DAS DEUTSCHE LAUREL & HARDY FORUM

Nico Cartenstadt, Tyler St. Mark und Michael Ehret schreiben ein neues Buch über Stan Laurel und bitten um die Mithilfe von Sammlern:

CALLING ALL LAUREL & HARDY FANS!

We are happy to announce that we are putting together a book to be titled 'Stan Laurel at the Oceana – Twilight of a Comedy Legend' which we intend to become the definitive account of the end of Laurel & Hardy’s career and the ensuing years. Starting with the end of their last UK tour in 1954, it will focus on their retirement, primarily Stan Laurel’s final 7 years which he spent with his wife Ida at the Oceana Apartment Hotel in Santa Monica. For the first time ever, we will paint as complete a picture as possible of Stan the man: the real person behind the famous grin. You will get to know him through a candid look into his daily life almost day by day as he corresponds with friends and fans, battles various illnesses, receives honours and awards for his contributions to film comedy, and entertains visitors in his seaside apartment.

The book will have over 300 pages filled to the brim with little-known facts and new revelations accompanied by lots of rare and unpublished images, and will include a bonus DVD, whose contents will be revealed later. For this project, the authors have dug deep into their respective collections, and several others have already generously supplied additional material. But before we release it to the world, we reach out to all of you. If you have any material or memories pertaining to Stan’s retirement years (1955-1965) that you wish to share, please contact us at

info@stanlaurelattheoceana.com

Are you a collector, did you actually meet Stan or do you know someone who is/did, do tell him or her about this exciting new project. We also welcome any info, photos and documents about early Laurel & Hardy fan clubs, particularly the Laurel & Hardy Club of America and the early years of the Sons of the Desert Appreciation Society. Of course anyone who contributes will be duly credited and rewarded.

Please spread the word throughout the Laurel & Hardy community.

With thanks and gratitude,
Nico Cartenstadt, Michael Ehret & Tyler St Mark