They were ripped off big time.They both died broke. His dishonesty with actors destroyed his studio. In legal parlance, you have defamed Hal Roach, and I ask you to apologize for your insulting and inaccurate representation. If you have an accounting background (which I tend to suspect you do not!) There were many who were smart with money. Stan Laurel was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, England in June 1890 and passed away in February 1965. He died in 1957. They never received a penny for their likenesses or images. If he treated them fairly, they would have never left to Fox in the 40s. Studios paid low and kept the rights to the films. Roach owned The likeness of L&H and cashed in on them. They owned a house in LA that they rented and it provided some income plus Stan’s wife, Ida had a substantial inheritance from her late husband. In 1961, Laurel received a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award for his work in comedy. Our properties are licensed both domestically and internationally for use in television, film, advertising campaigns, promotional opportunities, live appearances and have been on many hundreds of products around the globe. Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) Although most often remembered today for their popular sound films made during the 1930’s, both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as solo performers and as a team got their start in the silent film era, so both funny men are worth … I didn’t offer it for sale, and after the show kept it at home. He and Oliver Hardy, (or Babe, as his friends called him) had been scared to death when the silent films had ended in 1928. They were ripped off big time.They both died broke. I knew Hal Roach as a close personal friend the last 25 years of his life. Their old films were played quite often; many had entered the public domain and the television stations did not have to pay royalty fees to broadcast them. Bullshit. Why do you write a fantasy story?Somewhere over the rainbow? Laurel and Hardy seemed as grotesque and brutal now as they seemed when I was a child. Our upcoming comprehensive biography on Jerry Lewis will include records from his estate that he had paid Stan Laurel as a “consultant” that were made because of pity for Stan Laurel who was dead broke and living in a $60 a month apartment in Santa Monica. Laurel and Hardy were probably the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema.Composed of thin Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and heavyset American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), they became well known during the late 1920s to the mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend … The Stooges were paid $500 a week at Columbia. In this book they publish figures obtained from a reliable source, the United States Internal Revenue Service. In this book they publish figures obtained from a reliable source, the United States Internal Revenue Service. When someone raised this question on Facebook a couple days ago, some fool (who has since taken his post down) displayed his ignorance by claiming that Hal Roach had “ripped them off,” this is what I wrote in response: His dishonesty with actors destroyed his studio. B Born into a family of actors, Laurel entered the stage early in his career. Laurel and Hardy's signature song has been known as "Ku-Ku", "The Cuckoo Song" or "The Dance of the Cuckoos" and played over their opening film credits. And accordingly Roach paid Oliver Hardy $85,316; $88,600; and $101,200. The widow tells of the star’s great suffering in the final months before he died. We are fans of the comedy that came from The Roach Company. Using Fields and Temple are terrible examples. Their reputations were impugned based on their exploitation of performers in their employ. Second, Laurel & Hardy were ill during the production of “Atoll K” and their poor health was too apparent on screen. Facts about Laurel and Hardy 5: as a comedy duo. He was 74. The … There is no reason that superstars like L& H should have ended up like poverty victims. I knew Roach as well and even he admitted that Satan and Ollie terrible businessmen. He was credited with his first film Outwitting Dad in 1914. Stan lived like a poor pensioner on his uppers. Clip from Laurel and Hardy's 1938 feature length comedy BLOCK-HEADS. Real Bozos like Larry Harmon made more money on L & H than L & H. From Tales of the Broke and Famous by Stephen Schochet, “Comedian Stan Laurel found money so tight he ended up in a sixty dollar a month apartment in Santa Monica in the early 1960s. He and Oliver Hardy, (or Babe, as his friends called him) had been scared to death when the silent films had ended in 1928. Earlier, he had confided that the illness of his comic partner had seen him lose 10 stones in weight. Larry Harmon’s ownership of Laurel & Hardy, https://trademarks.justia.com/759/78/laurel-hardy-75978060.html. If you have an accounting background (which I tend to suspect you do not!) Laurel was hospitalized twice during