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Stan Laurel

English actor (1890-1965) · United Kingdom · Actors · Died at 74

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Half of the most enduring slapstick partnership in film history. With Oliver Hardy, he refined physical comedy into something both precise and absurd - 107 films built on bowler hats, bewildered stares, and the rhythm of two men failing in perfect sync.

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A life in dates

1965Died23 February 19651964Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement AwardAward1961“We had different hobbies. He likes horses and golf. You know my hobby - and I married them all.”In their words25 February 1961As cited in James Bacon "French Mime Calls Stan 'Greatest'" (AP)/Binghamton Press (February 25, 1961), p. 15

“I suppose we had very little of what you'd call family life. We were very seldom all together.”In their wordsp. 17

“We never tried to use funny clothing.”In their wordsp. 135

“So terribly funny. He can still make me laugh like crazy after all these years.”In their wordsOn , p. 241

1960Academy Honorary AwardAward1957“It's a strange thing, but we really only got to know each other in the last years of his life. When we were making pictures together, we never saw each other off the set.”In their words4 December 1957"Stan Laurel Recalls Career in Comedy" by Bob Thomas (AP) Plainfield Courier-News (December 4, 1957), p. 51

“[He can't stand to watch their old comedies on TV because] because they're so cut up. [...] I wish I could have edited them. They seem too slow nowadays.”In their words4 December 1957"Stan Laurel Recalls Career in Comedy" by Bob Thomas (AP) Plainfield Courier-News (December 4, 1957), p. 51

1952This Is Your LifeSeries1951Robinson CrusoelandFilm, Stan1943JitterbugsFilm, Stan1939The Flying DeucesFilm, Stan1938Block-HeadsFilm, Stan1937Way Out WestFilm, Writer, Producer1936Our RelationsFilm, Producer1934Babes in ToylandFilm, Stannie Dum1933Busy BodiesFilm, Writer1932County HospitalFilm, Writer1931Beau HunksFilm, Stan1929Berth MarksFilm, Stan1928Two TarsFilm, Stan1927The Battle of the CenturyFilm, Prize Fighter1921Laurel & HardySeries, Stan1890Born16 June 1890

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In their own words 10

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10 statements, newest first

  1. I don't see many people anymore. It's a long way out here to . And I can't go any place.

    Feb 25, 1961, As cited in James Bacon "French Mime Calls Stan 'Greatest'" (AP)/Binghamton Press (February 25, 1961), p. 15, Own words

  2. We had different hobbies. He likes horses and golf. You know my hobby - and I married them all.

    Feb 25, 1961, As cited in James Bacon "French Mime Calls Stan 'Greatest'" (AP)/Binghamton Press (February 25, 1961), p. 15, Own words

  3. I suppose we had very little of what you'd call family life. We were very seldom all together.

    1961, p. 17, Own words

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Filmography 40

TIThat's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)1976
RCRobinson CrusoelandStan1951 · ★ 5.6
JIJitterbugsStan1943
SSSaps at SeaStan1940 · ★ 6.8
AOA Chump at OxfordStan1940 · ★ 6.9
TDThe Flying DeucesStan1939 · ★ 6.4
BHBlock-HeadsStan1938 · ★ 7.0
SMSwiss MissProducer1938 · ★ 6.3
WWWay Out WestWriter, Producer1937 · ★ 7.1
OROur RelationsProducer1936 · ★ 7.0
TGThe Bohemian GirlProducer1936 · ★ 6.2
BSBonnie ScotlandStanley MacLaurel1935 · ★ 6.6
TTTit for TatWriter1935 · ★ 7.0
BTBabes in ToylandStannie Dum1934 · ★ 6.3
THThem Thar HillsWriter1934 · ★ 7.5
SDSons of the DesertWriter1933 · ★ 7.1
TBThe Devil's BrotherStanlio1933 · ★ 6.8
BBBusy BodiesWriter1933 · ★ 7.3
DWDirty WorkStan1933 · ★ 6.9
TBThe Music BoxWriter1932 · ★ 7.5
THTowed in a HoleWriter1932 · ★ 7.0
PTPack Up Your TroublesWriter1932 · ★ 6.8
CHCounty HospitalWriter1932 · ★ 6.8
HEHelpmatesWriter1932 · ★ 7.3
PUPardon UsStan1931 · ★ 6.4
BHBeau HunksStan1931 · ★ 6.8
LGLaughing GravyStan1931 · ★ 7.2
OWOur WifeWriter1931
CHChickens Come HomeMr. Laurel1931 · ★ 6.6
HWHog WildWriter1930 · ★ 7.0
AMAnother Fine MessStan1930 · ★ 6.9
BZBelow ZeroStan1930 · ★ 6.6
BRBratsWriter1930 · ★ 6.8
TCThe Laurel-Hardy Murder CaseStan1930 · ★ 6.9
BBBig BusinessStan1929 · ★ 6.7
PDPerfect DayStan1929 · ★ 7.0
BMBerth MarksStan1929 · ★ 6.8
TTTwo TarsStan1928 · ★ 6.8
YTYou're Darn Tootin'Stanley, clarinet player1928 · ★ 5.8
TCThe Battle of the CenturyPrize Fighter1927 · ★ 6.9

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Television 4

TSThe South Bank Show1978
OMOmnibus1967
TLThis Is Your Life1952
LHLaurel & HardyStan1921

Awards

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award1964
Academy Honorary Award1960
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in 1890, he came up through English music halls and joined Fred Karno's comedy troupe, where he understudied Charlie Chaplin before both sailed to America. He started making films in 1917, appeared opposite Oliver Hardy by chance in The Lucky Dog in 1921, but didn't officially partner with him until late 1927. From then the two were inseparable - 107 short films, features, and cameos that turned tight-laced fumbling into an art form. Laurel worked through 1951, then retired after Hardy died in 1957. The 1961 Academy gave him an honorary Oscar for pioneering work in comedy, and in 2019 a British panel named him the greatest comedian the country ever produced.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1965 · aged 74

In common with Stan

Oliver HardyAlso in Block-Heads (1938)Paulette GoddardAlso in Berth Marks (1929)Lou CostelloAlso in The Battle of the Century (1927)Jean HarlowAlso in Beau Hunks (1931)Suzy DelairAlso in Robinson Crusoeland (1951)Virginia GreyAlso in Our Relations (1936)

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