Hollywood was the new frontier in 1914. With the film industry in its growing stages, even a former mule skinner by the name of Hal Roach could quickly become a major player. Roach arrived in ...

It’s long been a source of frustration for Laurel and Hardy fans: Most of the greatest comedy team’s films readily available on DVD have come from the tail end of their careers in the 1940s and early ...

Harry Eugene Roach Sr. professionally known as Hal Roach, was an American film and television producer, director, and actor who was active from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is remembered today for ...

They meet every Tuesday afternoon at the famous Culver Hotel in Culver City, seated at a center table in the restaurant, engaged in lively, loud luncheon conversation. They are members of the Sons of ...

In 1957, Oliver Hardy’s heart finally gave out, and he slipped away, dead at the age of 65. The rotund comedian had been one-half of arguably the greatest comedy duo of the 20th century. His longtime ...

The film duo of Laurel and Hardy is in the category of All Time Great Hollywood comics. They’ve been claimed as the inspiration of numerous followers: Marcel Marceau, Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, ...

The film duo of Laurel and Hardy is in the category of All Time Great Hollywood comics. They’ve been claimed as the inspiration of numerous followers: Marcel Marceau, Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, ...