{"product_id":"stan-without-ollie-the-stan-laurel-solo-films-1917-1927-paperback-1","title":"Stan Without Ollie: The Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917-1927 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Okuda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames L. Neibaur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Long before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a motion picture star in his own right. From his film debut in \u003ci\u003eNuts in May\u003c\/i\u003e (1917) through his final solo starring effort \u003ci\u003eShould Tall Men Marry?\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), Laurel headlined dozens of short comedies for a variety of producers and production companies, often playing characters far removed from the meek, dimwitted \"Stanley\" persona that we know and love. This is a film-by-film look at the pictures Stan made as a solo artist, as well as those he wrote and directed for other stars, shows his development as a movie comedian and filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, a longtime friend and admirer of Stan Laurel, provides an affectionate and eloquent foreword. Included are several rare photographs and production stills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Okuda\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chicago-based film historian whose articles have appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eNostalgia Digest, Filmfax, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClassic Images.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames L. Neibaur\u003c\/b\u003e is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in \u003ci\u003eCineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEncyclopædia Britannica\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710214304051,"sku":"9780786447817","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QmZjN2Jhcy9VTzZ5UmhNbzRXeXQ4QT09_ad595912-672f-4bb8-bcf6-b29e544c1160.webp?v=1763485327","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/stan-without-ollie-the-stan-laurel-solo-films-1917-1927-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}