The Laurel & Hardy Book

The Laurel & Hardy Book
Edited by Leonard Maltin
Published 1973
COMMENTS:
The official book of Sons of the Desert, the International Laurel and Hardy Organization. Official author is not known, although some individual sections are given credit: "Stan Laurel and Chaplin" by John McCabe, "The Comedy That Never Stopped" by John McCabe, "Films of Stan Laurel" compiled by R.E. Braff, "Films of Oliver Hardy" compiled by R.E. Braff, and "The Films of Laurel and Hardy" compiled by Richard W. Bann. So much content in this little paperback, including rare photos and the most complete bios I've seen published on the Stock Co., James Finlayson, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall, Walter Long, Anita GArvin, Rychard Cramer, Arthur Housman and Tiny Sandford.

Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy

MR. LAUREL AND MR. HARDY
by John McCabe
Published 1961

The Films of Laurel and Hardy
or
The Complete Films of Laurel and Hardy

The Films of Laurel and Hardy
by William K. Everson
Published 1967

Laurel & Hardy

Laurel & Hardy
by Charles Barr
Published 1968
Second Printing 1974
COMMENTS:
Basic retelling of L&H's story, both private and professionally. Mostly features freeze frames from the original films.

The Comedy World of Stan Laurel

The Comedy World of Stan Laurel
by John McCabe
Published 1974

Laurel and Hardy

Laurel and Hardy
Text: John McCabe
Compiled by: Al Kilgore
Filmography by: Richard W. Bann
Published 1975
COMMENTS:
This is THE Laurel and Hardy bible. Hundreds of photos depicting almost every scene from every L&H film. Complete cast lists, ratings for each film, etc.

A Fine Mess

A Fine Mess
Edited by: Richard J. Anobile
Published 1975
COMMENTS:
Still frames from original films to form funny scenes from GOING BYE-BYE, SWISS MISS, THE MUSIC BOX, TOWED IN A HOLE, and BUSY BODIES.

The Laurel and Hardy Scrapbook

The Laurel & Hardy Scrapbook
by Jack Scagnetti
Published 1976

The Great Movie Comedians

The Great Movie Comedians
by Leonard Maltin
Published 1978
COMMENTS:
22 Chapters, each covering different comedian or team, ranging from Chaplin to Woody Allen with Mabel Normand, Charley Chase and Fatty Arbuckle in between. Chapter on L&H contains a substantial amount of information, some good photos and a title only filmography.

Stan: The Life of Stan Laurel

Stan: The Life of Stan Laurel
by Fred Lawrence Guiles
Published 1980

The Laurel & Hardy Theory Of Consciousness

Laurel & Hardy Theory Of Consciousness
by Colin Wilson
Published 1986

Following The Comedy Trail

Following The Comedy Trail
A Guide To Laurel & Hardy and Our Gang Film Locations
by Leon Smith
Published 1988

The Boys

The Boys
The Cinematic World Of Laurel & Hardy
by Scott Allen Nollen
Foreword by John McCabe
Published 1989

Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy

Babe: The Life Of Oliver Hardy
by John McCabe
Published 1989

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