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==Кариера със Стан Лаурел==
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През 1927г. Лаурел и Харди започват да снимат заедно в [[Изчезнали съпруги]], [[С любов и съскане]]. Осъзнавайки реакцията на публиката при появата на двамата комици, техническият директор на Роуч студио, Лео Маккери, започва да ги събира в общи сцени, като в края на същата година започват сериите на Лаурел и Харди. Така той създава най-известната комедийна двойка в историята на киното. Те започват да снимат огромно количество късометражни филми, сред които [[Битката на века]] (1927г.) (с една от най-големите битки с торти снимана някога), [[Трябва ли семейните мъже да се прибират вкъщи?]] (1928г.), [[Двамата моряци]], (1928г.), [[Още една бъркотия]] (1930г.) и много други. През 1931г. снимат първия си пълнометражен филм (където те вече са звезди) - [[Извинете ни]], въпреки че до 1935г. все още снимат и късометражни филми. [[Музикалната кутия]] от 1932г. им носи награда на Филмовата академия за най-добър късометражен филм - единствената подобна награда, която имат. През 1936г. в личния си живот Харди преживява голям удар, когато той и Миртъл се развеждат. През 1939г. се среща със сценаристката Вирджиния Лусил Джоунс, за която се жени на следващата година. Двамата се радват на щастлив брак до смъртта на Харди.
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In 1927, Laurel and Hardy began sharing screen time together in ''[[Slipping Wives]]'', ''[[Duck Soup (1927 film)|Duck Soup]]'' (no relation to the 1933 [[Marx Brothers]]’ film of the same name) and ''[[With Love and Hisses]]''. Roach Studios’ supervising director [[Leo McCarey]], realizing the audience reaction to the two, began intentionally teaming them together, leading to the start of a Laurel and Hardy series late that year. With this pairing, he created arguably the most famous [[double act]] in movie history. They began producing a huge body of short movies, including ''[[The Battle of the Century]]'' (1927) (with one of the largest pie fights ever filmed), ''[[Should Married Men Go Home?]]'' (1928), ''[[Two Tars]]'' (1928), ''[[Unaccustomed As We Are]]'' (1929, marking their transition to [[talking pictures]]) ''[[Berth Marks]]'' (1929), ''[[Blotto (1930 film)|Blotto]]'' (1930), ''[[Brats]]'' (1930) (with Stan and Ollie portraying themselves, as well as their own sons, using oversized furniture to sets for the ‘young’ Laurel and Hardy), ''[[Another Fine Mess (1930 film)|Another Fine Mess]]'' (1930), ''[[Be Big!]]'' (1931), and many others. In 1929, they appeared in their first feature, in one of the revue sequences of ''[[Hollywood Revue of 1929]]'' and the following year they appeared as the comic relief in a lavish all-color (in [[Technicolor]]) musical feature entitled ''[[The Rogue Song]]''. This film marked their first appearance in color. In 1931, they made their first full length [[movie]] (in which they were the actual stars), ''[[Pardon Us]]'' although they continued to make features and shorts until 1935. ''[[The Music Box (1932 film)|The Music Box]]'', a 1932 short, won them an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for best short film — their only such award.
През 1947г. Лаурел и Харди правят шестседмично турне във Великобритания. Първоначално са несигурни как ще протече турнето, но навсякъде ги посрещат тълпи от хора. Турнето е удължено и те посещават Скандинавия, Белгия, Франция, а също правят и специално представление за крал Джордж VI във Великобритания.
In 1936, Hardy’s personal life suffered a blow as he and Myrtle divorced. While waiting for a contractual issue between Laurel and Hal Roach to be resolved, Hardy made ''[[Zenobia (film)|Zenobia]]'' with [[Harry Langdon]]. Eventually, however, new contracts were agreed and the team was loaned out to producer [[Boris Morros]] at General Service Studios to make ''[[The Flying Deuces]]'' (1939). While on the lot, Hardy fell in love with Virginia Lucille Jones, a script girl, whom he married the next year. They enjoyed a happy, successful marriage until his death.
През 1949г. приятелят на Харди, Джон Уейн, го кани да играе поддържаща роля в [[Борбеният кентъкианец]]. Харди и преди е работил с Уейн и Джон Форд за благотворително представяне на пиесата [[Цената на славата]], когато няколко години по-рано Лаурел започва да се лекува от диабет.
In the early 1940s, Laurel and Hardy made ''[[A Chump at Oxford]]'' (1940) (which features a moment of role reversal, with Oliver becoming a subordinate to a temporarily concussed Stan) and ''[[Saps at Sea]]'' (1940) before leaving Roach Studios. They began performing for the [[USO]], supporting the Allied troops during [[World War II]], and teamed up to make films for [[20th Century Fox]], and later [[MGM]]. Although they were financially better off, they had very little artistic control at the large studios, and hence the films lack the very qualities that had made Laurel and Hardy worldwide names. Their last Fox feature was ''[[The Bullfighters]]'' (1945), after which they declined to extend their contract with the studio.
