Laurel and Hardy

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. […]

Laurel and Hardy - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

Biography of Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy – I’m sorry, Ollie!

January 7, 2011 tom.raymond 0

Biography of Arthur Stanley Jefferson, aka Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965) Stan Laurel, the tall, thin, “dumb” half of the team […]