shooting, for prostate surgery and for dysentry, and according to Mrs. Laurel he dropped 50 pounds during this period and eventually weighed in at 114 pounds. By. Laurel & Hardy did not always do their own stunts. I read that Laurel was devastated when Hardy died and hardly did any work at all afterwards. I read that Laurel was devastated when Hardy died and hardly did any work at all afterwards. They were ripped off big time.They both died broke. Until 1940s, Laurel and Hardy … The plans were delayed after Laurel suffered a stroke on 25 April 1955, from which he recovered. Stan NEVER took money from Lewis. I can’t reproduce all their contracts here, but I would refer you to a third party source you can easily check for proof against your unavailing and ridiculous claim. The comedy legend wrote to a cousin in his home town Ulverston, Cumbria, describing the “terrible loss” of his movie partner. He appeared in more than 100 short films, feature films and cameos with Oliver Hardy. Laurel and Hardy had great success during the silent film era from 1927 to 1951. Thousands … On October 20, 1957, she wrote: “It was a blessed release for My Darling Babe. In our upcoming biography of Jerry Lewis -and we have the true records- he “paid” Stan Laurel a “consultant” fee several times. Can we come over and meet you? Your threats to me have me falling off my chair laughing. Miss Cook first visited Scotland with her grandmother, Stan’s only daughter, Lois, who died in 2017. How did Roach have the right or the audacity to own the images of the two men who created them? Hardy's death. Laurel left behind a cherished legacy and inspired many. It is absurd to compare Laurel’s salary to 2018. Laurel and Hardy however, according to this film, not only 'survived' but were given a great reception - the second date of the tour. Go take your fantasies elsewhere. I was thinking of Stan, and his friendship with my grandad, when I did Laurel and Hardy at the Liverpool Empire, 1952 in porcelain. Morally, Roach owed more to those who he capitalized on to become wealthy. This highly successful pair remains famous today, with their movies and shows still being shown in several different countries around the world. The lithe Stan Laurel had yet again gotten his portly partner Oliver Hardy involved in “another nice mess,” this time in 1937’s Way Out West. There is a book by Christopher Finch and Linda Rosenkrantz titled GONE HOLLYWOOD published by Doubleday & Co. in 1979. 75-65=10. While browsing in an airport gift shop in London they saw some miniature Laurel and Hardy figurines, thought they would make wonderful gifts and paid full price.”. When Stan died, he lived in a nondescript apartment in Santa Monica that I wouldn’t wish for anyone. Also, did Laurel and Hardy died broke? And Jerry Lewis loved to make himself up to be Stan’s benefactor so that he could feel superior to Stan. Revisiting the shorts We Faw Down (1928) and Be Big! The collection will be sold at Anderson & Garland in Newcastle on September 15-17. braintree. Stan often told the story about how he and Babe had gone touring in Europe. braintree July 2, 2002, 3:14pm #8. That is a good story you created. Facts about Laurel and Hardy 6: the contracts. The former one lived from 1890 until his death in 1965. Neither Laurel or Hardy ended up financially well. There is illusion and fantasy and reality. Laurel and Hardy started out as aquaintances and became close friends. Margaret said: “It is a fascinating collection. He was 65. Using Fields and Temple are terrible examples. Hollywood legend Stan Laurel told how he was ‘lost’ after the death of Oliver Hardy in an amazing collection of letters which are about to go on sale in Britain. If he treated them fairly, they would have never left to Fox in the 40s along with others who abandoned ship. Stan Laurel was born on June 16, 1890 and died on February 23, 1965. Laurel and Hardy Forum 1,111,750 views For further comparison and perspective, in 1935, Spencer Tracy was paid $36,250 and Shirley Temple $69,999 and Jack Warner $88,333 and W.C. Fields $76,875. The money was generous and they could have chosen not to renew if they wanted. Laurel was too ill to attend his funeral and said, "Babe would understand". Oliver Hardy was born Norvell Hardy on January 18, 1892, in Harlem, Georgia, a town located just west of Augusta.His father, Oliver Hardy, died ten months later, and his mother, Emily Norvell Hardy, supported her five children by managing a series of boardinghouses, first in Madison, then in Covington and Athens, and finally in Milledgeville. 