I can’t reproduce all their contracts here, but I would refer you to a third party source you can easily check for proof against your unavailing and ridiculous claim. I knew Hal Roach as a close personal friend the last 25 years of his life. Concerning that equally ridiculous Facebook post, here was the comment I made: I have all of the Laurel and Hardy contracts. Whoever wrote this absurd fantasy should be ashamed. How did Roach have the right or the audacity to own the images of the two men who created them? Larry Harmon Pictures Corporation is proud to be the owner of these world-famous evergreen brands and we are looking forward to sharing them with the world for many more decades to come!” Laurel & Hardy are one of the most beloved comedic duos of all time and have been seen, loved and endeared by the entire world for more than 81 years. Larry Harmon acquired the rights to the Laurel & Hardy characters over 40 years ago. Our properties are licensed both domestically and internationally for use in television, film, advertising campaigns, promotional opportunities, live appearances and have been on many hundreds of products around the globe. LHPC is the owner and exclusive Licensor of Bozo, The World’s Most Famous Clown, as well as the owner and sole Licensor of the internationally recognized characters, Laurel & Hardy. “Larry Harmon Corporation has been in the business of developing worldwide brands, character licensing and merchandising since 1958.
Larry Harmon’s ownership of Laurel & Hardy The nothing Kardashian’s, who I still don’t know what their talent is, live like royalty and a legendary performer like Stan Laurel lived on assistance. They were eaten alive by the vultures in Hollywood. Thus, to answer the question whether L&H were compensated fairly by Roach- absolutely not. Butchers or deli counter men in Cleveland lived far more extravagant lives than Stan Laurel These men, who changed comedy that impacted the world lived in what would be thought of as senior poverty anywhere else in the United States except in Los Angeles. There is illusion and fantasy and reality. Worse yet, great comics like Billy Gilbert were basically penniless when they died. Vultures like Larry Harmon, a real Bozo, cashed in on that. They never received a penny for their likenesses or images. Neither Laurel or Hardy ended up financially well.
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While browsing in an airport gift shop in London they saw some miniature Laurel and Hardy figurines, thought they would make wonderful gifts and paid full price.” Who knew that the two reelers that they were only paid once for would be shown to new generations on television? Stan often told the story about how he and Babe had gone touring in Europe. When Director Leo McCarey came up with the idea of teaming the skinny English comic with the rotund Georgia born actor, the two were happy just to keep getting a weekly check. He and Oliver Hardy, (or Babe, as his friends called him) had been scared to death when the silent films had ended in 1928. But what happened to all his money? Laurel would joke about his three wives getting it all, then explain that Producer Hal Roach owned all the Laurel and Hardy films. Are you the Stan Laurel? Can we come over and meet you? Charlie Chaplin’s former vaudeville understudy would warmly welcome the fans who visited his residence. He was listed in the phone book and people would call him up. Real Bozos like Larry Harmon made more money on L & H than L & H.įrom Tales of the Broke and Famous by Stephen Schochet, “Comedian Stan Laurel found money so tight he ended up in a sixty dollar a month apartment in Santa Monica in the early 1960s.
Those L & H fanatics can be delusional and try to show how the money they were paid in the 1930s by Roach that was high in comparison to the dollar value in 2018. In our upcoming biography of Jerry Lewis -and we have the true records- he “paid” Stan Laurel a “consultant” fee several times. I know 20 year olds, just out of school who live far better. When, Babe Hardy passed away, he was not well off and living in a tiny starter home. When Stan died, he lived in a nondescript apartment in Santa Monica that I wouldn’t wish for anyone. A long, delusional argument ensued with facts and figures that tried to prove that they received a fair salary.įirst, It does not matter. Yesssssssssssssssssssssss! (In the tone of Frank Nelson)Ī recent posting on Facebook suggested that Laurel and Hardy were underpaid.
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