Research genealogy for Stan Laurel of Ulverston, Lancashire, England, as well as other members of the Laurel family, on Ancestry. His comedic devices included nonsensical . Daughter of Hollywood comic star Stan Laurel (1890-1965), one half of the famed 'Laurel & Hardy' comedy team, and Silent Film actress Lois Nelson (1895-1990). The reason why neither Laurel or Hardy liked their time at the "Fox" studios, was because Laurel had been deprived of all creative output. Peter Sellers talking about the voice he used for Chance the gardener in 'Being There' " ..very clear enunciation, slightly American with a touch of Stan Laurel mixed in". Film director Ray Bradbury, best known for his science fiction films was a big fan of Stan and Ollie attending Sons meetings when he could and wrote a number of short stories about them including - The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair, The Laurel and Hardy Alpha Centauri Farewell Tour, and Another Fine Mess, which was set on the Music Box Steps. They also appeared in their first feature in one of the revue sequences of The Hollywood Revue of 1929, and the following year they appeared as the comic relief in the lavish all-colour (in Technicolor) musical feature The Rogue Song. Stan made his stage debut at the sage of 7 in 'Lights of London, and at 15 toured Europe on his own as a song and dance act. In "Bonnie Scotland" Stan says to the landlady "You're 'darn tootin'" In "Sons of the Desert" Stan says "Oliver I want you to 'be big' and a conventioneer says "You know 'that's my wife'". Olga died in 1978 and was cremated in Sunderland. He died of a heart attack at his Santa Monica home, out living Ollie by 8 years. . Among the films in which Dahlberg and Laurel appeared together was the 1922 parody Mud and Sand. As Laurel's career as a solo comedian hadn't been very successful, he was focusing more on being a gag writer and director. Five of their silent films were remade as talkies Love; Em and Weep (1927) as Chickens Come Home (1931), Duck Soup (1927) as Another Fine Mess (1930), Hats Off (1927) as The Music Box (1932) Slipping Wives (1927) as The Fixer Uppers (1935) and Angora Love (1929 as Laughing Gravy (1931). The first film that Laurel and Hardy made after Laurel returned was A Chump at Oxford. The correspondence, spanning around 50 years and including photos of them being reunited in the US, was put up for auction by Desmond's grandson, Geoffrey Nolan, in 2018. Fundraisers spent 10 years raising 60,000 for the sculpture which was placed outside the Coronation Hall theatre. Stan's Ear Wiggles. [49][50], There is a Laurel and Hardy Museum in Stan's hometown of Ulverston. five grandchildren A son, Rand Brooks Jr. died in 2016. They played successfully from February through October 1915, until the Hurleys and Stan parted ways. ISBN: 978-1-85858-576-5; 16.95; 320 pp. Stan was not able to attend the Screen Actor's Guild Awards in 1963. [29] In November 1937, Dahlberg was back in the US and sued Laurel for financial support. Nuts in May won him a contract with Universal but not long after his film career seemed to be at an end and he returned to vaudeville. Stan Laurel spent much of his childhood in Glasgow and his mum, Margaret Jefferson, is buried in Cathcart cemetery on the southside of the city. ". [46], A plaque on the Bull Inn, Bottesford, Leicestershire, England, marks Laurel and Hardy appearing in Nottingham over Christmas 1952, and staying with Laurel's sister, Olga, who was the landlady of the pub. The family then moved to Jacksonville, Florida where Ollie had the idea of a character based on Happy Hooligan, a Hearst newspaper cartoon hero who always tried to be helpful but inadvertently caused mayhem and disaster - IMDb Mini Biography By: . [17] Between 1916 and 1918, he teamed up with Alice Cooke and Baldwin Cooke, who became his lifelong friends, to form the Stan Jefferson Trio. It appears, however, his involvement reached the stage of filming a background matching shot of his old time convertible, with a stand-in seated, at the wheel, donning a derby hat. Stan Laurel Death: and Cause of Death On 23 February 1965, Stan Laurel died of non-communicable disease. 