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Stan Laurel
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Actor Born: June 16, 1890 in Ulverston, England Death: February 23, 1965 Biography:Actor, screenwriter, and producer "Stan Laurel" was born to British stage performers. He started acting on stage in his mid-teens in music halls and theaters before touring the U.S. in 1910 and 1912 as "Charlie Chaplin"'s understudy. He remained in the States to perform in vaudeville and, in 1917, supplemented his stage work by appearing as clownish misfit types in comedy shorts often spoofing dramatic films of the period. One of these was a two-reeler called "Lucky Dog" (1918), in which he appeared totally by accident with "Oliver Hardy". The two would not appear together again until 1926, when they both found themselves working for comedy producer "Hal Roach". Laurel, who had been hired by Roach as a gagman/director, was persuaded to appear in front of the camera and, thus, auspiciously again with Hardy. It soon became obvious that the two men had a certain comic onscreen chemistry, and they ended up... Full Biography
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