Stan Laurel (aka Arthur Stanley Jefferson) was born in Ulverston, Cumbria, on 16 June 1890.

To celebrate the day, here are two newspaper reports from the 1930s about Laurel and Hardy.

Derby Daily Telegraph – Saturday 07 July 1934

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000521/19340707/043/0006

Edinburgh Evening News – Monday 25 July 1932

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19320725/020/0003

Evening Telegraph – Friday 02 February 1934

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19340202/046/0005