This affectionate look at the comedian discusses Laurel's childhood, his early solo career in vaudeville and silent films, the teaming with Oliver Hardy, the music hall tours, and Stan's later years. This edition includes a wealth of rare photos and never-before-seen memorabilia from the comic's personal scrapbooks. Low on stock.
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A portrait penned with an obvious affection for a great man by one who knew him well. -- Chicago Sun-Times
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John McCabe has been a professional actor since childhood. He has written numerous articles on the cinema and theatre, and is the author of several books, including 'Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy', also published by Robson (1861056060).
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for all comedy fans!,
By Eric Perlin (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The comedy world of Stan Laurel (Hardcover)
The main thing that makes this book invaluable is the Stan Laurel-authored scripts to live Laurel & Hardy stage shows, and Laurel & Hardy radio performances. It also included an assortment of great gag ideas Laurel had for films that were never used.
This book also helps set the record straight that Stan Laurel was the real creative force behind his best movies, even though others always got writing and directing screen credit. Historical interest aside, the Laurel & Hardy scripts are great reading for sheer entertainment value. Even if you've seen every Laurel & Hardy film made, realize that the Laurel & Hardy characters had a handful of other adventures which were not filmed. This book is a priceless way to access these great scripts. If you haven't seen many Laurel & Hardy films, rent some. I can recommend almost every Laurel & Hardy film made, with only a small handful of exceptions. After you've seen enough Laurel & Hardy films to become a fan, read this book. You're sure to love it. This is author/compiler John McCabe's _third_ book on the subject of Laurel and Hardy. His first book was a concise but excellent biography of Laurel and Hardy in the early 1960's, called "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy." McCabe had met Laurel & Hardy in person when he first started that project, and he wrote that meeting L&H in person, and finding them to be such nice people in real life, was "like finding out Santa Claus actually existed." McCabe also co-authored a 1975 pictorial filmography called "Laurel and Hardy."
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for all comedy fans,
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This review is from: The Comedy World of Stan Laurel/Centennial Edition (Paperback)
The main thing that makes this book invaluable is the Stan Laurel-authored scripts to live Laurel & Hardy stage shows, and Laurel & Hardy radio performances. It also included an assortment of great gag ideas Laurel had for films that were never used.This book also helps set the record straight that Stan Laurel was the real creative force behind his best movies, even though others always got writing and directing screen credit. Historical interest aside, the Laurel & Hardy scripts are great reading for sheer entertainment value. Even if you've seen every Laurel & Hardy film made, realize that the Laurel & Hardy characters had a handful of other adventures which were not filmed. This book is a priceless way to access these great scripts. If you haven't seen many Laurel & Hardy films, rent some. I can recommend almost every Laurel & Hardy film from before 1941. (Their post-1940 films were mediocre at best, mainly because Laurel had very little creative input to his films of that period.) After you've seen enough Laurel & Hardy films to become a fan, read this book. You're sure to love it. By the way, this is author/compiler John McCabe's _third_ book on the subject of Laurel and Hardy. His first book was a concise but excellent biography of Laurel and Hardy in the early 1960's, called "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy." McCabe had met Laurel & Hard in person when he first started that project, and he wrote that meeting L&H in person, and finding them to be such nice people in real life, was "like finding out Santa Claus actually existed." McCabe also co-authored a 1975 pictorial filmography called "Laurel and Hardy."
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"Mr. Laurel Says....",
By Phil S. (USA) - See all my reviews Even the casual fan will take delight and be fascinated by late career entries by Mr. Laurel, detailed here: full scripts for radio, for the stage, and believe it or not....for television! Yes, that first unproduced script for "Laurel and Hardy's Fabulous Fables", a 1956 TV Special series installment, is here. Along with scribbled notes - still inspired by a great comedy mind. [There are amazing other writing examples by Stan on the site: Laurel and Hardy Central].
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