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Stan Laurel – Born on 16 June 1890

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

Image © Northcliffe Media Limited. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

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

Edinburgh Evening News – Monday 25 July 1932

Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

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

Evening Telegraph – Friday 02 February 1934

Image © D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

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

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