Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, was a comedian and member of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy.

Second marriage

In 1933, Stan met a woman called Ruth Rogers. They began seeing each other socially. Lois Nielson filed for divorce in October 1933. To make matters worse, Laurel's brother, who had moved to the USA, died during a routine dental procedure. In April 1934 Stan and Ruth married. In 1935, when Laurel and Hardy began making the film Bonnie Scotland, Stan's wife Ruth frequently visited him on the set and made suggestions on their next film, Way Out West. In 1936, the marriage between Stanley and Ruth ended in divorce. To make matters worse, Mae Dahlberg came back and sued Stan for alimony saying that she had been Stan’s wife from 1919 to 1925. And if that was not enough Stan Laurel’s contract with Hal Roach was about to expire. He did not want to extend his contract because of what he went through, but Roach insisted on him doing so. As a solution, Stan formed the Stan Laurel Production Company, which made films for Roach. The first film the Stan Laurel Production Company produced was Swiss Miss.

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1933 - October - April - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1919 - 1925 - Hal Roach - Stan Laurel Production Company

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