Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy

In 1927 Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy were paired together for the first time in the long lost short Duck Soup, and the inspired casting teamed them until their last days. Laurel and Hardy survived as exemplars of lasting genius and their influence is seen to this day. To celebrate this legendary, dynamic comic act, now comes the most definitive and fully researched biography of Stan and Ollie.