Original 'founder' of the Three Stooges. Faced with no act one night, Healy, a Broadway comedian, called two boyhood friends - Moe and Shemp Howard - up on the stage one night. Their ad-libbed routine brought the house down and began the career of the Stooges. Healy died under mysterious circumstances in December of 1937; some say he was murdered after a drunken brawl. Vintage sepia matte-finish 8.5 x 12.5 photo, signed and inscribed in pencil 'Hello Blue, Hello Joe, your friend, Ted Healy.' In fine condition, with a small photo of Healy affixed to lower left corner and pencil a shade light against background. RRAuction COA.
