{"product_id":"stan-and-ollie-the-roots-of-comedy-the-double-life-of-laurel-and-hardy-9780312266516","title":"Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy","description":"\u003cp\u003eStan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have remained  from 1927 to the present day  the screens most famous and popular comedy double act  celebrated by legions of fans. But despite many books about their films and individual lives  there has never been a fully researched  definitive narrative biography of the duo  from birth to death.  Louvish traces the early lives of Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy and the surrounding minstrel and variety theatre  which influenced all of their later work. Louvish examines the rarely seen solo films of both our heroes  prior to their serendipitous pairing in 1927  in the long-lost short \"Duck Soup.\" The inspired casting teamed them until their last days. Both often married  they found balancing their personal and professional lives a nearly impossible feat.  Between 1927 and 1938  they were able to successfully bridge the gap between silent and sound films  which tripped up most of their prominent colleagues. Their Hal Roach and MGM films were brilliant  but their move in 1941  to Twentieth Century Fox proved disastrous  with the nine films made there ranking as some of the most embarrassing moments of cinematic history.  In spite of this  Laurel and Hardy survived as exemplars of lasting genius  and their influence is seen to this day. The clowns were elusive behind their masks  but now Simon Louvish can finally reveal their full and complex humanity  and their passionate devotion to their art. In Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy  Louvish has seamlessly woven tireless and thorough research into an authoritative biography of these two important and influential Hollywood pioneers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647055487029,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312266510","price":24.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312266516.jpg?v=1781687169","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/stan-and-ollie-the-roots-of-comedy-the-double-life-of-laurel-and-hardy-9780312266516","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}