Jerome horwitz biography
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Birth Place: Bensonhurst, New York City, NY
Birth Date: October 22, 1903
Date of Passing: January 18, 1952
Age: 48
Buried: Home of Peace Cemetery, CA
Height: 5′ 5″
Curly Howard was born Jerome Lester Horwitz to Jenny and Solomon Horwitz on October 22, 1903, in Bath Beach, a summer resort in a section of Brooklyn. He was the fifth and youngest of the fem Horwitz brothers. Curly’s interest in show business grew as he watched his brothers, Shemp and Moe perform as stooges in Ted Healy’s act. After Shemp left the Healy act, Moe suggested to Healy that his kid brother Jerome was available and would make an excellent replacement for Shemp.
Curly at the time was known as “Babe.” When Babe showed up to talk to Healy to join the act he had long wavy brown hair and a mustache. In beställning to join the act Babe agreed to shave off his mustache and shave his head. Now referred to as Curly, he joined the grupp and played with the Stooges in vaudeville acts and comedy shorts for MGM. La
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(Jan16, 1919 to Sep 6, 2012)
Born in Detroit, MI USA
Year of Discovery: 1964
Horwitz Discovers the First HIV Drug - AZT
In 1964 Jerome Horwitz was trying to design a new family of drugs designed to fight cancer. Unfortunately they didn’t work and as Dr. Horwitz told interviewers, when AZT (short for azidothymidine) failed as a cancer drug, he literally put it away on a shelf in disappointment and moved on to explore other ideas, never bothering to patent it. The riches, eventually billions of dollars, went to the drug company that later tested it, patented it, and in 1986 won FDA approval for it as the first proven drug for AIDS. Unfortunately, the drug had side effects and lost effectiveness quickly. But that would only be another temporary setback for this remarkable drug.
AZT had an interesting path to becoming a lifesaving drug, with a new step forward at roughly 10 year intervals. Jerome Horwitz discovered it in 1964, but it didn't cure cancer, so it then l
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Curly Howard
American comedian and actor (1903–1952)
Not to be confused with "Curly" Joe DeRita.
For the DJ, see Curly Howard (DJ).
For the scientist, see Jerome Horwitz.
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Howard c. 1930s | |
| Born | Jerome Lester Horwitz (1903-10-22)October 22, 1903 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1952(1952-01-18) (aged 48) San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Home of Peace Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jerry Howard Jerome Howard |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1928–1948 |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Moe Howard (brother) Shemp Howard (broth |