Stan Laurel - Ulverston UK
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martlakes
N 54° 11.603 W 003° 05.428
30U E 494097 N 6005041
Quick Description: Stan Laurel was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson on June 16, 1890 in a small house in Argyll Street, Ulverston. This simple plaque records the event. He became famous as half of a double-act in comedy films with Oliver Hardy.
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 2/14/2008 1:58:33 PM
Waymark Code: WM35NN
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Long Description:In 1961, Stan was honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences with an Oscar for his creative pioneering in the field
of comedy. Stan's only regret was that Oliver was not there to
share in the recognition.
Stan himself died on 23 February 1965 after suffering a heart
attack.
There is a small museum to the pair in Ulverston, and a pub
called the Stan Laurel.
Lots of information is available on the web, try these:
Wikipedia: ("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Laurel"
target="_blank">visit link)
BBC Cumbria: ("http://tinyurl.com/2ht8r8" target="_blank">visit
link)
Ulverston online:
("http://www.ulverston.net/ulverston_display.asp?pID=LAU"
target="_blank">visit link)
The house on Argyll Street is a small terrace, but from this
simple beginning Stan and Ollie made the world shake - with
laughter.