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Stan Laurel
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British-American actor (1890–1965)
Stan Laurel was a British-American actor who lived from 1890 to 1965 and became famous as one half of the classic comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He is remembered as a pioneering figure in early film comedy whose work continues to influence entertainment and comedy today.
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Film & TV
Ulverston, Lancashire, England, UK
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the…
Known for
- Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures — Archive Footage2025
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! — Self - Ferdinad Finkleberry(archive footage)2025
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Three2025
- Laurel & Hardy: Year Two — (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
- The Real Charlie Chaplin — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
- Dick & Doof - Die Twentieth Century Fox Studio Gesamtedition2020
- Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations — (archive footage) (uncredited)2020
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty — archive footage2020
- Stan & Ollie - Unforgettable Comedies — Stanlio2019
- The Picture House: The Story of Limerick's Cinemas — Archive Footage (from The Lucky Dog)2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Laurel and Hardy
- Given name
- Stanley
- Family name
- Jefferson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Ulverston
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Stan in color.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Stan Laurel
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1890-06-16
- date of death
- 1965-02-23
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Arthur Stanley Jefferson
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Stan Laurel
- start of work period
- 1906-00-00
- filmography
- Stan Laurel filmography
- name in native language
- Stan Laurel
- partner in business or sport
- Oliver Hardy
- unmarried partner
- Mae Dahlberg
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Encyclopedic overview
Stan Laurel (/ˈlɒrəl/ LORR-əl; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English actor, comedian, director and writer who was in the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films and cameo roles.
Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the bowler hat, and developed his skills in pantomime and music-hall sketches. He was a member of "Fred Karno's London Comedians", where he was Charlie Chaplin's understudy. He and Chaplin arrived in the United States on the same ship from the United Kingdom with the Karno troupe. Laurel began his film career in 1917 and made his final appearance in 1951. 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. He then appeared exclusively with Hardy until retiring after his comedy partner's death in 1957.
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