Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Jerome Lester `` Jerry '' Horwitz ( October 22 , 1903 â `` January 18 , 1952 ) , better known by his stage name Curly Howard , was an American comedian and vaudevillian .
Simplified: Curly Howard ( October 22 , 1903 â `` January 18 , 1952 ) was an American comedian and actor .