She was 89. She was survived by her daughter Laurel, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren in all. ". [citation needed] His phone number was also listed in the telephone directory and he would take calls from fans.[26][27]. Robson, 2005 Retrieved: 18 June 2012. It had been his intention to work primarily as a writer and director. Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 - February 23, 1965) was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, into a theatrical family. 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. The Karno troupe broke up in the spring of 1914. She had five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren in all, as well as a daughter, Laurel. There is a plaque in St Peters Church commemorating that he was re baptised there when his sister Beatrice was baptised in October 1891 having been born in nearby Waldron Street. 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. Laurel was in fact too ill to attend his funeral and said, "Babe would understand". Stan Laurel had a heart attack and died four days later on February 23rd 1965 aged 74. [1902]. 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. Stan was working as a writer and director for, By the time they produced their first true Laurel and Hardy film, Stan was 37 and, When Stan's daughter, Lois, was little, she hated. Stan's father was a skilled actor, make-up artist, and theatre manager, and his mother was a dramatic actor. Laurel's future partner Hardy, however, did appear in three of the shorts directed by Laurel: Yes, Yes, Nanette! His parents were very active in the theatre. Interred at Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, California, USA. 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. [29] In November 1937, Dahlberg was back in the US and sued Laurel for financial support. Stan Laurel was a Lancashire lad who along with Charlie Chaplin went to American vaudeville on the same boat and struck it big. The same year, Hardy, a member of the Hal Roach Studios Comedy All Star players, was injured in a kitchen mishap and hospitalised. 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. Stan and Ollie believed that they got most of their laughs by combining dumbness with dignity making the audience feel that they were superior to them. 16 Jun 1890 - 23 Feb 1965. Unlike his on screen comedy partner, Laurel insisted upon answering his own fan mail personally. [47] In 2008, a statue of Stan Laurel was unveiled in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on the site of the Eden Theatre. The actor Sir Alec Guinness was a big admirer of him. He and Chaplin arrived in the United States on the same ship from the United Kingdom with the Karno troupe. He still received hefty amounts of fan mail. Next to his partner, Oliver Hardy, who was about six feet tall and nearly double Stan's body weight, Stan appeared to be rather short and skinny by comparison. At one stage, someone tugged on a door of their limousine until it nearly came off. While fans flock to see the acclaimed biopic, Stan & Ollie, which features the comic duo playing in Scotland, the bowler-hatted pair had far stronger Caledonian links. However, he did enjoy fishing. Stan attended the King James Grammar School in Bishop Auckland briefly as a boarder in 1902/03 but spent more time entertaining the teachers in the staff room so his father had him sent to Gainford Accademy for about a year, The King James School had stood empty and boarded up since about 2000 when 7 years later two youths, who were later caught, broke in and set it on fire, Despite the insurance company paying out the County Council did nothing costing them well over 600,000 a great deal more than the insurance payout. In 'Brats' Stan says "Blood's 'thicker than water'", 'Perfect Day' is mentioned in "Two Tars", 'Habeas Corpus' is mentioned in "The Big Noise", In "Saps at Sea" the Boys are repeatedly referred to as 'Jitterbugs' and in "The Flying Deuces" Ollie says 'I'm as fidgety as a 'jitterbug'. He and Ollie were contracted by Hal Roach Jr to star in a series of TV specials but they were never made. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family. In 1950, Laurel and Hardy were invited to France to make a feature film. Washington, D.C., 1989, "The Making of Stan Laurel: Echoes of a British Boyhood", "Stan Laurel crowned Britain's greatest comedian", "Stan Laurel's former Bishop Auckland school 'left to rot', "Stan Laurel letter set to go under the hammer", "Another Fine Missive: Stan Laurel's Letters on Sale", "Stan Laurel's Little-known Comedy Partner Before Hardy", "Tea and buns with Laurel and Hardy: Derek Malcolm on the day he met his comedy heroes", "Stan at Queen's first Royal Variety Show", "Stan Laurel's stormy marriage full of off-screen drama. Laurel disputed this and claimed that it just "sounded good". Theatrical Debut They had made six Fox features when the studio suddenly abandoned B-picture production in December 1944. Teamed With Oliver Hardy in 200 Slapstick Films-Played 'Simple' Foil. He worked briefly with Oliver Hardy in 'The Lucky Dog . The plans were delayed after Laurel suffered a stroke on 25 April 1955, from which he recovered. 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. Stan now changed his surname to Laurel thus given the name Stan Laurel. It took considerable effort before he agreed to team up with Oliver Hardy. They made films for another 20 years. CINEMAS are once-again packing them in to see a new Laurel and Hardy film. 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. Following his appearance with Ollie on 'This is Your Life' Hal Roach contracted them to star in a series of hour long TV specials but they were never made. was actually dreamed up by the publicity department. In "Midnight Patrol" Ollie says" 'Pardon us' chief" During the scene with the safe in "The Dancing Masters" Stan says "'One good turn' deserves another". [11] It was the music hall from where he drew his standard comic devices, including his bowler hat and nonsensical understatement. 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). 