how did curly howard die of
Jerome Jerry Howard, known as Curly of the Three Stooges, died of a series of strokes in 1952, at the age of 48. His first stroke in 1946 had sidelined him from the Stooges, â¦ except for a cameo (with hair) in 1947, which only appeared (posthumously) in 1953. 3 people found this useful.