Stan Laurel
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Tallulah Morehead: Survivor: Samoa: Deja Ew!...a bit like a tall, thin Kevin Spacey, that he's brainy. Shambles is a dumb dimwit. Danger Dave is a smart dimwit. She's a Stan Laurel; he's an Oliver Hardy. And who always ended up stepping into the potholes in the puddles? Ollie. Who stood... |
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Matthew Yglesias - The Atlantic | 3 days ago
Endgame
...and Republicans should be truly happy with themselves for having not only brought us back to the good old days, but the great old movies Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, This is another fine mess you've got' ten us into, we hope the Healthcare...
In this article: Oliver Hardy, Unemployment, NBA, Nafta, Herbert Hoover, and Sarah Palin
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Connecticut Post | October 25, 2009
Pipes screamed Sunday in Bridgeport
...film. David Harris, director of music at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fairfield, accompanied "Love 'em and Weep" -- featuring Stan Laurel, with Oliver Hardy in a bit part -- on the organ nonstop in grand comedic fashion. Choral groups from...
In this article: United Congregational Church, Stratford, Trumbull, and Halloween
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 23, 2009
Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards
...at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery (6300 Forest Lawn Drive) include Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Liberace, Stan Laurel, Gene Autry and David Carradine. Of course the most recent celebrity burial to grab headlines...
In this article: Paris, New Orleans, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Halloween, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Green-Wood Cemetery, Boston, and NEW YORK
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Detroit Free Press | October 21, 2009
SCARY MOVIES: Barrymore still stands out as evil Dr. Jekyll
...by Tony O'Brien. Also featured will be the rare silent short "Dr. Pickyl and Mr. Pryde" (1925), featuring a Hardy-less Stan Laurel. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Redford Theatre, 17360 Lahser (at Grand River), Detroit.
In this article: John Barrymore, Jason Voorhees, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Detroit, Frankenstein's monster, Friday the 13th, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Wolf Man, and Dracula
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | September 26, 2009
Lining up for Ricky
...he's a serious student of the art of comedy. But he thinks long and hard about his approach, and he talked reverentially about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, as well as about his friend Christopher Guest, who has a cameo in "The Invention of...
In this article: Ricky Gervais, Rob Lowe, The Office, David Brent, Phil Collins, David Bowie, Christopher Guest, and Jennifer Garner
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BBC News | September 24, 2009
Hackney Empire shuts 'for reflection'
...long-term problems." The theatre opened in 1901 as a music hall and among those playing there live were Charlie Chaplin, WC Fields, Stan Laurel and Marie Lloyd. It became the first ATV studio and later a bingo hall before returning to...
In this article: Charlie Chaplin, London 2012 Olympics, Marie Lloyd, WC Fields, and London
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Stuff | September 14, 2009
Family museum honours classic comics
...move into the new museum in April coincided with the unveiling of the statue. Ulverston's claim to fame is that Stan Laurel was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson on June 16, 1890 in the town in his grandparents' house - a small terrace called...
In this article: Oliver Hardy, Ulverston, Charlie Chaplin, Glasgow, and Britain
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Times Online | August 21, 2009
Glyndebourne diva Ana Maria Martinez falls backwards into orchestra pit
...of Death •Catherine Zeta-Jones was given the lead role in 42nd Street after the star and her understudy fell ill •Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy, stood in for Charlie Chaplin in a touring company •An unknown Shirley MacLaine took over...
In this article: Ana Maria Martinez, Rusalka, Anthony Hopkins, London, Glyndebourne Festival, Appendicitis, and Antonin Dvorak
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PR Newswire: All Releases | August 13, 2009
Last Film Footage of Stan Laurel Discovered
...-- An amateur home movie has been discovered recently which apparently contains the last known film images of comedy legend Stan Laurel, once celebrated as half of the most famous comedy duo in the world: Laurel & Hardy. The rare...
In this article: Laurel & Hardy, Los Angeles, and Trademark
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L.A. Times - California - Local News | June 21, 2009
Stan Laurel's stormy marriage full of off-screen drama
...the next day and insisted that local authorities stop the wedding because she was the real Mrs. Stan Laurel. The ceremony went ahead after Laurel showed officials the final decree, and less than two weeks later he sued Virginia to...
In this article: Potato, Yuma, Ariz, Los Angeles Times, Victory Boulevard, and Reseda Boulevard
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Description from Wikipedia:
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965) was an English comic actor, writer and director, famous as the first half of the comedy double-act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th century until post-World War II.
- Name At Birth:
- Arthur Stanley Jefferson
- Also Known As:
- Stan Jefferson
- Birth Date:
- June 16, 1890
- Birthplace:
- Ulverston, Lancashire, England
- Death Date:
- February 23, 1965
- Place of Death:
- Santa Monica, California, United States
- Spouse:
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- Virginia Ruth Rogers (1935–1937; 1941–1946)
- Lois Nielson (1926–1935)
- Vera Ivanova Shuvalova
- Ida Kitaeva Raphael (1946–1965)
- Domestic Partner:
- Mae Charlotte Dahlberg (1919–1925)
- Occupation:
- Actor, writer, comedian, entertainer and film director
- Website:
- http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com/
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