Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel Biography

Birth of Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel

Laurel began his career in the Glasgow Britannia Theatre of Varieties and Alhambra Theatre Glasgow at the age of 16

Joins Fred Karnos troupe of actors, which also included a young Charlie Chaplin

Makes his first film appearance in Nuts in May

The first film pairing of Laurel & Hardy (albeit as separate performers) took place in The Lucky Dog, produced in 1919 by Sun-Lite Pictures and released in 1921

The first film pairing of Laurel & Hardy (albeit as separate performers) took place in The Lucky Dog, produced in 1919 by Sun-Lite Pictures and released in 1921

Laurel joins the Hal Roach studio, and begins directing films, including a 1926 production called Yes, Yes, Nanette

Duck Soup is a 1927 short silent film made by Hal Roach Studios, the first occasion Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appeared together on screen at Hal Roach Studios. Do Detectives Think?

is a short silent film made by the Hal Roach Studios featuring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made shortly before they were officially recognized as a double act

Oliver Hardy, another member of the Hal Roach Studios Comedy All Star players, was injured in a kitchen mishap and Laurel was asked to return to acting, Laurel and Hardy begin sharing the screen in Slipping Wives, Duck Soup and With Love and Hisses

Laurel & Hardy become friends and their comic chemistry soon became obvious, Roach Studios supervising director Leo McCarey noticed the audience reaction to them and began teaming them, leading to the creation of the Laurel and Hardy series

Oliver Hardy, another member of the Hal Roach Studios Comedy All Star players, was injured in a kitchen mishap and Laurel was asked to return to acting, Laurel and Hardy begin sharing the screen in Slipping Wives, Duck Soup and With Love and Hisses.

Stars in, Liberty. Stars in, Big Business. Laurel and Hardy successfully make the transition to talking films with the short Unaccustomed As We Are in 1929

Pardon Us is Laurel and Hardys first feature length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by MGM in 1931

The Music Box which wins an Academy Award for Best Short Subject

Stars in, The Music Box

Stars in, Sons of the Desert

Stars in, Bonnie Scotland

Stars in, The Bohemian Girl. Stars in, Our Relations

Way Out West is a Laurel and Hardy comedy film released in 1937 directed by James W. Horne, produced by Stan Laurel and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Stars in, Way Out West

Swiss Miss, is a 1938 comedy film directed by John G. Blystone, produced by Hal Roach and starring Laurel and Hardy. Stars in, Block-Heads

Laurel and Hardy make their final film. Atoll K (also known as Utopia)

Laurel and Hardy make their final film. Atoll K (also known as Utopia)

Laurel is given a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award for his pioneering work in comedy

Death of Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel