Stan Without Ollie

Author : Ted Okuda,James L. Neibaur
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786489879

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Stan Without Ollie by Ted Okuda,James L. Neibaur Pdf

Long before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a motion picture star in his own right. From his film debut in Nuts in May (1917) through his final solo starring effort Should Tall Men Marry? (1928), Laurel headlined dozens of short comedies for a variety of producers and production companies, often playing characters far removed from the meek, dimwitted "Stanley" persona that we know and love. This is a film-by-film look at the pictures Stan made as a solo artist, as well as those he wrote and directed for other stars, shows his development as a movie comedian and filmmaker. Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, a longtime friend and admirer of Stan Laurel, provides an affectionate and eloquent foreword. Included are several rare photographs and production stills.

Author : Ted Okuda,James L. Neibaur
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786447817

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Stan Without Ollie by Ted Okuda,James L. Neibaur Pdf

Long before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a motion picture star in his own right. From his film debut in Nuts in May (1917) through his final solo starring effort Should Tall Men Marry? (1928), Laurel headlined dozens of short comedies for a variety of producers and production companies, often playing characters far removed from the meek, dimwitted "Stanley" persona that we know and love. This is a film-by-film look at the pictures Stan made as a solo artist, as well as those he wrote and directed for other stars, shows his development as a movie comedian and filmmaker. Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, a longtime friend and admirer of Stan Laurel, provides an affectionate and eloquent foreword. Included are several rare photographs and production stills.

Author : Simon Louvish
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312266516

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Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy by Simon Louvish Pdf

A biography of Laurel and Hardy describes their original teaming in the 1927 short, "Duck Soup, " their considerable innovations, and their ongoing influence.

Author : Danny Lawrence
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786485154

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The Making of Stan Laurel by Danny Lawrence Pdf

As an adult, Stan Laurel (1890-1965) lived in the United States. As a boy, he lived in north-east England, the son of a prominent local theatrical figure. This ground-breaking biography examines Laurel's family background, his formative years and his struggle to establish a show business career. Stan retained the emotional bonds forged in his youth throughout his life and visited his boyhood homes during his UK tours with Oliver Hardy. Describing Stan Laurel's key roles in making his films with his partner Oliver Hardy so successful internationally, the book analyzes how Stan's boyhood experiences are often echoed in those films. It also notes his influence on successive generations of comic actors who, to this day, still pay fulsome tribute to him. Included is a selection of photographs relevant to Laurel's boyhood, some related to themes in the Laurel and Hardy comedies.

Author : John Connolly
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781635060591

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He by John Connolly Pdf

John Connolly conjures the Golden Age of Hollywood in this moving, literary portrait of Laurel & Hardy--two men who found their true selves in a comedic partnership. "AMBITIOUS . . . EVOKES THE STYLE OF SAMUEL BECKETT." --NEW YORK TIMES "BRILLIANT." --SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW "EXTRAORDINARY." --LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW) An unforgettable testament to the redemptive power of love, as experienced by one of the twentieth century's greatest performers. When Stan Laurel is paired with Oliver Hardy, affectionately known as Babe, the history of comedy--not to mention their personal and professional lives--is altered forever. Yet Laurel's simple screen persona masks a complex human being, one who endures rejection and intense loss; who struggles to build a character from the dying stages of vaudeville to the seedy and often volatile movie studios of Los Angeles in the early years of cinema; and who is haunted by the figure of another comic genius, the brilliant, driven, and cruel Charlie Chaplin. Eventually, Laurel becomes one of the greatest screen comedians the world has ever known: a man who enjoys both adoration and humiliation; who loves, and is loved in turn; who betrays, and is betrayed; who never seeks to cause pain to anyone else, yet leaves a trail of affairs and broken marriages in his wake. But Laurel's life is ultimately defined by one relationship of such astonishing tenderness and devotion that only death could sever this profound connection: his love for Babe.

Author : Randy Skretvedt,Jordan R. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Comedy films
ISBN : 094041077X

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Laurel and Hardy by Randy Skretvedt,Jordan R. Young Pdf

Author : John McCabe
Publisher : Robson
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1861057806

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The Comedy World of Stan Laurel by John McCabe Pdf

'The Comedy World of StanLaurel' is a vivid and intimate biography of one of the all-time masters of comedy. John McCabe follows Stan Laurel's career from his early days in British variety, his arrival in the United States, the first films, to his teaming up with Oliver Hardy in 1936 and their meteoric rise to fame.

