Thin and English half of probably the most famous comedy film duo.
Probably the most creative of the two.
Insisted on earning twice as much because felt he was worth it.
A musical hall comedian went to US in 1910 with Fred Karno.
In vaudeville often copied Chaplin.
First short was in 1918.
They appeared together in Slipping Wives.
The first film which was theirs being 'Putting Pants on Phillip' [1927]
Made two reelers, the first full-length film was Pardon Us [1931].
By 1935 they had stopped making the shorts.
By 1945 they had stopped making films, with one unsuccessful comeback with Utopia [1951, which appears under a number of names].
Stan might have considered himself the creative force of the duo but without Hardy he would have been lost.