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Stan Laurel Biography
Birth Name:Arthur Stanley Jefferson
Birth Place:Ulverston, England, United Kingdom
Profession Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Director, Producer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- In 1964, he received the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
- Once worked in a vaudeville company as Charles Chaplin's understudy
- Was best known as a part of the comedic duo Laurel and Hardy
- In 2008, a statue of him was unveiled in Bishop Auckland, England
- Turned down a role in the film "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World․"
- Refused to act after the death of his comedic partner Oliver Hardy
- Is featured on the cover of the album "Sgt․ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band․"
Awards
- 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner