Ted Healy

Ted Healy born Charles Ernest Lee Nash October 1 1896 December 21 1937 was an American vaudeville performer comedian and actor Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of The Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy that they later made famous he had a successful stage and film career of his own and was cited as a formative influence by several later comedy stars The circumstances surrounding his death remain a matter of controversy From Wikipedia