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Laurel and Hardy Books. Over the past 40 years there have been many books written about Laurel and Hardy. From autobiography's to the British tours, films, solo careers before the partnership and even advertising, every part of their life has been scrutinised. The Magic Behind the Movies by Randy Skretvedt has every little detail about each film, whilst AJ Marriot 's book about the British Tours ( now revised and expanded ) even tells you what hotel they stayed at and who else was on the bill when they were appearing at the theatre. There are new books coming out all the time, keep an eye out on Amazon. Many of the books are long out of print, although from time to time earlier copies of books appear on internet auction sites. Below is a list of books and a scan of the cover taken from my collection, some books appear more than once if they have a different front cover. 30/11/2019 New additions will now appear at the top of the list LAUREL AND HARDY WAY OUT WEST SCRIPT. ISBN - N/A LAUREL AND HARDY ME AND MY PAL SCRIPT. ISBN - N/A STAN AND OLLIE FROM SOUP TO NUTS. 77 Pages - Softback - 2012. ISBN - 9781794581937 LAUREL AND HARDY POCKET SERIES. Author - A.J. Marriot. 95 Pages - Softback - 2010. ISBN -978-1-907657-21-4 TWO PEAS IN A POD. Author - Anthony & Joanne Mitchell-Waite. 724 Pages - Softback - 2020. ISBN - 9781716756139 LAUREL AND HARDY'S SETS, PROPS & SPECIAL EFFECTS. Author - Trevor Boddington. 150 Pages - Softback - ? ISBN - ? Private Pressing CIRCLE IT LAUREL AND HARDY FACTS. Author - Mark Schumacher. 104 Pages - Softback - 2018. ISBN - 978-1945512520 T HE LIFE AND TIMES OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Author - Nick G Taminich. 150 Pages - Softback - 2015. ISBN - 978-1682135426 QUAND LAUREL RENCONTRA HARDY. Author - ZJean Tulard. ? Pages - Softback - 2013. ISBN - 978-2-917232-15-6 GRANDI AFFARI LAUREL AND HARDY E L�NVENZIONE DELLA LENTEZZA. Author - Gabriele Gimmelli. 106 Pages - Softback - 2017. ISBN -978885741747 ROGUE SONG SCRAPBOOK ltd edition #50. Author - Jack Taylor. ? Pages - Softback - 1993. ISBN - N/A 50 LAUREL AND HARDY MOVIE POSTERS. Author - Abby Books. 55 Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 9781530141753 THE LAUREL AND HARDY POSTER BOO K. Author - Zachary Kwinter. ? Pages - Softback - 1991. ISBN - 1-872532-34-9 LAUREL & HARDY SPECIAL PICTURE COLLECTION. Author - Hal Roach Library. 43 Pages - Softback - ISBN - ? STAN LAUREL'S VALET. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. 194 Pages - Softback - 2013. ISBN - 9781484164471 LAUREL AND HARDY 20 CLASSIC PICTURE POSTCARDS. Author - Godfrey Cave Associates. 6 Pages - Softback - 1994. ISBN - 1 85471 415 5 STANLIO E OLLIO LA COPPIA DELLA RISATA POSTCARDS SET. Author - Lo Vecchio. ISBN - N/A LAUREL AND HARDY BOOK OF 30 POSTCARDS. ? Pages - Softback - 1992. ISBN - 1-872532-80-2 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 10 NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1530304639 STAN & OLLIE BOOK OF 30 POSTCARDS. ISBN - 3-89743-618-3 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 21 THE COMPILATIONS 2. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1542932585 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 3 ZENOBIA. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-151515222682 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 13 THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1533239433 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 20 THE COMPILATIONS 1. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1542931847 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 9 PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1523628797 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 12 GREAT GUNS. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1530915040 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 7 OUR RELATIONS. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1518818783 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 8 ANY OLD PORT. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1523286263 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 2 SAPS AT SEA. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1514625750 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 4 THE FLYING DEUCES & UTOPIA. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-151719148 LAUREL AND HARY AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM. Author - Roger Robinson & David Wyatt. 309 Pages - Softback - 2029. ISBN - A SPOT OF TROUBLE IN SOUTHEND. Author - Roger Robinson. 309 Pages - Softback - 2029. ISBN - THE MAKING OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Author - Danny Lawrence. 309 Pages - Softback - 2029. ISBN - 9781691641406 THE MUSIC OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Author - Marc De Coninck. 177 pages - Softback - 2019. ISBN - 978-94-6388-301-6 MR LAUREL AND MR HARDY. Author - John Mc Cabe. 259 Pages - Softback - 1985. ISBN - 0-86051-327-0 HE. Author - John Connolly. 453 Pages - Softback - 2017. ISBN - 978-1-473-66366-4 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 1 SWISS MISS. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1514306468 LAUREL AND HARDY THE BRITISH TOURS PART 1. Author - AJ Marriot. 202 Pages - Softback - 2019. ISBN - 978-0-9521308-8-8 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 17 THE DANCING MASTERS. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1539082513 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 1 5 JITTERBUGS. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1533242426 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 14 A HAUNTING WE WILL GO. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-153324242327 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 16 A CHUMP AT OXFORD. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1537317069 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 18 THE BIG NOISE. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1539857212 ANOTHER NICE MESS THE LAUREL AND HARDY STORY. Author - Raymond Valinoti Jr. 120 Pages - Softback - 2010. ISBN - 978-1-59393-546-7 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 11 BLOCKHEADS. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1530886913 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 19 THE BULLFIGHTERS. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. ? Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1540773701 LAUREL AND HARDY THE BRITISH TOURS PART 2. Author - AJ Marriot. 200 Pages - Softback - 2019. MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE # 6 THICKER THAN WATER. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. 200 Pages - Softback - 2015. ISBN - 9781518762086 A FINE MESS. Author - Richard J.Anobile. 256 Pages - Softback - 1975. AFTER THE PERFORMANCE. Author- K Schippers. 25 Pages - Hardback - 1989. ISBN - 90-73012015 ANOTHER FINE DRESS. Author- Jonathan Sanders. 232 Pages -Hardback / Softback - 1995. ISBN - 0-304-33206 BABE THE LIFE OF OLIVER HARDY. Author- John McCabe. 224 Pages - Hardback - 1989. ISBN - 0-86051-612-1 BIG QUIZNESS. Author-Robert McFerren & Tracie McFerren. 394 Pages - Softback - 1997. ISBN - 0-9660323-0-6 LAUREL AND HARDY - THE BRITISH TOURS. Author- "AJ" Marriot. 316 Pages - Hardback - 1993. CLOWN PRINCES OF COMEDY. 192 Pages - Softback - 1987. ISBN - 0-86287-344-4 DAS DICK UND DOOF BUCH. Author- Norbert Apling. 576 Pages - Hardback - 2004. ISBN - 3-89472-356-4 DAS LUSTIGE LAUREL & HARDY KOCKBUCH. Author- Harry Hoppe. 190 Pages - Hardback - 1996. ISBN - 3-928409-55-7 DICK & DOOF. 128 Pages - Softback - 1987. ISBN - 3-453-00571-6 FOLLOWING THE COMEDY TRAIL. Author- Leon Smith. 