8x7=56. Hardy died of a stroke on 7 August, 1957 and Laurel refused to perform after his death. Second our books are published from Simon & Schuster and other leading publishers. You can unsubscribe at any time. In 1955, they were planning to do a television series called Laurel and Hardy's Fabulous Fables based on children's stories. These men, who changed comedy that impacted the world lived in what would be thought of as senior poverty anywhere else in the United States except in Los Angeles. Your at the wrong site friend, Were Laurel & Hardy Underpaid? Oct 19, 2017 Scott Antony. Any argument that changing times destroyed The Roach Company can look towards the Columbis Shorts Department that lasted until the late 1950s. On August 7, 1957, Oliver died of a major stroke. He was listed in the phone book and people would call him up. On the other hand, Oliver Hardy lived in 1892 until 1957. “He had been ill for two years before the stroke in September last year and had been in and out of the hospital so many times with a series of heart attacks... “Then the stroke hit, leaving him paralysed and bed ridden, requiring constant care from nurses twenty-four hours a day. Their best-known movies included Sons of the Desert and Way Out West. For example, when Laurel and Hardy broke their partnership with Hal Roach in the late ‘30s, neither actor went off on their own to find fame as a solo comedian. Even their images were owned by Roach. Brits are allowed to travel safely to large chunks of the continent under pandemic safety rules between the EU states. The official date of death of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy: Hardy: Aug 7, 1957. In this area you can display your biographic info. Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton were rich. Laurel and Hardy started out as aquaintances and became close friends. you can calculate the discounted future value of those earnings in today’s dollars according to price level changes to determine the incredible buying power of what Roach paid to Laurel & Hardy. However, it was successful due to the talents of men like Laurel and others that he exploited for his enrichment at their expense. Stan lived like a poor pensioner. His funeral was attended by many great comedians and actors, including Buster Keaton. From the start the doctors and nurses told me there was no hope... hard it is to face, I thank God for his mercy.”. Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. “Larry Harmon Corporation has been in the business of developing worldwide brands, character licensing and merchandising since 1958. And Judy Garland lived a happy life and Harvey Weinstein is a sweet guy. Laurel died on 23 February 1965 when he was 74 years old. At one point Abbott had an act with Candy Candino while Costello was still … One of the letters describe the continued poor health of Hardy, losing ten stone and being confined to his bed. Abbott and Costello hit one particularly rocky period when Lou decided they should be Costello and Abbott. Both Fields and Temple owned their images. In them he writes of the ‘terrible’ loss of his comedy partner, and life after Oliver’s death on August 7, 1957. Concerning that equally ridiculous Facebook post, here was the comment I made: I have all of the Laurel and Hardy contracts. (In the tone of Frank Nelson). They made films for another 20 years. For the same years he paid Stan Laurel $156,366; $135,000; and $75,000. Those kids from Our Gang who were paid next to nothing to L&H who deserved far more respect were exploited. Let us get other interesting facts … ROACH ripped off kids in the Our Gang comedies, Laurel and Hardy etc. When, Babe Hardy passed away, he was not well off and living in a tiny starter home. Friends like Jerry Lewis kept him afloat. Media related to Stan Laurel at Wikimedia Commons The Laurel and Hardy Forum; The Laurel and Hardy Magazine; The … The fact is that today’s performers are better represented and protected by their professional team of advisors against financial exploitation from men (or women) like Roach. Abbott and Costello hit one particularly rocky period when Lou decided they should be Costello and Abbott. He also made appearances on the BBC, Grand Order of Water Rats (1955), where they performed a show reliving the old days of Laurel and Hardy. Laurel and Hardy began to be re-appreciated in the 1950’s with the advent of television. He made no attempt to ever help them. Arthur Stanley Jefferson, better known by his stage name Stan Laurel, was a comedian, actor and director from England. For further comparison and perspective, in 1935, Spencer Tracy was paid $36,250 and Shirley Temple $69,999 and Jack Warner $88,333 and W.C. Fields $76,875. They are sold worldwide. Not a dollar went to the estates of Laurel nor Hardy. We respectfully disagree with Richard Bann’s threats and allegations made about our post of March 18, 2018 I knew Hal Roach as a close personal friend the last 25 years of his life. The comedy legend wrote to a cousin in his home town Ulverston, Cumbria, describing the “terrible loss” of his movie partner, Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with our free email newsletter. But in addition to a good salary, Roach gave them creative freedom and writers, producers, directors who were dedicated to producing first-rate comedy. During the last ten years or so, movie producers have been ravaging Laurel and Hardy features and shorts for scenes that they have then compiled into anthology features, some more lovingly and intelligently