Who knew that the two reelers that they were only paid once for would be shown to new generations on television? Stan often told the story about how he and Babe had gone touring in Europe. When Director Leo McCarey came up with the idea of teaming the skinny English comic with the rotund Georgia born actor, the two were happy just to keep getting a weekly check. He and Oliver Hardy, (or Babe, as his friends called him) had been scared to death when the silent films had ended in 1928.
But what happened to all his money? Laurel would joke about his three wives getting it all, then explain that Producer Hal Roach owned all the Laurel and Hardy films. Are you the Stan Laurel? Can we come over and meet you? Charlie Chaplin’s former vaudeville understudy would warmly welcome the fans who visited his residence. He was listed in the phone book and people would call him up. Real Bozos like Larry Harmon made more money on L & H than L & H.įrom 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. Those L & H fanatics can be delusional and try to show how the money they were paid in the 1930s by Roach that was high in comparison to the dollar value in 2018. In our upcoming biography of Jerry Lewis -and we have the true records- he “paid” Stan Laurel a “consultant” fee several times.
I know 20 year olds, just out of school who live far better. When, Babe Hardy passed away, he was not well off and living in a tiny starter home. When Stan died, he lived in a nondescript apartment in Santa Monica that I wouldn’t wish for anyone. A long, delusional argument ensued with facts and figures that tried to prove that they received a fair salary.įirst, It does not matter. Yesssssssssssssssssssssss! (In the tone of Frank Nelson)Ī recent posting on Facebook suggested that Laurel and Hardy were underpaid.
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