207 Pages - Softback. ISBN - 0-938817-05-1 FROM THE 40'S FORWARD. Author- Scott Mac Gillivray. 223 Pages - Softback - 1998. ISBN - 1-879511-35-5 Hr GOG og Hr GOKKE. Author- Poul Malmkjaer. 64 Pages - Softback - 1986. ISBN - 87-17-0560-5 LAUREL & HARDY. Author - Charles Barr. 144 Pages - Softback - 1974. ISBN - 0-520-00085-4 LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Marco Giusti. 140 Pages - Softback - ISBN - ? LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Giancarlo Governi. 147 Pages - Softback - 1985. ISBN - 88-397-0051-X LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Christian Blees. 264 Pages - Hardback - 1993. ISBN - 3-928409-18-2 LAUREL & HARDY - A Bio-Bibliography. Author- Wes D. Gehring. 307 Pages - Hardback - 1980. ISBN - 0-313-25172-X LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Annie McGarry. 80 Pages - Hardback - 1992. ISBN - 1-85422-396-8 LAUREL & HARDY. 400 Pages - Hardback - 1983. ISBN - 0-517-413698 LAUREL & HARDY - Quote Unquote. 80 Pages - Hardback - 1994. ISBN - 1-85813-841-8 LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Bram Reijnhoudt. 63 Pages - Softback - 1992. ISBN - 90-225-1451-X LAUREL ET HARDY. Author- Jacques Lorcey & Basile Courtel. 285 Pages - Softback - 1984. ISBN - 2-85-336-238-8 LAUREL ET HARDY. Author- J.- P. Coursodon. ISBN ? LAUREL & HARDY DE SOLOJAREN. Author- Bram Reijnhoudt. 64 Pages - Softback - 1994. ISBN - 90-225-1883-3 LAUREL AND HARDY DIGEST. Author- Willie McIntyre. 192 Pages - Softback - 1998. ISBN - 0-9532958-0-X LAUREL AND HARDY IN HULL. Author - Ken Owst. 99 Pages - Softback - 1990. ISBN - 0-949929-34-0 LAUREL & HARDY SCRAPBOOK. Author- Jack Scagnetti. 156 Pages - Softback - 1982. ISBN - 0-8246-0278-1 LAUREL & HARDY SCRAPBOOK. Author- Dean B. Kaner. 19 Pages - Softback - 1976. ISBN - ? LAUREL & HARDY POSTER BOOK. 6 Posters in Card sleeve. ISBN - 1-86019-070-7 LAUREL & HARDY MUSIC BOOK. Author-The Music Theatre Guild. 87 Pages - Softback - 1996. ISBN - 0-7119-3157-7 LAUREL & HARDY ENCYCOPEDIA. Author- Glenn Mitchell. 302 Pages - Softback - 1995. ISBN - 0-7134-7711-3 LAUREL AND HARDY ENCYCOPEDIA. Author- Glenn Mitchell. 302 Pages - Softback - 2000. ISBN - 0-7134-7711-3 LAUREL BEFORE HARDY. Author- Jenny Owen-Pawson and Bill Mouland. 142 Pages - Hardback - 1984. ISBN - 902272-51-9 LAUREL OR HARDY. Author- Rob Stone. 573 Pages - Hardback -1996. ISBN - 0-9652384-0-7 LIFE AND MAGIC. Author- Harry Hoppe. 143 Pages - Softback - 1994. ISBN - 3-928409-27-1 LIFE AND TIMES. Author- Amy Dempsey. 69 Pages - Hardback - 1996. ISBN - 0-75251-798-8 Mr LAUREL & Mr HARDY. Author- John McCabe. 175 Pages - Softback - 1968. ISBN - ? Mr LAUREL & Mr HARDY. Author- John McCabe. 259 Pages - Softback - 2003. ISBN - 1-86105-606-0 Mr LAUREL & Mr HARDY. Author- John McCabe. 259 Pages - Softback - 1989. ISBN - 0-86051-327-0 MAGIC BEHIND THE MOVIES. Author- Randy Skretvedt. 462 Pages - Hardback / Softback - 1987. ISBN - 0-948820-65-9 MAGIC BEHIND THE MOVIES. Author- Randy Skretvedt. 493 Pages - Softback - 1994. ISBN - 0-940410-29X MOVIE LOCATIONS. 84 Pages - Softback - 1982. ISBN - ? STAN - THE LIFE OF. Author- Fred Lawrence Guiles. 236 Pages - Hardback. ISBN - 0-8128-2762-7 STAN - THE LIFE OF. Author- Fred Lawrence Guiles. 240 Pages - Softback - 1991. ISBN - 0-8128-8528-7 STANLIO & OLLIO. Author- Camillo Moscati. 128 Pages - Softback - ISBN ? THE BEST OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Author- Richard J. Anobile. 256 Pages - Softback -1975. ISBN - 0-7181-1465-5 THE CINEMATIC WORLD OF LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Scott Allen Nollen. 155 Pages - Hardback - 1989. ISBN - 0-89950-383-7 THE COMEDY WORLD OF STAN LAUREL. Author- John Mc Cabe. 240 Pages - Hardback - 1990. ISBN - 0-940410-23-0 THE COMPLETE FILMS OF LAUREL & HARDY. Author- William K Everson. 