Joe DeRita

Born: 1909-07-12, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died: 1993-07-03

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joe DeRita (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), born Joseph Wardell, was an American comedian who is best known as Curly-Joe DeRita, the "sixth" member of the Three Stooges. DeRita was born into a show-business family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wardell's father was a stage technician, his mother a professional stage dancer, and the three often acted on stage together from his early childhood. Taking his mother's maiden name, DeRita (Portuguese), the actor joined the burlesque circuit during the 1920s, gaining fame as a comedian. During World War II, DeRita joined the USO, performing through Britain and France with such celebrities as Bing Crosby and Randolph Scott. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe DeRita, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• The New 3 Stooges (1965)
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
• The Bravados (1958)
• 4 for Texas (1963)
• Wedlock Deadlock (1947)
• The Outlaws Is Coming (1965)
• The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963)
• The Doughgirls (1944)
• The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962)
• Slappily Married (1946)
• Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
• Jitter Bughouse (1948)
• Coroner Creek (1948)
• The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)
• The Good Bad Egg (1947)
• Kook's Tour (1970)
• Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
• Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)
• Star Spangled Salesman (1968)
• The Time Element
• The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
• The French Key (1946)
• The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! (1997)
• The Three Stooges Scrapbook (1963)
• The Three Stooges: Kings Of Laughter (2001)
• The Three Stooges Story (2001)
• The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume II (2001)
• Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959)
• The Three Stooges Funniest Moments - Volume I (2001)