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 played successfully from February through October 1915, until the Hurleys and Stan parted ways. 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. Stan was quickly christened in Ulverston, where he was born, as he wasn't expected to live. He was horrified to see "the Guv'ner" standing in the wings watching his performance. Most recently, Hawes lived with her granddaughter Cassidy and great-grandchildren Tommy and Lucy. An invalid since he had a stroke in 1955 . 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. ", "Hundreds attend Laurel and Hardy statue unveiling", "Steve Coogan and John C. 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Comedian best known for his 107 films with acting partner Oliver Hardy. children: Lois Laurel, Stanley Robert Laurel Partner: Mae Charlotte Dahlberg (1919-1925) Born Country: England Actors Writers Height: 5'8" (173 cm ), 5'8" Males Died on: February 23, 1965 place of death: Santa Monica, California, United States Ancestry: British American Diseases & Disabilities: Heart Attack Cause of Death: Heart Attack That floored me. 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). 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. 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. Stan Laurel, of course, partnered with Oliver Hardy to appear in more than 100 short films and features, including the classics The Music Box (1932), Sons of the Desert (1933), Babes in Toyland (1934) and Way Out West (1937). In scenes resembling Beatlemania 30 years later, the comedy team were surrounded by screaming crowds everywhere they went. At the time of his death, he was -1965 years old. Subsequently, they made Saps at Sea, which was their last film for Roach. In Germany, Stan and Ollie were known as Dick und Doof. On February 23, 1965, Laurel told his nurse he wouldn't mind going skiing right at that very moment. The British actor Sir Alec Guinness was a great admirer of Stan's. The two became friends and their comic chemistry soon became obvious. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. In 1935, Laurel married Virginia Ruth Rogers (known as Ruth). Skip Ancestry main . Their work became more production-line and less popular during the war years, especially after they left Roach and MGM for Twentieth Century-Fox. I wasn't the funniest; this man was the funniest." 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). Stan Laurel was born on the 16th of June, 1890. The thumb would then be lit and the cameras restarted. 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. Editing the two sequences together they would then be copied and joined many times. Feb. 24, 1965 5 AM PT. He is often thought of as being very short and skinny. In 1966 it was listed in the National Park Service, Department of Interior, as a Historic Ships to visit. In Holland, Stan and Ollie were known as Dikke und Dunne. Publication date Thursday 19 October 2017. 'Scram is mentioned in "Chickens Come Home", 'The Big Noise' is mentioned in "Great Guns". This wasn't a new technique for it had been discovered in 1896 by Georges Melies. 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. One is operated by the town of Harlem, and the other is a private museum owned and operated by Gary Russeth, a Harlem resident. Their second child, Stanley, was born two months premature in May 1930, but died after nine days. When Ross told me, I decided we would hold a lottery, where everyone can buy a ticket for $1, and the winner will receive a unique piece of memorabilia from our archives. Laurel's brother died under anesthesia while at the dentist; Hardy's brother drowned in a swimming mishap. Because he was unable to work on the scheduled film, Get 'Em Young, Laurel was asked to return to acting to fill in. He was 74. The new marriage was very volatile, and Illeana accused him of trying to bury her alive in the back yard of their San Fernando Valley home. Outside of filming, Stan's interests were fishing, raising ducks, and hydroponic gardening (growing plants in chemical solutions rather than soil). Away from work, Laurel admitted to not having many interests due to lack of time to enjoy them. All I know is that I learned how to get laughs, and that's all I know about it. 87 B&W images); size 240mm x170mm. Also present was Bart Williams, who brought Stan Laurel's 1947 Chrysler for all to see. The team signed another contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1942, resulting in two more features.[20]. They probably know more about it than we do. Stan was superstitious, and his name had 13 letters in it, so he was more than happy to take up her suggestion of adopting the name of Laurel. Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to create a feed. The rough type of nut humor like. A few minutes later he died quietly in his armchair. Stan Laurel (1890-1965) Actor Writer Director IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Play trailer 1:07 Utopia (1950) 9 Videos 99+ Photos Stan Laurel came from a theatrical family, his father was an actor and theatre manager, and he made his stage debut at the age of 16 at Pickard's Museum, Glasgow. He lived his final years in a small flat in the Oceana Apartments in Santa Monica, California. He died five years later. Regretted not having more of a formal education, as the comedian felt that that would have made him a better comedian later on. People have always loved our pictures. Olga died in 1978 and was cremated in Sunderland. 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. He found his greatest success when. Worked with Larry Semon on a couple of the latter's films and didn't enjoy the experience. The comedian was openly opposed to racial segregation. She visited with her gran Stans only daughter, Lois, who passed away in 2017 when she was a child. . He was not called up; his registration card states his status as resident alien and his deafness as exemptions.