put together (Robert Youngson’s The Golden Age of Comedy and The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy) than others, especially Jay Ward’s The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy. He and his wife built up a huge collection relating to the comedy duo over 40 years. Even then, Laurel and Hardy never lost their commitment to self-deprecating humor, as opposed to put-downs. A long, delusional argument ensued with facts and figures that tried to prove that they received a fair salary. Laurel and Hardy started out as aquaintances and became close friends. Oliver Hardy was born in Harlem, Georgia in January 1892 and passed away in … Your argument about the Cost of living and their contracts value in today’s world are bogus examples. Laurel did not think TV was to blame for their poor attendances, though. He was 65. NO, Laurel & Hardy were NOT underpaid. He was a heavyset American. Stan Laurel was born in Ulverston in 1890, and died in America in 1965. When Stan’s health began to decline he and his wife chose to move into a small apartment. They lost that when they left Roach and look at the result. Finally, their contracts with came up for renewal every two years and yes, Roach kept their contracts separate. Loren. Our books have been translated to films and have had television programs based upon. Laurel retired and lived until 1965, surviving to see the duo's best work rediscovered by appreciative audiences through television and classic film revivals. Roach ripped off kids in the Our Gang comedies, Laurel and Hardy etc. While, there are arguments that can be made about the treatment of Laurel and Hardy by Hal Roach, we appreciate a good debate. Friends like Jerry Lewis kept him afloat. When Madge died, aged just 48, he moved back to England. Hardy died at 65 in '57, which is 75 backwards, Laurel died at 75 in '65, which is the age when Hardy died in '57, which is 75 backwards, which is the age when Laurel died, in '65, at age 75, which is '57 backwards, which is when Hardy died, at age 65, to infinity to the tenth power, which is how long Laurel … Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation is proud to be the owner of these world-famous evergreen brands and we are looking forward to sharing them with the world for many more decades to come!”. In our blog, we repost that response and offer our retort to his claims Laurel would joke about his three wives getting it all, then explain that Producer Hal Roach owned all the Laurel and Hardy films. Your contact material is utter nonsense and frankly, who cares? First, It does not matter. Hardy appeared without Laurel in a few features, such as Zenobia (1939) with Harry Langdon, The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) in a semi-comedic role as a frontiersman alongside John Wayne and Riding High (1950), in a cameo role. When the first of the gang died – Hardy – the other fell into despair, never wanting to perform again. Yes and They were actually Destroyed, COPYRIGHT 2020 By TheLifeandTimesofHollywood.com, Stories From The Life and Times of Hollywood. The members of the team are Laurel and Hardy. We have always valued the letters, not in a financial sense, but through being able to have them. O n February 10th 1947, Laurel and Hardy arrived in England to begin their theatrical tour for that year, and at Southampton Docks as they left their ship, they were interviewed for Pathe Newsreel. Hardy was 65. Stan Laurel died, February 23, 1965 (aged 74)Oliver Hardy died, August 7, 1957 (aged 65) How did laurel an hardy die? In spring 1932, when Hal Roach/MGM released the Laurel and Hardy comedy short The Music Box, Americans were bearing the worst of the Great Depression. Mark Greenhow, manager of the Laurel and Hardy Museum in Ulverston, said: "For the longest time it was thought that Stan Laurel was born in the north east - … Laurel was hospitalized twice during shooting, for prostate surgery and for dysentry, and according to Mrs. Laurel he dropped 50 pounds during this period and eventually weighed in at 114 pounds. 2x23=46. In 1935, 1936 and 1937 Hal Roach paid himself $104,000; $129,000; and $104,000 respectively. There is no reason that superstars like L& H should have ended up like poverty victims. It also left Stan with ‘very little work to do now’ as he moved into a smaller house with his wife Eda in Malibu, California in the summer of ‘57. Abbott and Costello hit one particularly rocky period when Lou decided they should be Costello and Abbott. Other subjects included the death of George VI and succession of Elizabeth II, sailing on the Queen Mary at the same time as Winston Churchill, and family matters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. He eventually sold those images to the former Bozo the Clown, Larry Harmon, whose company still licensed those images worldwide, returning millions of dollars. In legal parlance, you have defamed Hal Roach, and I ask you to apologize for your insulting and inaccurate representation. 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