STAN AND OLLIE: THE ROOTS OF COMEDY: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF LAUREL AND HARDY. Copyright © 2001 by Simon Louvish. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First published in Great Britain by Faber and Faber Limited.
eISBN 9781466827226
First eBook Edition : July 2012
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Louvish, Simon.
Stan and Ollie : the roots of comedy : the double life of Laurel and Hardy / Simon Louvish.
p. cm.
Includes filmography (p. 481), bibliographical references (p. 501), and index (p. 507).
ISBN 0-312-26651-0 (hc)
ISBN 0-312-32598-3 (pbk)
EAN 978-0-312-32598-5
1. Laurel, Stan. 2. Hardy, Oliver, 1892 – 1957. 3. Motion picture actors and actresses—United States—Biography. I. Title.
PN2287.L285 L68 2002
791.4302’8’092273—dc22
[B]
2003269518