Laurel & Hardy

There Are Two Recording Duos Known As Laurel And Hardy. 1. Laurel And Hardy Were The Popular American-Based Comedy Team Of Thin British-Born Stan Laurel 1890-1965 And Heavy American-Born Oliver Hardy 1892-1957 . They Became Famous During The Early Half Of The 20th Century For Their Work In Motion Pictures And Also Appeared On Stage Throughout America And Europe. The Two Comedians Worked Together Briefly In 1920 On The Lucky Dog. After A Period Appearing Separately In Several Short Films For The Hal Roach Studio During The 1920s They Began Appearing In Movie Shorts Together In 1926. Laurel And Hardy Officially Became A Team The Following Year And Soon Became Hal Roach's Most Famous And Lucrative Stars. Among Their Most Popular And Successful Films Were The Features Sons Of The Desert 1933 Way Out West 1937 And Block-Heads 1938 1 And The Shorts Big Business 1929 Liberty 1929 And Their Academy Award-Winning Short The Music Box 1932 . 2 The Pair Left The Roach Studio In 1940 Then Appeared In Eight "B" Comedies For 20th Century Fox And Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer From 1941 To 1944. From 1945 To 1950 They Did Not Appear On Film And Concentrated On Their Stage Show. They Made Their Last Film Atoll K In France In 1950 And 1951 Before Retiring From The Screen. In Total They Appeared Together In 106 Films. They Starred In 40 Short Sound Films 32 Short Silent Films 23 Full Length Feature Films And In The Remaining 11 Films Made Guest Or Cameo Appearances. 2. Laurel And Hardy AKA Paul Dawkins And Anthony Robinson Both Born 1962 Were A UK Reggae 'toasting' Duo Who Had A Minor Hit In The UK With The Song 'Clunk Click' In 1983. They Recorded A Session For BBC Radio One's John Peel Show In October 1982. read less