In 1947, Laurel and Hardy went on a six week tour of Great Britain. Initially unsure of how they would be received, they were mobbed wherever they went. The tour was then lengthened to include engagements in Scandinavia, Belgium, France, as well as a [[Royal Command Performance]] for [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] and [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Elizabeth]]. Biographer John McCabe said they continued to make live appearances in the United Kingdom and France for the next several years, until 1954, often using new sketches and material that Laurel had written for them.
[[Image:The Fighting Kentuckian Oliver Hardy.jpg|thumb|200px|Оливър Харди в ''Борбеният кентъкианец'', 1949г.]]
In 1949, Hardy’s friend, [[John Wayne]], asked him to play a supporting role in ''[[The Fighting Kentuckian]]''. Hardy had previously worked with Wayne and [[John Ford]] in a charity production of the play ''[[What Price Glory? (play)|What Price Glory?]]'' while Laurel began treatment for his diabetes a few years previously. Initially hesitant, Hardy accepted the role at the insistence of his comedy partner. [[Frank Capra]] later invited Hardy to play a [[cameo role]] in ''[[Riding High (1950 film)|Riding High]]'' with [[Bing Crosby]] in 1950.
During 1950—51, Laurel and Hardy made their final film. ''[[Atoll K]]'' (also known as ''Utopia'') was a simple concept; Laurel inherits an island, and the boys set out to sea, where they encounter a storm and discover a brand new island, rich in [[uranium]], making them powerful and wealthy. However, it was produced by a consortium of European interests, with an international cast and crew that could not speak to each other.<ref name=NA>Aping, Norbert. ''The Final Film of Laurel and Hardy''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2008. ISBN 978-0786433025.</ref> In addition, the [[Screenplay|script]] needed to be rewritten by Stan to make it fit the comedy team’s style, and both suffered serious physical illness during the filming.
In 1955, the pair had contracted with Hal Roach, Jr., to produce a series of TV shows based on the Mother Goose fables. They would be filmed in color for [[NBC]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} However, this was never to be. Laurel suffered a [[stroke]], which required a lengthy convalescence. Hardy had a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] and stroke later that year, from which he never physically recovered.
== Смърт==
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Стан Лаурел е твърде болен, за да отиде на погребението на своя партньор и приятел. Той казва: "Бейб ще ме разбере."
Stan Laurel was too ill to go to his film partner and friend's funeral. He stated, "Babe would understand."{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
==Наследство==
*Звездата на Харди на [[Алеята на славата]] в Холивуд е на [[Вайн стрийт]] 1500, [[Холивуд]], [[Калифорния]].
*Hardy’s star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] is located at 1500 [[Vine Street]], [[Hollywood]], [[California]].
*В родния град на Харди, Харлем, Джорджия, има малък музей ''Лаурел и Харди'', открит на 15 юли 2000г.
*The Dick van Dyke Show episode ''The Sam Pomerantz Scandals'', Dick van Dyke's character, Rob Petrie, and Sam Pomerantz, one of Rob's old army buddies played by [[Henry Calvin]] (Sergeant Garcia on Disney's Zorro), do their own impression of a Laurel and Hardy sketch.
*In 1999, merchandiser [[Larry Harmon]] produced the direct-to-video film ''The All New Adventures of Laurel and Hardy: For Love or Mummy'' starring [[Bronson Pinchot]] and [[Gailard Sartain]] as the comedy duo.
*There is a small ''Laurel and Hardy Museum'' in Hardy's hometown of Harlem, Georgia, which opened on July 15, 2000.
*Laurel and Hardy are featured on the cover of the [[Beatles]] album, [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]].
==Филмография==
* За филмите на Оливър Харди без Стан Лаурел, виж: [[Филмография на Оливър Харди]]
* For Oliver Hardy’s films without Stan Laurel, see: [[Filmography of Oliver Hardy]]
* За филмите му с лаурел, виж: [[Филми на Лаурел и Харди]]
* For his films with Laurel, see: [[Laurel and Hardy films]]
== Вижте също ==
*[[Музика на Лаурел и Харди]]
*[[Laurel and Hardy music]]
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* Louvish, Simon. ''Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy''. London: Faber & Faber, 2001. ISBN 0-571-21590-4.
==Външни препратки==
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*[http://www.laurelandhardy.org The Laurel and Hardy Magazine Website]
*[http://www.LaurelandHardyForum.com The Laurel and Hardy Forum]
*[http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/VideoFilm2/video.cfm?VID=7 Free clip from Bouncing Baby (1916), made available for public use by the State Archives of Florida]
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*[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2007/08/oliver-hardy-di.html Oliver Hardy's obituaries in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Mirror-News]
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|DATE OF DEATH= August 7, 1957
|PLACE OF DEATH= [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California]], United States
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