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In April 1961, at the 33rd Academy Awards, Laurel was given an Academy Honorary Award for his pioneering work in comedy, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. He was the second child of five children whose parents were both in the performing arts. Both stars were noticeably ill during the filming. Laurel and Mae Dahlberg never married but lived together as common-law husband and wife from 1919 to 1925, before Dahlberg accepted a one-way ticket from Joe Rock to go back to her native Australia. [1902]. In 1896, when the Jeffersons were in North Shields, Stan's father was presented with with an entree dish engraved with "Presented to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jefferson as a mark of esteem from the management and staff of the Theatre Royal, North Shields, Christmas 1896. 16 Jun 1890 - 23 Feb 1965. [44], Neil Brand wrote a radio play entitled Stan, broadcast in 2004 on BBC Radio 4 and subsequently on BBC Radio 4 Extra,[45] starring Tom Courtenay as Stan Laurel, in which Stan visits Oliver Hardy after Hardy has suffered his stroke and tries to say the things to his dying friend and partner that have been left unsaid. He was one of five children. Yesterday, speaking from her home in California, she revealed plans to visit Scotland this summer to pay tribute to Stans Scots legacy and unveil a new headstone on his mums grave. Theatrical Debut It was around this time that Laurel met Mae Dahlberg. Those who knew Laurel reported he was absolutely devastated by Hardy's death and never fully recovered from it; his wife told the press that he became physically ill upon hearing that Hardy was dying. ", "The Battle for Bottesford the border town of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Stans number was in the phone book because he wanted to be approachable and to help people follow their passions and dreams. In 1910 the company sailed to America for a tour after which Stan stayed on and eventually met Ollie when they were cast in the same film,. The music hall nurtured him, and he acted as Chaplin's understudy for some time. Their first release through MGM was Sugar Daddies (1927) and the first with star billing was From Soup to Nuts (1928). Whenever. He was the club's first time trial champion. King James Grammar School in Bishop Auckland, Durham, was seriously damaged by an arson attack in 2007. One of Stan's favorite practical jokes was a trick toilet built into the bathroom of one of his homes. [36] In January 1965, he underwent a series of x-rays for an infection on the roof of his mouth. Stan was the second of five children born to Arthur Jefferson (A.J.) Ed Stephan . [21] Mobbed wherever they went, Laurel's homecoming to Ulverston took place in May, and the duo were greeted by thousands of fans outside the Coronation Hall. [citation needed], In 2013 Gail Louw and Jeffrey Holland debuted a short one-man play "And this is my friend Mr Laurel" at the Camden Fringe festival. I don't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with. Born on June 16, 1890 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England , United Kingdom Died on February 23, 1965 in Santa Monica, California , United States Born on June 16 31 Deceased on February 23 31 Family tree Report an error Jefferson Henry 1801 - 1877 Davidson Ann 1799 - 1854 Metcalfe William 1816 - Sill Margaret 1817 - 1870 Bushby John 1805 - Moore Ann It's shocking of course. They retired from films in 1950 but Stan & Oliver went on a tour of England and appeared in many stage shows for years. When Stan and Charlie Chaplin moved to America they shared a room in a boarding house. In addition, Laurel was married to third wife Vera Ivanova Shuvalova in 1938. Laurel and Hardy successfully made the transition to talking films with the short Unaccustomed As We Are in 1929. Laurel next signed with the Hal Roach studio, where he began directing films, including a 1926 production called Yes, Yes, Nanette (in which Oliver Hardy had a part under the name "Babe" Hardy). During this tour, Laurel fell ill and was unable to perform for several weeks.