[15][16]. Brody, Richard. It was only when I went to a convention in Denmark and chatted with the thousands of attendees who didnt know I was connected to Stan that I realised how cherished his movies were and what joy he had brought to so many.. When the films proved very successful, Laurel and Hardy were granted more freedom and gradually added more of their own material. As a child in Glasgow, his family lived at 17 Craigmillar Road. Stan Laurel's great-grandchildren, Cassidy and Patrick, were also on hand for the occasion. 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As he was a sickly baby she left him there and returned to Bishop to help her husband run his theatres. 2017, at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, CA. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Olga Healey The contract was soon cancelled during a reorganisation at the studio. His light blue eyes almost ended his movie career before it began. Lewis paid tribute to Laurel by naming his main character Stanley in the film, and having Bill Richmond play a version of Laurel as well. When young Laurel first took to the stage as a performer, he had no idea that his own father was watching him whilst being part of the audience. In 1905, the Jeffersons lived at 57 Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen, Glasgow. Cassidy who was told about the graves condition by Ross Owen, a Laurel and Hardy expert who was a consultant on the new movie said: At one time I believe there was a headstone I have paperwork which suggests there was, but maybe over time its been destroyed or stolen. Their first release through MGM was Sugar Daddies (1927) and the first with star billing was From Soup to Nuts (1928). For his first professional stage appearance as a teenager, Stan took a pair of his father's pants, altered them with scissors, and took the stage. "[6] He was interred in Forest LawnHollywood Hills Cemetery. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Among the films in which Dahlberg and Laurel appeared together was the 1922 parody Mud and Sand. His father was a vaudeville performer and this led Arthur to being a stage performer too. [6] Along with Hardy, Laurel was inducted into the Grand Order of Water Rats. He had learnt the full craft of the stage from being an actor playwright and a manager progressing to leasing and managing a string of theatres. One of Stan's favorite practical jokes was a trick toilet built into the bathroom of one of his homes. [8] One of them was Edward, an actor who appeared in four of Stan's shorts. In the film Sons of the Desert the newsreel footage seen in the cinema the wives go to set a record for the number of extras used in one scene, some 500. I didnt know at first if we were really big fans or if this was actually our family! The trip to mark her great-great-grandmothers grave will not be Cassidys first to Scotland. If any of you cry at my funeral, I'll never speak to you again! A child of one of his baby sitters was the great grandmother of Sir Patrick Stewart. When Stan and Charlie Chaplin moved to America they shared a room in a boarding house. [6] In 2019, Laurel topped a list of the greatest British comedians compiled by a panel on the television channel Gold. Jefferson Drive in Ulverston is named after him. Revisiting his music hall days, Laurel returned to England in 1947 when he and Hardy went on a six-week tour of the United Kingdom performing in variety shows. 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. The two sections would be joined together, then copied and joined many times for repetition. He replied "I don't, but I'd much rather be skiing than this". During this tour, Laurel fell ill and was unable to perform for several weeks.[23]. 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. In their films Stan wore a Bowler hat a size or two smaller so that it sat higher on his head. Filmed in slow motion then projected at normal speed, the ears would wave vigorously. A celebration of her . A statue of Stan stands on or near the site of his father's theatre at what is known as Theatre Corner in Bishop Auckland, The statue was created, appropriately by Bob Olley, who also did the one of him in North Shield, and was unveiled by Stan's niece Nancy Wardell. Working relations between Stan Laurel and Hal Roach began to sour after the mid 1930s. Their daughter Lois died on (2017-07-27)27 July 2017 aged 89.[33]. Stan Laurel Death: and Cause of Death On 23 February 1965, Stan Laurel died of non-communicable disease. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Eighty years after their heyday, Laurel and Hardy remain icons of comedy. (1925), Wandering Papas (1926) and Madame Mystery (1926). Stan's father Arthur Jefferson, or AJ as he was known as, was a prominent theatrical figure in the North East of England. The film was a disaster, a Franco-Italian co-production titled Atoll K. (The film was entitled Utopia in the US and Robinson Crusoeland in the UK.) Laurel was quoted as saying that the one thing guaranteed to incur his anger, was if a film's editing was poorly done. Was Stan Laurel's partner a man? 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. Stan Laurel and his daughter Lois Laurel. [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. "[22] The tour included a Royal Variety Performance in front of King George VI and his consort Queen Elizabeth in London. Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A mural of Stan has been painted on an end terrace house in Railway Street on Bishop Auckland (2021). Way Out West (1937) was the first film to be produced by Stan Laurel. His first two-reeler with Oliver Hardy was 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926). Laurel was introduced by Bob Hope, and the award was accepted by Danny Kaye. Fortunately the elder Laurel was please with Stan's turn, and no discipline was administered. The public loved it, so the producers forced him to do it in most of his movies. He was the second child of five children whose parents were both in the performing arts. The family moved from Dockwray Square to Ayton House in Ayres Terrace, North Shields. 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: . 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