Category 2053 - Question 13How did Healy and his stooges
become simply 'The
Three Stooges?'After their first feature film, Fox offered the trio a
contract minus Healy. This enraged
Healy, who told studio executives that the Stooges were his employees. The offer was
withdrawn, leading Fine Howard & Howard to form their own act. Healy tried to form his own
group with less talented players. He later returned to the group with a new agreement. The
complete
series of events leading to membership changes in the group is long and
complicated!
Source: Wikipedia