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THE U.S. TOURS
by A.J. Mariott
THE BRITISH TOURS
by A.J. Mariott
LAUREL & HARDY
THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION
THE MAGIC BEHIND
THE MOVIES
by Randy Skredvedt
STAN AND OLLIE
by SImon Louvish
FROM THE FORTIES
FORWARD
by Scott MacGillivray
Starting with his early days in British vaudeville, where he worked with Charlie Chaplin, to his teaming with Oliver Hardy at Hal Roach Studios in 1926, Stan Laurel's talents proved him to be one of the all-time masters of comedy.
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1,125 DOCUMENTS IN THE ARCHIVE |
He loved to make people laugh. He also loved to write letters. Lots of them. In fact, after the death of his long-time partner, it is estimated that Stan wrote several thousand letters! He told jokes, discussed politics and reminisced about his Hollywood past with friends, family and strangers alike. | |
Over the years, as the letter recipients have passed away, these letters through private sales, autograph and memorabilia shows, and auctions have scattered to all four corners of the world, where they now reside in scrapbooks, collector's albums or hang proudly on admirer's walls.
The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project hopes to collect and catalog as many of Stan's letters as is possible, allowing everyone to better understand his life and celebrate his comedic genius.
HOW DOES IT WORK
The Stan Laurel Correspondence Archive Project has original Stan Laurel letters in its collection. It also has a file of Stan Laurel letters that it has collected over the years. Each letter is carefully transcribed and input into the Archive.
| Since Stan wrote the bulk of his letters after Oliver Hardy's death in 1957, the Archive is split from 1957-1964. Letters written prior to 1957 can be found under the heading "Early Letters." Letters written in 1965 (Stan died in February of that year), will be housed under the "Letters 1964" heading, since their number will surely be small. |  |
Each and every letter is an important part of the searchable content of the Archive and will forever be made available FOR FREE to fans and researchers alike. There will never be a charge to use the Archive, nor will it ever make a penny in profit from its contents. This is a totally genuine labor of love. It is a gift to Stan, for years of laughter and uncomparable joy!
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HOW YOU CAN HELP Please support the project by submitting your letters for inclusion in the Archives. |
If you have an original letter from Stan or have a copy not included in these archives, please add a copy of your letter by contacting us via e-mail at: info@lettersfromstan.com
CORRESPONDENCE ARCHIVE PROJECT
HOPES TO COLLECT AND CATALOG
LETTERS FROM STAN TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND HIS LIFE AND CELEBRATE
HIS COMEDIC GENIUS.
IF YOU HAVE AN ORIGINAL
LETTER FROM STAN OR HAVE A COPY
NOT INCLUDED IN THESE ARCHIVES,
PLEASE ADD A COPY OF YOUR LETTER
BY CONTACTING US VIA E-MAIL AT:
INFO@LETTERSFROMSTAN.COM
CLICK to watch a poignant tribute to Stan.
