Laurel and Hardy: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

John McCabe, Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1965, rev. ed. 1985); William K. Everson, The Films of Laurel and Hardy (1967, reprinted as The Complete Films of Laurel and Hardy, 1989); Randy Skretvedt, Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies (1987, rev. ed. 1994); Scott MacGillivray, Laurel and Hardy: From the Forties Forward (1998).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: BBC News - Stan and Ollie: The story of Laurel and Hardy's final tour. Aug 17, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - John C. Reilly on the Comedy of Laurel and Hardy: 'It's Almost Like a Ballet'. Feb 27, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC News - Stan and Ollie: The story of Laurel and Hardy's final tour. Aug 23, 2025
Add new Web site: San Francisco Silent Film Festival - Laurel and Hardy Β– Three Shorts. Jun 28, 2025
Add new Web site: San Francisco Silent Film Festival - Laurel and Hardy Β– Three Shorts. Jun 28, 2025
Add new Web site: CBS News - The return of Laurel and Hardy. Apr 15, 2025
Add new Web site: BFI - Laurel and Hardy: 12 essential films. Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Laurel & Hardy. Sep 14, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 21, 2024
Added cross-references to Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Jul 25, 2023
Link added. Feb 01, 2023
Article revised and updated. Mar 30, 2020
Add new Web site: Official Site of Laurel and Hardy. Oct 29, 2018
Media added. Dec 13, 2017
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Laurel and Hardy. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Laurel and Hardy. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: American National Biography Online - Biography of Laurel and Hardy. Apr 01, 2013
A scene from The Flying Deuces (1939) added. Jun 17, 2011
In the discussion of Hardy's father, deleted "Georgia attorney." Dec 08, 2010
Media added. May 09, 2008
Article revised and updated. Feb 06, 2008
Article revised. Apr 19, 2002
Article revised. Dec 14, 1998
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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