Laurel and Hardy successfully made the transition to talking films with the short Unaccustomed As We Are in 1929. [6] In 2019, Laurel topped a list of the greatest British comedians compiled by a panel on the television channel Gold. In 1924 deed Laurel afstand van het theater om zich geheel op een carrière als filmacteur te richten. [33] He and Illeana separated in 1939 and divorced in 1940, with Illeana surrendering all claim to the Laurel surname on 1 February 1940 in exchange for $6,500. Ook maakten ze theatershows in zowel Amerika als Europa. [47] In April 2009, a bronze statue of Laurel and Hardy was unveiled in Ulverston.[48][49]. Son père ne contrarie pas sa vocation et, dès 1905, l'aide à trouver ses premiers rôles5. Mensen die hem kenden beweerden dat Laurel zwaar aangeslagen was door de dood van Hardy, en deze nooit geheel heeft kunnen verwerken. Bibsys: 90821399Biblioteca Nacional de España: XX902075Bibliothèque nationale de France: cb13922290c (data)Gemeinsame Normdatei: 118570196International Standard Name Identifier: 0000 0001 0857 1156Library of Congress Control Number: n79066701MusicBrainz: ae92e6b7-1e51-403a-9798-dd432c45df5fNational Archives and Records Administration: 10583198Nationale Bibliotheek van Tsjechië: jn20000701013Nationale bibliotheek van Australië: 35228841Nationale Bibliotheek van Israël: 000420803Nationale Bibliotheek van Polen: A31036004Nederlandse Thesaurus van Auteursnamen Persoon ID: 070736472RÉRO (Réseau des bibliothèques de Suisse occidental): 02-A005490044SNAC: w6cr640rSystème universitaire de documentation: 030625394Trove: 873685Virtual International Authority File: 44486990 WorldCat Identities (via VIAF): 44486990, "Stan Laurel's stormy marriage full of off-screen drama. Laurel had voor zijn overlijden echter zelf zijn grafschrift laten opstellen: "If anyone at my funeral has a long face, I'll never speak to him again" (als iemand op mijn begrafenis een verdrietig gezicht heeft, praat ik nooit meer met hem). He did not want to be on screen in his old age,[4] especially without Hardy. 1.8K likes. [N 1] The pair were performing together when Laurel was offered $75 a week to star in two-reel comedies. In 1910 kwam Laurel voor het eerst in de Verenigde Staten, als lid van het Fred Karno-gezelschap waar ook Charlie Chaplin deel van uitmaakte. [2] People who knew Laurel said that he was devastated by Hardy's death and never fully recovered from his grief. [31] On 6 May 1946, he married Ida Kitaeva Raphael to whom he remained married until his death. In 2017 werd in het Fries Film Archief in Leeuwarden een 35mm nitraatfilm ontdekt, die een verloren gewaand fragment[6] bevatte uit het tweede deel van de film Detained uit 1924. ", "The Battle for Bottesford – the border town of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Hij werd geboren in het huis van zijn grootouders in 3 Argyle Street, Ulverston. I wasn't the funniest; this man was the funniest." Together they had a daughter Lois on (1927-12-10)10 December 1927. The two became friends and their comic chemistry soon became obvious. [1] He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles.[2]. He was a member of "Fred Karno's Army", where he was Charlie Chaplin's understudy. Gedurende hun samenwerking was Laurel het creatieve brein van het tweetal. ", "Laurel proves Hardy after disaster delays: Statue of Laurel arrives in Bishop Auckland. They would live together until 1925, when Mae decided to return to Australia. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 18 jan 2021 om 16:55. [30], Laurel had four wives and married one of them a second time after their divorce. The play, starring Holland as Laurel, was taken on tour of the UK in 2014 until June 2015.[50]. 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. Rock thought that her temperament was hindering Laurel's career. The team had signed another contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1942, resulting in two more features.[20]. [46] In 2008, a statue of Stan Laurel was unveiled in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on the site of the Eden Theatre. In 1926 (zij het pas officieel in 1927) begon zijn samenwerking met Oliver Hardy bij de Hal Roach-studio. [51] Developed by BBC Films, the film is set in the twilight of their careers, and focuses on their farewell tour of Britain and Ireland's variety halls in 1953. Starting early in 1927, Laurel and Hardy began sharing the screen in several short films, including Duck Soup, Slipping Wives and With Love and Hisses. After Laurel left England for America the pair maintained a life-long friendship, sending letters and photos that documented Laurel's rise from an unknown British comedy actor in 1913 to one of the biggest names in Hollywood in the 1950s. 