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portada Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2002
Language
English
Pages
528
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9780571215904

Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy

Simon Louvish (Author) · Faber and Faber · Paperback

Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy - Simon Louvish

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Synopsis "Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy "

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy both passed away in the 1950s, yet their films still have the power to reduce audiences old and new to helpless laughter. There has been no comprehensive account of their lives and work, until now. The roots of their comic greatness lay in 19th century variety theatre. Lancashire-born Stan Laurel was steeped in the traditions of the music hall, and found himself touring the USA in the 1910s as Charlie Chaplin's understudy. American Oliver Hardy had established himself as a 'fat funny man' by the time he and Laurel were first paired in 1927. Laurel inspired Hardy to forge their famous double act, in which Laurel played the eternal comic fool, Hardy his temperamental master. Both men were devoted to their professional partnership, which outlasted multiple marriages. They saw themselves only as jobbing comedians, but their great work in the years 1927-1938 ensured that they remain recognisable in the furthermost corners of the globe. Stan and Ollie completes Louvish's trilogy of definitive biographies of the great clowns of screen comedy, following his books on W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers.

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