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Stan Laurel (/ ˈ l ɒr ə l / LORR-əl; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, director and writer who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. [1]
After Stan Laurel's death in 1965, there were two major motion-picture tributes: Laurel and Hardy's Laughing '20s was Robert Youngson's compilation of the team's silent-film highlights, and The Great Race was a large-scale salute to slapstick that director Blake Edwards dedicated to "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy".
Oliver Hardy was born Norvell Hardy on January 18, 1892, [1] in Harlem, Georgia. [2] His father, Oliver, was a Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War who had been wounded at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and was a recruiting officer for Company K, 16th Georgia Regiment.
Nixon, who died in 1994, had a net worth of $988,522 in 1973, according to a Dec. 9 issue from that year by The San Francisco Examiner. That amounts to about $6.03 million in today’s dollars.
In the Oval Office for just three years, Gerald Ford grew his net worth by 400% from the time he entered the White House in 1974 until his death in 2006, according to the American University study.
When Stan Laurel's contract with Roach expired, ... and died on December 22, 1944. [5] All funeral arrangements were handled by Langdon's old friend Vernon Dent. [9] ...
James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, died Monday at 93 and left behind a substantial net worth. See his fortune.
Beard previously played baby parts in many films, then signed a five-year contract in 1930 to appear in Our Gang.In contrast to Farina, the character whom he replaced, Stymie was a slick-tongued con-artist who was self-assured, nonchalant and ready with a sly comment and clever ideas to solve the problems that he faced. [2]