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. Laurel was gedurende zijn leven een kettingroker, tot hij op zijn zeventigste plotseling besloot te stoppen. [7] Van dit fragment was wel een beschrijving bekend, de Hanging Scene, maar dat was uit de originele film geknipt, waardoor in de kopieën dit fragment ook ontbreekt. Stan Laurel, echte naam Arthur Stanley Jefferson (Ulverston, 16 juni 1890 — Santa Monica, 23 februari 1965) was een Brits filmacteur die het bekendst werd als de 'dunne' helft van het komische duo Laurel en Hardy. The cameo appearance was then given to Jack Benny. When the films proved very successful, Laurel and Hardy were granted more freedom and gradually added more of their own material. Arthur Stanley Jefferson was born in his grandparents' house on 16 June 1890 in Argyle Street, Ulverston, Lancashire, to Arthur Jefferson, a theatre manager from Bishop Auckland, and Margaret (née Metcalfe), an actress from Ulverston. ", "Lois Laurel Hawes, Daughter of Stan Laurel, Dies at 89", "Stormy marriage full of off-screen drama for Stan Laurel", "Stan Laurel Dies. Teamed With Oliver Hardy in 200 Slapstick Films-Played 'Simple' Foil. Stan Laurel. His performances polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. It was Mae who suggested he change his stage name to Stan Laurel. Their first starring feature Pardon Us was released in 1931. He was not called up; his registration card states his status as resident alien and his deafness as exemptions.[15][16]. He lived his final years in a small flat in the Oceana Apartments in Santa Monica, California. Sowohl für Charlie Chaplin als auch für Stan Laurel war diese zukunftsweisend: Chaplin wurde von dem Filmproduzenten Mack Sennett entdeckt und engagiert. Komiek Jerry Lewis, vriend van Laurel, beweerde dat Laurel zo verlamd was dat hij weigerde uit te gaan. Laurel was one of several popular British actors in Hollywood who never became a naturalised US citizen. "[22] The tour included a Royal Variety Performance in front of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in London. Laurel und Hardy waren ein britisch-amerikanisches Komiker-Duo, das aus Stan Laurel und Oliver Hardy bestand. Juni 1890 in Ulverston, hatte Stanley sehr früh Kontakt zum Theater: Seine Eltern waren Schauspieler und Theaterbesitzer. He was one of five children. When he was just starting his career, he looked up Laurel's phone number, called him, and then visited him at his home. [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. But behind the act were failed marriages, health problems, and financial ruin. Zusammen drehten beide zwischen 1921 und 1951 insgesamt 106 Filme, in denen Laurel die Rolle des einfältigen und kindlichen Stan verkörperte. The music hall nurtured him, and he acted as Chaplin's understudy for some time. 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. [10], He moved with his parents to Glasgow, Scotland, where he completed his education at Rutherglen Academy. 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. The same year, Hardy, a member of the Hal Roach Studios Comedy All Star players, was injured in a kitchen mishap and hospitalised. Laurel was de zoon van Arthur en Madge (Margaret) Jefferson, beiden actief in de Britse theaterwereld. Laurel and Hardy were ranked top among best double acts and seventh overall in a 2005 UK poll to find the Comedians' Comedian. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, together with their new leading lady, Mary the monkey, exemplify the motto, See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. In 1952, Laurel and Hardy toured Europe successfully, and they returned in 1953 for another tour of the continent. [22] The Evening Mail noted: "Oliver Hardy remarked to our reporter that Stan had talked about Ulverston for the past 22 years and he thought he had to see it. In 1937, he filed for divorce, confessing that he was not over his ex-wife Lois, but Lois decided against a reconciliation. Because he was unable to work on the scheduled film, Get 'Em Young, Laurel was asked to return to acting to fill in. He had achieved his lifelong dream as a comedian and had been involved in nearly 190 films. Hij kreeg een contract bij Joe Rock voor twaalf korte films. In 1950, Laurel and Hardy were invited to France to make a feature film. [1] Laurels ouders hadden het vaak druk met hun werk, waardoor Laurel de eerste jaren van zijn leven vooral bij zijn grootmoeder, Sarah Metcalfe, doorbracht. 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. 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. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy making things difficult for themselves in a scene from 'The Finishing … [5] He then appeared exclusively with Hardy until retiring following his comedy partner's death in 1957. 