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Stan Laurel

Born 16 June 1890 in Ulverston, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, as Arthur Stanley Jefferson.
Died 23 February 1965 in Santa Monica, California, USA, of heart failure.

Brother of Olga Healey.

Married actress Lois Nielson, 23 August 1926; divorced, 28 September 1935;
daughter, actress Lois Laurel; one other child.
Married actress Virginia Ruth Rogers, 28 September 1935; divorced, 31 December 1937.
Married Vera Ivanova Shuvalova, 1 January 1938; divorced, 1 February 1940.
Married actress Virginia Ruth Rogers, 11 January 1941; divorced, 30 April 1946.
Married actress Ida Kitaeva, 6 May 1946; until Stan’s death, 23 February 1965.

References: Website-IMDb.