The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia

by Glenn Mitchell

Ranging from Academy Awards to zoos by way of "Another Fine Mess," "Hats Off" and ties, "The Laurel and Hardy Encyclopedia" is the one and only complete reference guide to cinema's greatest comedy partnership.

- synopses and critiques of all the Laurel & Hardy films
- comprehensive biographical information
- influences from Rudolph Valentino to music-hall
- details of the duo's solo film careers
- stage, radio and television appearances,
- co-stars, directors, and gagmen behind the partnership
- rare publicity stills and promotional artwork from around the world

With over 600 entries and 250 illustrations, "The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia" provides both the opportunity for endless browsing and the chance to discover a new slant on cinema's best-loved comedy duo.

Genres: Biography

302 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

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Reviews

[Vincenzo Ridente · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative well researched Encyclopedia on the greatest comedy duo Laurel and Hardy what you need to know is all here

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

By its very nature this proved to be a very dry text. Little of the fun of Luarel and Hardy is communicated but this is made up for with masses of detail about their films and lives. In particular details of foreign and edited versions of the films are solid as are biographies of the bit players and behind the scenes personnel who participated in their films.

I felt that I gained a good grasps of their lives and works even is some of the film summaries were a little long winded when more detail could have been provided about the production history.

Illustrations are diverse and interesting and this was a worthwhile cover to cover read for an encyclopedic work.

[Book Addict Shaun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic read for fans of probably the best duo ever in my opinion. Very informative. In the days of the Internet this information is readily available however I do use this book to look up episode information etc and it is very useful and informative.

[J. Bryce · Rating 4 out of 5]

A treasure-trove of good solid info on one of filmdom's major comedy teams -- highly recommended!