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Larry Fine was born Louis Feinberg in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the corner of 3rd and South Streets. The building there is now a restaurant, and it houses a small Three Stooges museum. As a child, Larry's father was a jeweler, and kept acid in his shop for testing the authenticity of metals. Young Larry burned his arm with some of this acid, resulting in the need for physical therapy to strengthen his damaged arm -- at the time, that therapy was learning to play the violin, which led to his early introduction to performing.
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Larry Fine was born Louis Fienberg on October 5, 1902 on the south side of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Joseph Fienberg, and mother Fanny Lieberman, owned a watch repair and jewelry shop. Larry had two brothers, Morris, a younger brother Phillip who died prematurely, and a sister, Lila, who became a school teacher.
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As Larry Fine, he first performed as a violinist in vaudeville at an early age. In 1925, he met Moe Howard and Ted Healy. Howard and his brother Shemp had been working as audience stooges for Healy. Shemp left soon after to attempt a solo career and was in turn replaced by another brother, Curly. Larry's trademark bushy hair came out, according to rumor, from his first meeting with Healy, in which he had just wet his hair in a basin, and as they talked, it dried oddly. Healy told him, according to the story, to keep the zany hairstyle and lose the violin.
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As Larry Fine, he began performing as a violinist in vaudeville. In 1925, he met Moe Howard and Ted Healy. Howard and his brother, Shemp, had been working as audience stooges for Healy, and Larry soon joined the act. Ted Healy offered him a salary of $90 per week, with an additional $10 if he would drop the violin.
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It's a "kook's tour" when Larry, Moe and Curly Joe help Phileas Fogg III follow in the globe-trotting footsteps of his famous great-grandfather, but can the crazy quartet make it around the world in 80 days without paying for any transportation? Feature-length farce ... stars Jay Sheffield, Joan Freeman. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
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Larry required immediate medical attention and a skin graft was done on his arm. After the surgery, doctors recommended that he be given violin lessons as a form of therapy. It was believed that the action of drawing the bow over the strings would strengthen his damaged arm muscles. Little did Larry realize that the violin would become an important tool in his career.
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