Oliver would take his dad’s name after he died before Ollie was a year old, and his early life was touched by further tragedy when his brother drowned, despite Oliver dragging him from a river and attempting to resuscitate him. He arrived in the United States alongside Charlie Chaplin, a member of the same entertainment troupe, but could never have dreamed of the success ahead.ġ930’s Blotto (Allstar/HAL ROACH STUDIOS) Stan would be known at first as Stan Jefferson, but soon decided that was an unlucky 13 letters, and opted for the Laurel name that would become synonymous with world-class comedy. They always say if you can survive a Glasgow crowd, you’ll do OK anywhere, and Stan took his first performing steps here. His parents were heavily involved with theatre and often so busy, he didn’t see much of them, and his father’s work took the family to Glasgow. Stan was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson a long way from Tinseltown, at his grandparents’ home in Ulverston, Lancashire, in 1890. It would take a further six years before anyone figured, hey, this pair are good together. It seems many a studio boss missed an incredible chance, when you think they appeared together in 1921 comedy The Lucky Dog. Laurel and Hardy: Sons of the Desert, 1933 (Allstar / HAL ROACH STUDIOS) Copy link A decentered black square over a white square. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In 'in' mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook 'f' mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.Calendar An icon of a desk calendar.

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