Editing Larry Fine (section)

==Early life==
Fine was born to a [[Russian Jewish]] family at 3rd and [[South Street (Philadelphia)|South Street]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], on October 4, 1902.<ref>{{cite web |title=Let's Celebrate National Archives Month! |date=October 24, 2022 |author=Joy Huertas |work=Department of Records |url=https://www.phila.gov/2022-10-24-lets-celebrate-national-archives-month/}}</ref> Several sources erroneously listed his birthday as October 5.<ref>Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860–1906, Familysearch.org</ref><ref>[[A&E Network|A&E]] television show ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]''</ref><ref>[http://southstreet.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=317&Itemid=12 South Street Headhouse District]</ref> He was the eldest of four children. His father, Joseph Feinberg, and mother, Fanny Lieberman, owned a watch repair and jewelry shop.

In his early childhood, Fine's arm was accidentally burned with [[hydrochloric acid]] that his father used to test jewelry for its gold content. Fine had picked up the bottle and, mistaking it for a beverage, raised it to his lips when his father noticed and knocked it out of his hand, accidentally splashing the acid on his son's forearm, causing extensive damage to it.{{sfn|Cox|Terry|2006|p=7}}

Fine's parents later gave him [[violin]] lessons to help strengthen the damaged muscles in his forearm.{{sfn|Cox|Terry|2006|p=8}} He became so proficient that his parents wanted to send him to a European [[music conservatory]], but the plan was thwarted by the outbreak of [[World War I]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Fine later played the violin in the Stooge films. To further strengthen his damaged arm, Fine took up [[boxing]] in his teens, winning one professional bout. His father was opposed to Larry's fighting in public and put an end to his brief boxing career.{{sfn|Cox|Terry|2006|p=8}}