223 Pages - Softback - ISBN - 0-8065-0146-4 THE FILMS OF LAUREL & HARDY. Author- William k. Everson. 223 Pages - Hardback - 1967. ISBN - ? THE FILMS OF LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Mark Potts and Dave Shephard. 227 Pages - Softback - 2001. ISBN - 0-9528760-2-7 THE ILLUSTRATED ALPHABET. Author- Tony Bagley. 52 Pages - Softback - 1997. ISBN - ? THE LAUREL & HARDY BOOK. Author- Leonard Maltin. 301 Pages - Softback - 1973. ISBN - THE LAUREL AND HARDY MURDERS. Author- Marvin Kaye. 350 Pages - Hardback - 1979. ISBN - 0-89340-168-4 THE ROOTS OF COMEDY. Author- Simon Louvish. 518 Pages - Softback. ISBN - 0-571-21590-4 THE WORLD OF LAUREL & HARDY. Author- Thomas Leeflang. 151 Pages - Softback. ISBN - 0-7112-0494-2 WHAT WAS THE FILM WHEN. Author- Mark Potts. 121 Pages -Softback - 1996. ISBN - 0-9528760-0-0 LAUREL AND HARDY. ? Pages - Hardback- 1934. ISBN - ? THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Author- Ronald Bergan. 128 Pages - Hardback - 1992. ISBN - 1-872532-07-1 LAUREL AND HARDY. Author - Jan Blokker. 96 Pages - Softback - 1970. ISBN - 90-6012-111-2 DE FILMS VAN LAUREL & HARDY. Author - Thomas Leeflang. 175 Pages - Softback - 2005. ISBN - 90-5911-161-3 THE LAUREL AND HARDY STOCK COMPANY. Author - Leo M. Brooks. 103 Pages - Softback - 1997. ISBN - 90-9010461-5 LAUREL & HARDY. Author - Tom McGrath. 80 Pages - Softback - 2005. BABE THE LIFE OF OLIVER HARDY. Author - John McCabe. 244 Pages - Softback - 2005. THE COMEDY WORLD OF STAN LAUREL. Author - John McCabe. 221 Pages - Softback - 2005. ISBN - 1861057806 THE ART OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Author - Kyp Harness. ? Pages - Softback - 2006. THE ROOTS OF COMEDY - THE DOUBLE LIFE OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Author- Simon Louvish. 518 Pages - Softback - 2005. ISBN - 0-312-32598-5 THE BOYS- THE CINEMATIC WORLD OF. Author - Scott Allen Nollen. 155 Pages - Softback - 1989 [reprint] ISBN -0-7864-1115-5 LAUREL AND HARDY : THEY'RE STILL FUNNY. Author - Rick Helley. 28 Pages - Softback - 2008. ISBN - 978-1-58909-503-8 STAN AND OLLY: THE ROOTS OF COMEDY. Author - Simon Louvish. 518 Pages - Hardback - 2001. ISBN - 0-571-20352-3 THE POCKET ESSENTIAL LAUREL AND HARDY. Author - Brian J. Robb. 162 Pages - Softback -2008. ISBN - 978 1 84243 285 3 THE LAUREL AND HARDY ENCYCLOPEDIA. Author - Glenn Mitchell. 336 Pages - Softback - 2008. ISBN - 978-1-905287-71-0 LAUREL AND HARDY - LIFE AND MAGIC. Author - Harry Hoppe. 160 Pages - Hardback - 2001. ISBN - 3-928409-27-1 THE SOUND SHORTS - VOLUME 2. Author - John McCabe. 268 Pages - Hardback - 2009. ISBN -0-9561107-0-1 LAUREL AND HARDY - THE US TOURS. Author - " AJ " Marriot. 424 Pages - Softback -2012. A SPOT OF TROUBLE IN SOUTHEND. Author - Roger Ropbinson. ? Pages - Softback -2012. ISBN - unknown LAUREL AND hARDY'S ADVERTISING ANTICS. Author - Anthony and Joanne Mitchell - Waite. 394 Pages - Softback - 2012. ISBN - 5800076361204 LAUREL AND HARDY'S ANIMATED ANTICS. Author - Anthony Michell-Waite. 157 Pages - Softback - 2010. ISBN - ? THE MAKING OF STAN LAUREL. Author - Danny Lawrence. 200 Pages - Softback - 2011. ISBN - 978-0-7864-6312-1 STAN & OLLIE LAS RACIES DE LA COMEDIA. Author - Simon Louvish. 478 Pages - Softback - 2003. ISBN - 84-95602-56-3 T HE MAGIC BEHIND THE MOVIES ULTIMATE EDITION. Author - Randy Skretvedt. 629 Pages - Hardback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1-937878-04-7 STANTHOLOGY. Author - Anthony & Joanne Mitchell-Waite. 563 Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1-326-72291-3 LAUREL AND HARDY ADVERTISING SCRAPBOOK. Author - Anthony & Joanne Mitchell-Waite. 212 Pages - Softback - 2016. ISBN - 978-1-326-04141-0 LAUREL AND HARDY ANIMATED ANTICS Vol 3. Author - Anthony & Joanne Mitchell-Waite. 