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 who missed out on glory", "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. In 1941, Laurel and Hardy signed a contract at 20th Century-Fox to make ten films over five years. In 1989 werd een standbeeld van Stan Laurel onthuld in, In 2008 werd een standbeeld van Stan Laurel onthuld in. Im deutschen Sprachraum sind Laurel und Hardy auch unter den Bezeichnungen Dick und Doof oder Stan & Ollie bekannt. De twee waren toen echter nog geen duo en speelden afzonderlijke rollen. On New Year's Day 1938, Laurel married Vera Ivanova Shuvalova (known as Illeana), and Ruth accused him of bigamy, but their divorce had been finalised a couple of days before his new marriage. 14-jul-2016 - Bekijk het bord 'Stan Laurel en Oliver Hardy' van Pieter Kalter, dat wordt gevolgd door 102 personen op Pinterest. In 1960 werd aan Stan Laurel een Ere-Oscar toegekend. Stan Laurel (†74) und Oliver Hardy (†65) sind in Deutschland als legendäres Komiker-Duo „Dick & Doof“ in die Geschichte eingegangen. Tevens studeerde hij een tijdje aan de Rutherglen Academy.[3]. 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). [14] Chaplin and Laurel arrived in the United States on the same ship from Britain with the Karno troupe and toured the country. Rock vond namelijk dat zij Laurel te veel hinderde in zijn werk. In 1960 kreeg Laurel een Oscar vanwege al zijn prestaties op het gebied van komedie. In his early years, Laurel spent much time living with his maternal grandmother, Sarah Metcalfe. Karno geriet daraufhin in große Schwierigkeiten (Verträge platzten, schnell zusammengeschusterte Shows floppten) und so stand auch Stan Laurel alias Stanley Jefferson plötzlich auf der Straße. [35] In January 1965, he underwent a series of x-rays for an infection on the roof of his mouth. [5] Op 6 mei 1946 trouwde hij voor de laatste keer, deze keer met Ida Kitaeva Raphael, met wie hij tot zijn dood getrouwd bleef. [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. Read this biography to know his birthday, childhood, achievements, family … Both stars were noticeably ill during the filming. In 1960, 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. Laurel en Hardy, of Stan en Ollie zoals ze ook wel worden genoemd, waren een Brits-Amerikaans komisch duo uit de eerste helft van de twintigste eeuw.In het Nederlands hebben ze de bijnaam De dikke en de dunne.. Laurel en Hardy vormden een van de populairste komische duo's uit de filmgeschiedenis. His boyhood hero was Dan Leno, one of the greatest English music hall comedians. "I'm not," said Laurel, "I'd rather be doing that than this!" [29] Dahlberg was described as a "relief project worker" by the court. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's slapstick comedy dominated the 1930s, as they appeared in 107 films and earned an Academy Award. Nachdem die Karno-Truppe 1910 erstmals durch die USA tourte, führte der Weg 1912 wieder nach Amerika. [8], His parents were both active in the theatre and always very busy. Stan Laurel war die treibende Kraft von \"Laurel und Hardy\". De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. [45], 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. There is a Laurel and Hardy Museum in Stan's hometown of Ulverston. Robson, 2005 Retrieved: 18 June 2012. Al snel werden zij bekend als komisch duo en speelden ze samen in veel stomme films. Laurel was too ill to attend his funeral and said, "Babe would understand". Zijn laatste solo film was Should Tall Men Marry? Stan et Ollie (Stan & Ollie) est un film biographique américano-britannico-canadien réalisé par Jon S. Baird, sorti en 2018.Il s'agit d'un portrait du duo comique Laurel et Hardy ", "Hundreds attend Laurel and Hardy statue unveiling", "Steve Coogan and John C. 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Upon returning to the United States, they spent most of their time recovering. [36] He died on 23 February 1965, aged 74, four days after suffering a heart attack. Mon & Tues- Closed Weds - 5-9pm Thurs - 5-9pm Fri - 12-2pm + 5-9pm Sat - 5-9pm Sun - 12-2pm + 4.30-8pm DINERS ONLY! Stan Laurel und Oliver Hardy sind das erfolgreichste und bekannteste Komikerduo der Welt und erfreuen sich bis heute größter Beliebtheit. On the advice of booking agent Gordon Bostock, they call themselves "the Keystone Trio". Stan blieb in den US… Die filmische Hommage gewährt auch Einblicke in das Privatleben des Duos. Stan Laurel (†74) und Oliver Hardy (†65) waren als „Dick und Doof“ DAS Komiker-Duo schlechthin. 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. Stan Laurel, właśc.Arthur Stanley Jefferson (ur.16 czerwca 1890 w Ulverston, Wielka Brytania, zm. Laurel or Hardy: Early Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy traces the roots of the legendary DELUXE 2-DISC BLU-RAY EDITION AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 12TH, 2021 ANY ORDERS OF THE ALREADY RELEASED ITEMS FROM OUR CATALOGUE PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS PRE-ORDER ITEM, WILL ALL BE … His daughter Lois died on (2017-07-27)27 July 2017 aged 89.