Real name Arthur Stanley Jefferson.

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Born in Ulverston, England on June 16th, 1890.

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Auburn hair, blue eyes.

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Height 5ft 9in.

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Weight 10st 10lb (in 1933).

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Educated at King James Grammar School, Bishop Auckland.

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Following stage appearances in England as a comedian, toured America in Fred Karno's Company in 1910. Became producer for a short time. Successful comedy roles on screen since around 1917.

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Married to four women: 1926-35 Lois Neilsen, 1935-37 and 1941-46 Virginia Ruth Rogers, 1938-40 Vera Ivanova Shuvalova ("Illeana") and 1946-65 Ida Kitaeva Raphael, who survived him. Mae Charlotte Dahlberg was his common-law wife from 1918 till 1925.

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Legally changed his name to Stan Laurel in 1931, preferring "Stan" to "Stanley".

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Two children, Lois and Stanley Robert. Robert lived only a few weeks.

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According to his wife Ruth, Stan could dance and yodel and believed in reincarnation.

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Died on 23rd February, 1965.