Shemp Howard Autographs

Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz; March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955) was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the third Stooge in The Three Stooges, a role he played when the act began in the early 1920s (1923–1932), while it was still associated with Ted Healy and known as "Ted Healy and his Stooges"; and again from 1946 until his death in 1955. During the fourteen years between his times with the Stooges, he had a successful solo career as a film comedian, including a series of shorts by himself and with partners. He reluctantly returned to the Stooges as a favor to his brother Moe and friend Larry Fine to replace his brother Curly as the third Stooge after Curly's illness.
Howard was born Samuel Horwitz on March 11, 1895 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York (later part of New York City). He was the third of five Horwitz brothers born to Lithuanian Jewish parents Solomon Horwitz (1872–1943) and Jennie Horwitz (née Gorovitz; 1870–1939). His parents, who were second cousins, were from Kaunas and spoke the Litvak dialect of Yiddish. They married in 1888 and two years later immigrated to New York City. They initially lived with Jennie's brother Julius in Manhattan before eventually moving to Brooklyn, where they started their family. He had two older brothers, Isadore "Irving" (1891–1939) and Benjamin Jacob "Jack" (1893–1976). His two younger brothers were Moses "Moe" (1897–1975) and Jerome "Curly" (1903–1952).
Howard, who was named Samuel after his mother's grandfather, Shmuel, was known as Sam. However, his mother's thick accent left her unable to articulate the name Sam. Instead she pronounced it as Shem and then Shemp, the latter of which stuck as his nickname.
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Traded items with a signature of Shemp Howard

The most expensive item with a signature of Shemp Howard (Three Stooges Autographed Page Moe Larry Curly Howard & Shemp Howard With COA) was sold in February 2026 for $4,500.00 while the cheapest item (SYLVIA LEWIS SIGNED RARE PHOTO THREE STOOGES WITH SHEMP HOWARD HELEN BLAZES) found a new owner for $2.99 in February 2023. The month with the most items sold (2) was April 2009 with an average selling price of $30.49 for an autographed item of Shemp Howard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2020 with $3,395.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was February 2023. In average, an autographed item from Shemp Howard is worth $56.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Shemp Howard were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	(10) 1943 Abbott and Costello IT AIN'T HAY Movie Still LOT Shemp Howard SIGNED!	$28.95
	(9) Universal MOONLIGHT & CACTUS Musical LOT Shemp Howard Andrews Sisters SIGNED	$29.95
	Rare Shemp Howard Autograph w/ JSA COA	$2,500.00
	Shemp Howard - Hand Signed Autographed Auto Photo The Three Stooges	$2,012.98
	Shemp Howard 3 stooges check signed twice - (COPY)...LOOK	$19.99
	Shemp Howard 3 stooges check signed twice - (COPY)...LOOK	$16.99
	Shemp Howard 3 stooges check signed twice - (COPY)...LOOK	$16.99
	Shemp Howard 3 stooges check signed twice - (COPY)...LOOK	$16.99
	Shemp Howard 3 stooges check signed twice - (COPY)...LOOK	$16.99
	Shemp Howard 3 stooges check signed twice - (COPY)...LOOK	$15.99
	Shemp Howard 3 stooges check signed twice - (COPY)...LOOK	$15.99
	SYLVIA LEWIS SIGNED RARE PHOTO THREE STOOGES WITH SHEMP HOWARD HELEN BLAZES	$2.99
	THREE STOOGES: SHEMP HOWARD (VINTAGE AUTOGRAPH & PHOTO) CLASSIC	$599.99
	VTG 1954 Shemp Howard Signed Check-The Three Stooges-autographed-BOA-Holmes Elec	$709.98
	VTG 4.5" x 3" Shemp Howard Hand Signed Autographed Paper-The Three Stooges	$450.00