124 Pages - Softback - 2013. ISBN - 9781291619256 STAN WITHOUT OLLIE - THE STAN LAUREL SOLO FILMS. Author - Ted Okuda and James L. Neibaur. 240 Pages - Softback - 2012. ISBN - 978-0-7864-4781-7 LAUREL AND HARDY FROM THE 40'S FORWARD 2nd. Author - Scott MacGillivray. 360 Pages - Softback - 2010. ISBN - 978-1440172373 SPOT ON inc Live CD. Author - Micael Ehret. 164 Pages - Hardback - 2017. ISBN - 978-3-00-055742-2 LAUREL - Stage by Stage. Author - AJ Marriot. 272 Pages - Softback - 2017. ISBN - 978-0-9521308-5-7 The Laurel and Hardy Legacy - Sitcom Stars Talk Stan and Ollie. Author - Barry Brophy. 121 Pages - Softback -2017. ISBN - 978-191112117-6 LAUREL AND HARDY - SILENT MOVIE POSTERS. Author - Abby Books. 25 Pages - Softback - 2017. ISBN - 9781544779447 LAUREL AND HARDY - MOVIE POSTER ART BOOK. Author - Abby Books. 83 Pages - Softback - 2017. ISBN - 9781544092270 LAUREL AND HARDY MOVIE SCRIPTS. Author - Randy Skretvedt. 286 Pages - Softback - 2018. ISBN - 978-1-937878-07-8 LAUREL AND HARDY ON STAGE. Author - Randy Skretvedt and Peter Mikklesen. 124 Pages - Hardback - 2014. ISBN - 978-0-9894998-9-7 LAUREL AND HARDY EUROPEAN TOURS. Author - AJ Marriot. 122 Pages - Softback - 2014. ISBN - 978-0-9521308-4-0 LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD VOLUME 2. Author - Antony & Joanne Mitchell-Waite. 563 Pages - Softback - 2018. ISBN - 5 800130 440791 LAUREL UND HARDY AUF DEM ATOLL. Author - Norbert Aping. 176 Pages - Softback - 2007. ISBN - 978-3-89472-436-8 LAUREL & HARDY EINE REVISION. Author - Sven Hanuschek. 219 Pages - Softback - 2010. ISBN - 978-552-05655-8 I FILM ANTOLOGICI DI STANLIO & OLLIO. Author - Noi Siamo le Colonne. 155 Pages - Softback - 2005. ISBN - N/A MR LAUREL & MR HARDY. Author - John McCabe. 297 Pages - Softback - 2019. ISBN - 978-88-6506-097-1 LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POT. Author - Antony & Joanne Mitchell-Waite. 165 pages - Softback - 2019. ISBN - 978-0-244-77779-1 MOVIE PUBLICITY SHOWCASE SONS OF THE DESERT # 5. Author - I Joseph Hyatt. Pages ? - Softback - 2015. ISBN - 9781517198459 WHAT WAS THE FILM WHEN? Author - Mark Potts & Dave Shephard. 236 pages - Softback - 2007. ISBN - 978-0-9538877-1-2 LAUREL AND HARDY. Author - Mandy Rennie. 200 pages - Softback - 2019. ISBN - 978-0-36-841307-0 NEAR DUBLIN. Author - Liam Muldowney. 219 pages - Softback - 2019. ISBN - 978-0-244-75603-1 UNA RISTA LUNGA 90 ANNI. Author - Enzo Pio Pignatiello. 154 pages - Softback - 2018. ISBN - 978-888-99290-78-8. © Copyright The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy 2016-2020. All rights reserved . Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy : The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have remained, from 1927 to the present day, the screen's most famous and popular comedy double act, celebrated by legions of fans. But despite many books about their films and individual lives, there has never been a fully researched, definitive narrative biography of the duo, from birth to death. Louvish traces the early lives of Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy and the surrounding minstrel and variety theatre, which influenced all of their later work. Louvish examines the rarely seen solo films of both our heroes, prior to their serendipitous pairing in 1927, in the long-lost short "Duck Soup." The inspired casting teamed them until their last days. Both often married, they found balancing their personal and professional lives a nearly impossible feat. Between 1927 and 1938, they were able to successfully bridge the gap between silent and sound films, which tripped up most of their prominent colleagues. Their Hal Roach and MGM films were brilliant, but their move in 1941, to Twentieth Century Fox proved disastrous, with the nine films made there ranking as some of the most embarrassing moments of cinematic history. In spite of this, Laurel and Hardy survived as