[23]. [3] With a natural affinity for the theatre, Laurel gave his first professional performance on stage at the Panopticon in Glasgow at the age of sixteen, where he polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. A special thank you to Wayne Yorke (Ollie) and B. Arthur Mulligan (Stan) for sharing their natural . Around 1940 there was talk of Stan and Ollie starring in a Technicolor film 'The Red Mill; based on the 1906 Victor Herbert operetta. [10], He moved with his parents to Glasgow, Scotland, where he completed his education at Rutherglen Academy. He and Ollie had trouble with dentists in Flying Elephants, Leave 'Em Laughing and Pardon Us, trouble with landlords in Angora Love, They Go Boom, Leave 'Em Laughing, Laughing Gravy and The Chimp and were in prison in The Hoosegow, Liberty, The Second Hundred Years, Pardon Us and Flying Deuces. They continued to make both features and shorts until 1935, including their 1932 three-reeler The Music Box, which won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject. I also hope the winner can be there on the day of the unveiling to place the headstone. Stan Laurel spent much of his childhood in Glasgow and his mum, Margaret Jefferson, is buried in Cathcart cemetery on the southside of the city. What's there to say? How many grandchildren does Stan Laurel have? Charlotte Mae Dahlberg (Dahlberg was her maiden name) was part of a double act with Stan and claimed that she gave Stan his surname. When the films proved very successful, Laurel and Hardy were granted more freedom and gradually added more of their own material. As Stan was superstitious and his name had 13 letters in it he was more than happy to take up her suggestion of adopting the name of Laurel. [8] In 1905, the Jeffersons lived at 57 Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen, Glasgow. He appeared with his comic partner Oliver Hardy in the film short The Lucky Dog in 1921, although they did not become an official team until late 1927. She is survived by a daughter, Laurel; five grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren. After his 1938 marriage to nightclub singer/dancer Illeana Shuvalova, he was constantly harassed by former wife Virginia Ruth Rogers. Cartoon images of Stan and Ollie were used in the cartoon Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: The Merry Old Soul. Our house was like a museum, with pictures and statues everywhere. After making his first film Nuts in May, Universal offered him a contract. As children Alan Young's father and an aunt ran away from home to audition for Stan's father in Glasgow. [25] Laurel was gracious to fans and spent much time answering fan mail. did not want to be on screen in his old age,[4] especially without Hardy. With Stan Laurel, they often had a scene in their films where they would get into a fight with . I am planning on establishing a film production company for underprivileged kids, as I feel its important to continue that family legacy of helping others. ", "Raw footage of Stan Laurels funeral with Dick Van Dyke, Buster Keaton and more", "BBC Four Cinema - Silent Cinema Season. [19] The 12 two-reel comedies were Mandarin Mix-Up (1924), Detained (1924), Monsieur Don't Care (1924), West of Hot Dog (1924), Somewhere in Wrong (1925), Twins (1925), Pie-Eyed (1925), The Snow Hawk (1925), Navy Blue Days (1925), The Sleuth (1925), Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925) and Half a Man (1925). He became one of the biggest stars in the world but he was born a normal guy. Stan Laurel was born on the 16th of June, 1890. The same year, Hardy, a member of the Hal Roach Studios Comedy All Star players, was injured in a kitchen mishap and hospitalised. The family later moved to North Shields as his father had a number of theatres in that area. Surprisingly he has something in common with Rock and Roll singer BIll Haley in that Bill's mother, like Stan, was born in Ulverston, Cumbria, U.K. Scottish actor Alex Norton wrote a television play 'Stan's First Night, screened 22 June 1987, in which Stan was played by Paul Oldham and his father by William Hoyland. Tonyman 5. Their first starring feature Pardon Us was released in 1931. He spent every day of his life in search of fresh ideas and inspiration. The project was aborted owing to Ollie's failing health. He still received hefty amounts of fan mail. Official Sites, Usually played a childishly innocent man who always looked up to his good friend. I guess that's because they saw how much love we put into them. In 2019 Laurel was voted the greatest ever British comedian by a panel on the British television channel Gold.