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Stan Laurel typed letter signed ''Stan Laurel'', with funny and personal content to his pen-pal friend Bill Brown. Dated 1 May 1963, letter reads in part, ''...Yes I saw the Don Wilson Dennis Day doing an impersonation of L&H, also the skit that Dick Van Dyke did with Henry Calvin as Hardy recently, I thought the latter was better of the two skits. I much preferred Bob Hope than Sinatra as M.C. for the Academy Awards show...Yes I knew about Al St. John's passing sometime ago...Also knew re Olsen & Johnson quite some time ago. Interesting to know that 'Screen Thrills' have assembled a lot of old film clips of all the old time comics...I have'nt heard about the L&H Review film - who's producing that? / Note you had a slight accident with you [sic] Auto - you should sue the City for leaving Corners laying around - thats bloody careless.! I do'nt watch the 'ToDay' program do'nt get up that early. I heard about Hugh Downs paying tribute to Buster Keaton, must have been very interesting.!...No never appeared in a Circus, in Scotland or anywhere else...Never had a 'Tin Lizzie' type car...You should have bought that I930 model for $6.000...if its still for sale GRAB IT.!...The pie throwing film was 'Battle of the Century' 4000 REAL pies were used - made by the Los Angeles Pie Co...[signed] Stan Laurel''. Single page letter measures 7.25'' x 10.5'' on Oceana Apartment Hotel stationery, where Laurel lived. Shallow folds, including one through signature, else near fine. With original mailing envelope.
Stan Laurel Letter Signed With His Full Name -- With Funny Content, ''...Note you had a slight accident...you should sue the City for leaving Corners laying around - thats bloody careless.!...''
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