exemplars of lasting genius, and their influence is seen to this day. The clowns were elusive behind their masks, but now Simon Louvish can finally reveal their full and complex humanity, and their passionate devotion to their art. In Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy , Louvish has seamlessly woven tireless and thorough research into an authoritative biography of these two important and influential Hollywood pioneers. Отзывы - Написать отзыв. LibraryThing Review. Very well researched bio of the leading film comedy team of all time - Laurel and Hardy. The book goes into quite a bit of detail about their lives and their films. I learned much from the book and . Читать весь отзыв. LibraryThing Review. I've read a number of biographies and filmographies of my favorite comedy team, Laurel and Hardy, by now (even named my two cats Stan and Ollie). My memory may be faulty, but it seems to me that this . Читать весь отзыв. Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy. Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I've read a number of biographies and filmographies of my favorite comedy team, Laurel and Hardy, by now (even named my two cats Stan and Ollie). My memory may be faulty, but it seems to me that this writer has gone to extra lengths to add to the body of knowledge about the boys, or unearthed the truths behind some of the long-accepted stories about them. In particular, there are a number of Hal Roach's (their long-time producer and director) self-serving oral memories from late in his own life that are debunked here. Through it all, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy remain two genuinely decent gentlemen who liked and respected each other, enjoyed their work, and saw what they did as craft rather than art. But the author also reviews each of their numerous films and makes it clear that, in his opinion (and mine), some are masterworks of comic art. There are some pictures here, but it's never enough to suit me. The author includes one of my favorite stories about Stan, which may be apocryphal, but I find it believable, on his deathbed: To the nurse who was preparing an injection: "I'd much rather be skiing than doing this." The nurse: "Oh, Mr. Laurel, do you ski?" Stan: "No, but I'd much sooner be skiing than what I'm doing now." ( ) Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy - The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy. Louvish traces the early lives of Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy and the surrounding minstrel and variety theatre, which influenced all of their later work. Louvish examines the rarely seen solo films of both our heroes, prior to their serendipitous pairing in 1927, in the long-lost short "Duck Soup." The inspired casting teamed them until their last days. Both often married, they found balancing their personal and professional lives a nearly impossible feat. Between 1927 and 1938, they were able to successfully bridge the gap between silent and sound films, which tripped up most of their prominent colleagues. Their Hal Roach and MGM films were brilliant, but their move in 1941, to Twentieth Century Fox proved disastrous, with the nine films made there ranking as some of the most embarrassing moments of cinematic history. In spite of this, Laurel and Hardy survived as exemplars of lasting genius, and their influence is seen to this day. The clowns were elusive behind their masks, but now Simon Louvish can finally reveal their full and complex humanity, and their passionate devotion to their art. In Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy - The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy , Louvish has seamlessly woven tireless and thorough research into an authoritative biography of these two important and influential Hollywood pioneers.