Author : Jonathan Lyons
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317679554

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Comedy for Animators by Jonathan Lyons Pdf

While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who have used their bodies to make others laugh. Drawing from traditions such as commedia dell’arte, pantomime, Vaudeville, the circus, and silent and modern film, animators will learn not only to create funny characters, but also how to execute gags, create a comic climate, and use environment as a character. Whether you’re creating a comic villain or a bumbling sidekick, this is the one and only guide you need to get your audience laughing! Explanation of comedic archetypes and devices will both inspire and inform your creative choices Exploration of various modes of storytelling allows you to give the right context for your story and characters Tips for creating worlds, scenarios, and casts for your characters to flourish in Companion website includes example videos and further resources to expand your skillset--check it out at www.comedyforanimators.com! Jonathan Lyons delivers simple, fun, illustrated lessons that teach readers to apply the principles of history’s greatest physical comedians to their animated characters. This isn’t stand-up comedy—it’s the falling down and jumping around sort!

Author : Simon Louvish
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0312325983

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Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy by Simon Louvish Pdf

A biography of Laurel and Hardy describes their original teaming in the 1927 short, "Duck Soup, " their considerable innovations, and their ongoing influence.

Author : Norbert Aping
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786451746

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The Final Film of Laurel and Hardy by Norbert Aping Pdf

The remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, Atoll K, has been little explored. Details on the script development, cast, crew, locations, and even basic information on running times and release dates have been sketchy at best since the film's 1951 release. This work reconstructs the circumstances surrounding this unusual international co-production (Atoll K was a French-Italian film with English-speaking stars). Through lost documents detailing the film's production and funding, previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photos, and a rare interview with French movie star Suzy Delair, the author explores the continuous changes to the film's script during its chaotic production and the final marketing of the film's many different versions (Atoll K was also released as Robinson Crusoeland in the United Kingdom and as Utopia in the United States). Several appendices detail alternative sequences and cut scenes in various versions of the film and include French box-office reports from 1951 to 1952 as well as a complete filmography.

Author : John McCabe
Publisher : Robson Books Limited
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1861056060

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Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy by John McCabe Pdf

This delightful biography conveys the warmth and humour of the much-loved duo whose hilarious escapades convulsed a generation of movie-goers and who continue to acquire new worldwide audiences via the medium of television. Describing the book as 'positively miraculous', the Times Literary Supplement was moved to add 'it is difficult to see how this book could be improved upon'.

Author : Nicola Killen
Publisher : Egmont UK Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Collectors and collecting
ISBN : 1405266635

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Stop Sticking, Stan! by Nicola Killen Pdf

"Once Stan started sticking . . . he couldn't stop! Stan stuck stickers along the landing, down the stairs, around the bathroom, and through the living room until . . . the whole HOUSE was covered!" One day, Stan is rewarded with a sticker for tidying his room. But one sticker proves not enough for this voracious collector, so Stan trys to earn as many stickers as possible by being extra good.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1976 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular Vaudeville Performers by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : David Stubbs
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780571353484

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Different Times by David Stubbs Pdf

They don't make comedy like they used to . . . From the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, the surrealism of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, and the golden age of political incorrectness helmed by Benny Hill, to the alternative scene that burst forth following the punk movement, the hedonistic joy of Absolutely Fabulous, the lacerating scorn of Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais, and Jo Brand and the meteoric rise of socially conscious stand up today: comedy can be many things, and it is a cultural phenomenon has come to define Britain like few others. In Different Times, David Stubbs charts the superstars that were in on the gags, the unsung heroes hiding in the wings and the people who ended up being the butt of the joke. Comedians and their work speak to and of their time, drawing upon and moulding Britons' relationship with their national history, reflecting us as a people, and, simply, providing raucous laughs for millions of people around the world. Different Times is a joyous, witty and insightful paean to British comedy.

Author : David Rolland
Publisher : Jitney Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997949279

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The End of the Century by David Rolland Pdf

Where were you in 1999? Matt Traxler was living in Davis, California, out of college and heartbroken. When his occasional pot dealer Jay Rasco suggests moving to Miami, Matt figures he has nothing to lose. After packing up his Peugeot stationwagon they drive cross country and discover Florida is as friendly and familiar as any other alien planet. Through hurricane warnings and paranoia that Y2K might change it all, the duo search for adventure, romance, meaning, and Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth. 1999 was a time when a missed phone call could mean everything. An era when superstores ruled the earth and sometimes it took two whole minutes to log on to the internet. It was a time when everyone thought maybe, just maybe, the world might change forever. It was The End of the Century. "It takes a deft writer to make a young slacker protagonist either interesting or likable and David Rolland succeeds in both. He enhances this with his implementation of an ingenious literary device - the countdown to Y2K panic that marked the end of the last century." Lou Aguilar, author of Jake for Mayor and Paper Tigers. "The End of the Century is a wonderful coming-of-age story capturing a moment in time that seems like a thousand years ago, yet most of us remember like yesterday." J.J. Colagrande, author of Reduce Heat, Continue To Boil