Laurel and Hardy

Laurel and Hardy formed the comic couple most famous of the 20th century, a Duo of the American cinema of the Inter-war period, joining together Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and based on a power struggle and of protection, often in ritualized and polished brawls (not of social criticism). They played in many burlesques films dumb and speaking.

Stan Laurel without Oliver Hardy

Stan Laurel, of its true name Arthur Stanley Jefferson, born the June 16th 1890 in Ulverston, in the Lancashire, in England of north, in a family of people of the Spectacle; his/her mother Madge Metclafe and her father Arthur Jefferson are actors of theater.

The school studies very quickly weary the Stan young person, who dreams only of one thing " to go up on the planches". His/her father does not oppose his vocation and since 1905, the assistance to find his first roles.

He begins thus in the music English hall, the troop of Fred Karno and more particularly in the Pantomime in the part Mumming birds . The main role is held by Charlie Chaplin, their ways respective will cross often thereafter.

About 1912, the troop leaves in round to the the United States. The part stops, the principal high-speed motorboat Charlot was discharged by the studios of Hollywood. Stan settles then in California and assembles its own spectacles only or accompanied by his future wife. Quickly, it is pointed out by the cinema and turns for Universal some dumb short films pastiches of the kind Slapstick under the pseudonym of Hickory Hiram.

From 1919, begins for the Stan young person one period very ostentation; gagman, actor, Stanley launch out in the film parody famous - Mr Don' T Care, Dr. Pickle and Mr. Pryde for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , etc

For Stan its career is finally launched, it disappears gradually from the screens to devote itself to the scenario of the films which it makes as a realizer, but in 1926, Stan Laurel meets Oliver Hardy.

Stan Laurel died the February 23rd 1965 with Santa Monica, California.

Oliver Hardy without Stan Laurel

Oliver Norvell Hardy was born the January 18th 1892 with Harlem, Georgia, in an large family. At the 2 years age, Oliver loses his/her father and will be raised by his mother Emilly Norvell. It follows a normal schooling and is impassioned for the lyric song. His/her mother encourages it, but the prospect to become professional singer hardly enchants it. It continues its school course and takes down its diploma for the occupation of lawyer - occupation which it will not follow.

In 1910, Oliver discovers the cinema, it opens in the tread a cinema. About 1913-1914, it passes in front of the camera and begins in roles from “malicious”. Between 1913 and 1916, it appears in more than four hundred silent films, it makes wonder in the roles of traitor. The night " babe" (nickname of Oliver) sings in the cabarets, at the same time it becomes Franc-maçon. Like Stan Laurel, Oliver works behind the camera and thus learns the techniques from manufacture of a film.

In 1926, Oliver meets Sally!

Oliver Hardy died of a cerebral infarction the August 7th 1957 in Hollywood.

Laurel and Hardy in duet

In the life Stan Laurel is the reverse of its character to the screen, in the duet it is him the brain. Their first meeting with the screen took place in 1917 in has Lucky Dog , they divided then the poster in films produced by Hal Roach during the years 1920. The duet was formed officially at the time of the film The Second Hundred Years in 1927. In the versions in French language our heroes were doubled by French-speaking actors expressing itself with a Anglo-American accent: In Men O' War , about Lewis Forster, in 1929, the cinema of Hollywood speaks now about the United States of America, and them doubled versions dispatch with the four corners of the world two of its heroes more confusing: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Let us see the version doubled for the French public of this American film from which the action does not occur to France: why thus in this French version Laurel and Hardy they in French with an accent nasillard speak each other amplified by the high tone about Hardy, transposed by the actors of doubling who were allotted to them: Fernand Rauzena and Richard Œstermann (and, as from 1935, Frank O' Neill and George Matthews)? For us, public French-speaking person, this accent American belongs to the character of the two accomplices, their charm, their drolery…

The explanation of this accent dates in fact from the advent from speaking: the Postsynchronization not being yet at the point, the need for turning several versions of the same film was essential for export. Often, of the actors in foreign languages the high-speed motorboats replaced some, which was hardly possible for our duet. Also carried out it themselves of the French and German versions their first talkies (speaking) with very strong accents because they were unaware of the languages. In France, the success of this accent was such as it was not more conceivable henceforth to double them differently.

Catalog of films

Thereafter, there were cartoons derived from the characters.

Laurel & Hardy in the world

Albania Arab Olio me Stelion
El Tikhin Ouel Roufain
Danish Gøg og Gokke
Dutch De Dikke in Dune
Estonia Laurel ja Hardy, Paks ja Peenike
Farsi Laurel Hardy لورلهاردی
Finnish Ohukainen ja Paksukainen
Galician Laurel E Hardy, O gordo E O fraco
Germany Laurel und Hardy, Stan und Ollie, Dick und Doof
Greece Χονδρός και Λιγνός Chondros kai Lighnos
Hebrew Hashamen ve Haraze ( the Large one and Thin the )
Hungary Stan be Pan
Icelandic Steini og Italian Olli
Stanlio E Korean Ollio
홀쭉이와뚱뚱이 (Hol-jjug-i wa Ddung-ddung-i)
Kurdish Laurel U Hardy
Malta L-Ohxon U l-Irqiq
Norway Helan og Halvan
Polish Flip I Flap
Brésil O Gordo E O Magro
Portugal Bucha E Rumanian Estica
Stan şi Bran
Serbe Stanlio I Olio, СтанлиоиОлио
Spanish El Gordo there el Flaco
Swedish Helan och Halvan
Turkey Lorel island Hardi
Slovenia stan in olio
Slovaque Laurel has Hardy

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