[53]. when projected at normal speed his ears would seem to wave vigorously which would be why Stan's face is fixed in one position for a relatively long time in a scene as in A Chump at Oxford. A pair of Laurel and Hardy impersonators were also on the scene. In 1897 the family moved to North Shields which was closer to the centre of AJ's small theatre empire. Hats Off (1927) became The Music Box (1932) Slipping Wives (1927) became The Fixer UIppers (1935) and Angora Love (1929) turned into Laughing Gravy (1931). He once cross-bred a potato and an onion, but couldn't get anyone to sample the results. [39], At his funeral service at Church of the Hills, Buster Keaton said, "Chaplin wasn't the funniest. The two became friends and their comic chemistry soon became obvious. Unlike his on screen comedy partner, Laurel insisted upon answering his own fan mail personally. Ulverston became part of Cumbria in 1974, 2 years after England's Local Government Act of 1972. By 1907 he had been promoted to actor. Teamed With Oliver Hardy in 200 Slapstick Films-Played 'Simple' Foil. She was survived by her daughter Laurel, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren in all. The show was a great success for The Boys showing that they were still a great comedy team. Lewis offered Laurel a job with his company and Stan went to watch a Lewis picture; he didnt understand Jerrys character, so he declined . 'Scram is mentioned in "Chickens Come Home", 'The Big Noise' is mentioned in "Great Guns". [37] He died on 23 February 1965, aged 74, four days after suffering a heart attack. Musical instruments are involved in You're Darn Tootin, Below Zero Saps at Sea, The Music Box,, Wrong Again, Call of the Cuckoos, Swiss Miss, Another Fine Mess, Dirty Work, Night Owls,, Dirty Work and Big Business. He'd be filmed with his ears as normal then they'd be held forward with putty or some similar material and the camera restarted. Comedian. Amongst other performers, Laurel worked briefly alongside Oliver Hardy in the silent film short The Lucky Dog (1921),[8] before the two were a team. 87 B&W images); size 240mm x170mm. This error message is only visible to WordPress admins, William to take his children to visit homeless charity just like mother Diana, Mother takes on marathon in memory of son who died before his first birthday, Duke of Sussex believes he is right in his legal claims against the press, Harry describes guilt following his mothers death in 1997, Kate Forbes: Scots are not ready for another independence referendum, The race to Bute House: I know who they are but Im just not interested. . Although he is thought of as the Little Fellow, a phrase he used to describe his on screen character, at five feet eight Laurel was in fact taller than than Chaplin, Keaton, Langdon, and all of the Three Stooges and Marx Brothers. Danny is also the author of The Making of Stan Laurel. Stan was quickly christened in Ulverston, where he was born, as he wasn't expected to live. He made his stage debut at the age of 7 in 'Lights of London' and at 15 toured Europe on his own doing a song sand dance act then became an understudy to Charlie Chaplin in the Fred Karno Company. The trick of Stan lighting his thumb was done by him wearing a false thumb. What business do we have telling people who to vote for? Her grave is unmarked and overgrown but Cassidy Cook, Stans great-grand-daughter and owner of the much-loved entertainers estate and archives, intends to change that. Around this time, Laurel found out that he had diabetes, so he encouraged Hardy to find solo projects, which he did, taking parts in John Wayne and Bing Crosby films. A few minutes later, the nurse looked in on him again and found that Stan had quietly passed away. . Of the all the many films Stan made with Oliver Hardy 12 involved some form of animation. This makes it highly likely that Stan and Ollie filmed their part, which was subsequently deleted before the films release. Stan and Ollie were involved with cars in Perfect Day, Two Tars, Leave 'Em Laughing, Hog Wild, Stolen Jewels ,One Good Turn, County Hospital, Blockheads, Hoosegow, Big Business and Saps at Sea. [2][3] Karno was a pioneer of slapstick, and in his biography Laurel stated, "Fred Karno didn't teach Charlie [Chaplin] and me all we know about comedy. Fortunately the elder Laurel was please with Stan's turn, and no discipline was administered. They did a 4 month tour covering 12 cities starting on the 27th September in Omaha and ending in Buffalo in mid December. He and Chaplin arrived in the United States on the same ship from the United Kingdom with the Karno troupe. Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 - February 23, 1965) was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, into a theatrical family. Their last movie together was The Bullfighters (1945) except for a dismal failure made in France several years later (Utopia (1950)). View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Olga Healey Around the same time, he adopted the stage name of Laurel at Dahlberg's suggestion that his stage name Stan Jefferson was unlucky, due to it having thirteen letters. His parents were very active in the theatre. He didn't find out until he met actor Alan Young late in life that their families lived near each other in North Shields, Tynemouth. Although the town was in Lancashire when Laurel was born, that area today is in. At the time of his death, he was -1965 years old. Stan later said they did not see each other for another 2 or 3 years.It was in 1925 that Hardy and Laurel had met again at the Hal Roach studios and at that point in time Laurel was directing movies at the studio with Hardy in the cast for a couple of years. Lois Laurel Hawes, the daughter of famed comedian Stan Laurel, has died. Danny Lawrence is the author of Arthur Jefferson. [7] In 2009, a bronze statue of the duo was unveiled in Laurel's hometown of Ulverston. According to most of the many biographies written about the actor, Clint Eastwood was born on May 31, 1930 in San Francisco to parents Clinton Eastwood Sr., a salesman . As Arthur Stanley Jefferson, he joined Levy and Cardwell's Juvenile Pantomime Company as an assistant stage manager. As a result, he lived in his grandparents house, where he was also born, in Ulverston, while his parents were working away. In 1955, they were planning to do a television series called Laurel and Hardy's Fabulous Fables based on children's stories. Forest Lawn Memorial Park. [30] Dahlberg was described as a "relief project worker" by the court. ", "Laurel proves Hardy after disaster delays: Statue of Laurel arrives in Bishop Auckland. He reportedly said he In 1950, Olga and Bill left the Plough Inn to take over the Bull Inn, Bottesford, where Stan and Ollie visited them on several occasions. He had two children with his first wife, Lois: a daughter Lois Laurel (1927-2017); and a son, Stanley Robert (May 7, 1930-May 16, 1930), who was born two months prematurely. The couple met as teenagers in. [on his working relationship with Oliver Hardy] There was never any disagreement between us, ever. I don't know. ", "Lois Laurel Hawes, Daughter of Stan Laurel, Dies at 89", "Stormy marriage full of off-screen drama for Stan Laurel", "Stan Laurel Dies. Roach maintained separate contracts for Laurel and Hardy that expired at different times, so Hardy remained at the studio and was "teamed" with Harry Langdon for the 1939 film Zenobia. He appeared in Sleeping Beauty at Oldham Coliseum. On February 23, 1965, Laurel told his nurse he wouldn't mind going skiing right at that very moment. Entertainment Weekly voted him and comedy partner, He fell off a platform and tore ligaments in his right leg while filming, In his later years, he was a close friends with, While rarely credited as a writer or director, he was the driving creative force behind the team of Laurel and Hardy. Was rather reluctant about entering into a comedy partnership in 1927. In 1952, Laurel and Hardy toured Europe successfully, and they returned in 1953 for another tour of the continent. There have been more than 40 versions of Stevenson's classic tale but the one that eclipses them all for ingenuity is Dr Pyckle and Mr Pride (1925) a two reeler in which Stan Laurel creates a brilliant parody of John Barrymore's 1920 performance. Way Out West (1937) was the first film to be produced by Stan Laurel. In 1934, he lived at 10353 Glenbarr Avenue, Cheviot Hills, California near the house that was featured in. If any of you cry at my funeral, I'll never speak to you again! He was actually around normal height (about 5' 8") and weight. They made films for another 20 years. On a call sheet for 'A Pair of Tights' (1929) that was discovered in 2012 and would have been issued to the cast and production personnel the day before filming, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are listed. Gerard Julien/Getty Images. She was 89. Working relations between Stan Laurel and Hal Roach began to sour after the mid 1930s. He had two children with his first wife, Lois: a daughter. The matter was settled out of court. He bought a yacht in 1935 for $120,000 and renamed it Ruth L, after his then-wife. Jerry Lewis was among the comedians to visit Laurel, and Lewis received suggestions from him for the production of The Bellboy (1960). In 1940, following the death of his wife, he took his final bow and retired going to live with Olga and her husband at the Plough Inn at Barkston. Late in life, Stan Laurel faced financial difficulties because of his many ailments. Editing the two sequences together they would then be copied and joined many times. Their films during this period, suffered accordingly. 