we are not "autograph experts"! We strongly suggest that all bidders do whatever research they want to do about the autographs BEFORE placing bids (such as comparing the signatures to other known signatures found on the Internet). But we also know how hard it is to be certain of an autograph's authenticity when you are not seeing the item in person. So, to make certain that we only have satisfied buyers, we will give anyone who purchases any of these a 30 day return privilege (from the date the auction closes) on any of these autographed items, and of course, that gives every buyer plenty of time to be 100% certain that they have purchased a genuine autograph! But realize that you can't return items AFTER 30 days (from the auction's closing), so be sure to do whatever checking and authenticating you need to do either before the auction ends, or within the 30 days.

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