An Unexpected Loss
It was an ordinary evening, and Shemp went out for a fun night out with the boys to watch a boxing match. After hanging out with his friends, 60-year-old Shemp suffered a massive heart attack on his way home from the match. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it.
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Gold Raiders (1951). Source: IMDB
I can’t even imagine how terrible that family must have felt. I mean, losing one brother is tragic enough, but two? And in such a short amount of time. Of course, these losses also saddened their fans. At this point, Moe was feeling a lot of pain, and he was ready to leave the limelight and put an end to The Three Stooges. Who could blame him? He needed a break, at the very least.