tom.raymond, Author at Famous Clowns

Color photo of Paul Jung with his camera and tripod

The whiteface clown – clown types

March 17, 2011 tom.raymond 0

Character of the white face clown The white face clown, a.k.a. the classic clown or the whiteface clown, is the clown most people first think […]

Frogs, a poem by Red Skelton, recited by Clem Kadiddlehopper

February 11, 2011 tom.raymond 0

Frogs. Frogs. Frogs, they are everywhere.Frogs. Frogs. Frogs croaking fill the air.Louder. Louder. Louder is their blasting blareand there’s no silence in the night.

Stan Laurel holds Academy Awards Oscar presented to him for his creative pioneering in the field of cinema comedy on July 11, 1961. (AP Photo/Don Brinn)

Stan Laurel's Eulogy

January 10, 2011 tom.raymond 0

[Editor’s note: this is Stan Laurel’s eulogy, given by Dick Van Dyke at Stan’s funeral] Thirty years ago, when the latest Laurel and Hardy movie […]

James Finlayson as the teacher at the prison in Pardon Us

James Finlayson biography

January 9, 2011 tom.raymond 0

James Finlayson – August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953 James Finlayson, best known for his recurring roles in various Laurel and Hardy films as their […]

Laurel and Hardy - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

Laurel and Hardy [Stan and Ollie]

January 9, 2011 tom.raymond 0

Laurel and Hardy – great comedy film duo, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Laurel and Hardy. Stan and Ollie. Skinny and Fatty. In Italy, they […]

Oliver Hardy in prison garb in "Pardon Us"

Oliver Hardy biography – Laurel and Hardy – another fine mess you've gotten me into!

January 8, 2011 tom.raymond 0

Oliver Hardy Biography (January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) Oliver Hardy’s Early Years On January 18, 1892, Norvell Hardy was born in Harlem, Georgia. […]