Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy: An Affectionate Biography - Softcover

John McCabe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861056060 ISBN 13: 9781861056061

Publisher: Robson Books, 2003

Synopsis

This delightful biography conveys the warmth and humour of the much-loved duo whose hilarious escapades convulsed a generation of movie-goers and who continue to acquire new worldwide audiences via the medium of television. Describing the book as 'positively miraculous', the Times Literary Supplement was moved to add 'it is difficult to see how this book could be improved upon'.

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Review:

'Remarkable ... positively miraculous... apart from the rather greedy wish for more of everything, it is difficult to see how this book could be improved upon.'

About the Author:

John McCabe is an established writer on theatre and cinema in America and a personal friend of Stan Laurel's widow, Ida. He remains eternally grateful to his lifelong friend, John Carroll, who dragged him, as a doubting child, to see his first Laurel and Hardy film.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robson Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1861056060
• ISBN 13: 9781861056061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 259