I wanted to include a list of all the recommended books and source material that have helped me and continue to help me to write this blog.
Click on the title and this will take you to the publication and enable you to purchase your own copies, whilst suporting this website at the same time.
DVD & Blu-Ray
Laurel & Hardy: The Collection. (Universal 21 Disc Box Set, Region 2, PAL)
Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection (Region 1, USA, NTSC)
The Devils Brother / Bonnie Scotland – Double Bill – DVD by Warner Brothers Archive Collection
Bonnie Scotland – DVD by Cornerstone Media (Region 2, PAL)
The Flying Deuces – Restored Blu Ray Edition (Region Free) – Superb Quality !
Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise – 20th Centry Fox DVD Collection Vol. 1
The Dancing Masters / The Bullfighters / A Haunting We Will Go – 20th Century Fox DVD Collection Vol. 2
Air Raid Wardens / Nothing But Trouble – Double Bill DVD – (Region 1, USA NTSC)
Atoll K – Dual Blu-Ray & DVD Edition. Amazing HD restoration by BFI
Music
The Beau Hunks Orchestra Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music Volume One(CD)
The Beau Hunks Orchestra Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music Volume Two (CD)
The Best of Laurel & Hardy’s Music Box – Ronnie Hazelhurst & His Orchestra (CD)
Books / Magazines Barr, Charles, Laurel & Hardy, Studio Vista Limited, 1967
Bergan, Ronald, The Life and Times of Laurel and Hardy, The Green Wood Publishing Company, 1992
Calman, Craig, 100 Years of Brodies with Hal Roach: The Jaunty Journeys of a Hollywood Motion Picture and Television Pioneer, BearManor Media, 2017
Crowther, Bruce, Laurel and Hardy: Clown Princes of Comedy, Columbus Books Ltd, 1989
Ehret, Michael & Cartenstadt, Nico, Spot On! An Audiovisual Account of Laurel & Hardy’s 1952 British Tour, Michael Ehret Publishing, 2016
Everson, William, K., The Complete Films of Laurel & Hardy, First Carol Publishing Edition, 1991
Gehring, Wes D., Laurel & Hardy: A Bio-Bibliography, Greenwood Press, 1990
Grant, Neil, Laurel & Hardy: Quote Unquote, Parragon Book Service, 1994
Guiles, Fred Lawrence, Stan: The Life of Stan Laurel, Scarborough House/Publishers, 1991
Kwinter, Zachary, The Laurel & Hardy Poster Book, Zachary Kwinter Books Ltd., 1991
Lewis, Rob & Parker, Howard (Eds), The Laurel & Hardy Magazine, Helpmates UK Tent, Rob Lewis
Louvish, Simon, Stan & Ollie: The Roots of Comedy, Faber & Faber Limited, 2001
MacGillivray, Scott, Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward, Vestal Press, 1998
MacGillivray, Scott, Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward. Second Edition. Revised and Expanded, iUniverse, 2009
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours, Part 1, Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours, Part 2, Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The U.S. Tours. Revised Second Edition. Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The European Tours, Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel: Stage by Stage. Revised Edition, Marriot Publishing 2019
Marriot, A. J., The Lighter Side of Laurel & Hardy. A Pictorial History, Go Entertainment Group Limited, 2010
McCabe, John, Mr Laurel & Mr Hardy. An Affectionate Biography, Robson Books, 2003
McCabe, John, Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy, Robson Books, 1993
McCabe, John, The Comedy World of Stan Laurel, Robson Books, 2004
McCabe, John, Babidge, Russell, Laurel & Hardy: The Sound Shorts, Southbay Publishing Ltd, 2008
McCabe, John, Kilgore, Al, and Bann, Richard W., Laurel & Hardy, Barnes & Noble Books, 1996
McGarry, Annie, Laurel & Hardy, Magna Books, 1992
Mitchell, Glen, The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia (Revised New Edition), Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2008
Mitchell-Waite, Antony & Jo, The Artful Antics of Laurel & Hardy, Lulu.com, 2013
Mitchell-Waite, Antony & Jo, The Laurel & Hardy Advertising Scrapbook, Lulu.com 2014
Okuda, Ted and Neibaur, James L., Stan Without Ollie. The Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917 – 1927, McFarland & Co, Inc., 2012
Owen-Pawson, Jenny, Mouland, Bill, Laurel Before Hardy, Westmorland Gazette, 1984
Scagnetti, Jack, The Laurel & Hardy Scrapbook, Jonathon David Publishers, 1976
Skretvedt, Randy, Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, Apollo Press Limited, 1991
Skretvedt, Randy, Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies: The Ultimate Edition, Bonaventure Press, 2016
Stone, Rob, Laurel or Hardy. The Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver ‘Babe’ Hardy. Split Reel Books, 1996
Sullivan, Karen, Laurel & Hardy: The Laurel & Hardy Poster Book, Brockhampton Press, 1995
Tefteller, John, Laurel & Hardy On Stage. Rare and Unreleased Live Performances 1942-1957, Tefteller Publishing, 2014
Ullah, John, This is More Than I Can Stand: A Biography of Charlie Hall. Brewin Books, 2014
Unknown, Laurel & Hardy: 20 Classic Picture Postcards, Godfrey Cave Associates, 1994
