For Crimin' Out Loud, completed in late 1955 and released in the spring of 1956.
Four more shorts were released after Shemp's passing. Most of the original material in those shorts featured only Moe and Larry and if there was a scene with 'Shemp' he was played by an actor who didn't speak, kept his back to the camera, and wore a hairpiece that looked similar to Shemp's hair style.
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There was no Joe in the three stooges. They were Moe, Larry and Shemp/Curly
Shemp was the original third stooge when the Three stooges were a live act. He left to be in the movies, and he can be seen in a few Abbott & Costello films. He was replaced by Curly, brother to both Moe and Shemp. When Curly had a stroke and was unable to work anymore, Shemp returned and played the third stooge until his death.
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The original members of the comedy team "The Three Stooges" were Moe Howard , Shemp Howard and Larry Fine .