1929 Stan and Oliver Hardy made their first comic appearance in issue 46 of the American The Realm of Fun and Fiction in December 1929. Because he was unable to work on the scheduled film, Get 'Em Young, Laurel was asked to return to acting to fill in. Laurel found, to his shock, that he and Hardy were hired only as actors, and were not expected to contribute to the staging, writing, or editing of the productions. This led onto more short comedies with such greats as Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, and Hal Roach. Following the film Great Guns they joined The Flying Showboat, a revue that toured the U.S. military bases in the Caribbean for two weeks with John Garfield, Ray Bolger and Chico Marx with The Boys doing the Driving Licence sketch again. The public loved it, so the producers forced him to do it in most of his movies. In Buffalo they were given the key to the city. Regarding stories of their supposed split in 1940, Stan said that his contract ran out 3 months before Ollies so Stan refused to re-sign until Ollies contract came up for renewal, then they both signed together. After their appearance on This Is Your Life The Boys were contracted by Hal Roach to star in a series of hour long TV specials but they were never made. The rough type of nut humor like. I came to Scotland when I was 12 and we spent three weeks going to different theatres where he performed, to his home, and I remember visiting a pub where his sister worked. He was then rechristened in Bishop Auckland in October 1891 in St Peters Church when his sister Beatrice was christened. The contract was soon cancelled during a reorganisation at the studio. Stan's famous hairstyle was created by accident. DC Thomson Co Ltd 2023. However, he did enjoy fishing. [22] The success of the tour led them to spend the next seven years touring the UK and Europe. The actor Sir Alec Guinness was a big admirer of him. I didnt know at first if we were really big fans or if this was actually our family! ", "Hundreds attend Laurel and Hardy statue unveiling", "Steve Coogan and John C. 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[3] He attended school at King James I Grammar School in Bishop Auckland, County Durham,[9] and the King's School in Tynemouth, Northumberland. At the boxing match in the film Battle of the Century when Stan gets knocked out Oliie collapses. McCabe 2005, p. 143. Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. In 1960 he was given a special Oscar "for his creative pioneering in the field of cinema comedy". His light blue eyes almost ended his movie career before it began. Like his comedy partner Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel was astounded at how popular they were when they arrived in England in 1932. Grew to despair working at "20th Century Fox" after having left the "Hal Roach" studios. Publication date Thursday 19 October 2017. He was 74. [24] Laurel had achieved his lifelong dream as a comedian and had been involved in nearly 190 films. Laurel was one of several popular British actors in Hollywood who never became a naturalised US citizen. Subsequently, they made Saps at Sea, which was their last film for Roach. His father, Arthur Joseph Jefferson, was a theatrical entrepreneur and theatre owner in northern England and Scotland who, with his wife, was a major force in the industry. In his early years, Laurel spent much time living with his maternal grandmother, Sarah Metcalfe. During the 1930s, Laurel was involved in a dispute with Hal Roach which resulted in the termination of his contract. Plot info: Court of Liberty section, Map #H25, Distinguished Memorial - Garden Niche 1. In 1942 after filming A Haunting We Will Go they joined The Hollywood Victory Caravan on a cross country fund raising tour with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, James Cagney, Groucho Marx, Cary Grant and many others. It begins and ends with scenes of Stan. 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