Stan

The Life of Stan Laurel

Fred lawrence Guiles

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Turner Publishing Company
06 July 2020

Biography: arts & entertainment

Series: Fred Lawrence Guiles Old Hollywood Collection

The first full-length biography of the legendary comic who was the creative half of the universally loved duo, Laurel and Hardy. Guiles recounts the innovative work that allowed Laurel to receive a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award for his groundbreaking work in comedy.

Stan, surprisingly, is the first full-length biography of the legendary comic who was the creative half of the universally loved duo, Laurel and Hardy. Based upon scores of interviews with family and friends (including the intimate diaries of Virginia Ruth Laurel, whom Stan married three times) and enhanced by a magnificent collection of previously unpublished photographs, Stan tells the very human story of Laurel's struggle to survive against difficult odds, personal and professional. From precarious beginnings in vaudeville with Charlie Chaplin, skinny Stan changed his name and rose to enjoy success and universal acclaim with his big-bellied partner Oliver Hardy. Yet beneath the exterior of the wistful comic whose sense of humour gave pleasure to so many millions was a man beset by financial worries, alcohol, and unhappy personal relationships that encompassed many dalliances and six marriages. This superb biography provides new insight into the supremely talented man behind the screen image and a fascinating panorama of show business in the first half of this century.

By: Fred lawrence Guiles
Imprint: Turner Publishing Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781684424788
ISBN 10: 168442478X
Series: Fred Lawrence Guiles Old Hollywood Collection
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 06 July 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fred Lawrence Guiles is best known for his biography of Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean. This was followed byMarion Davies, Hanging on in Paradise, Tyrone Power: The Last Idol and Stan: The Life of Stand Laurel. An educator as well, he taught film history at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania.