Stan LAUREL & HARDY Lost Interview Don Marlowe 45 Rpm Record Telephone Recording
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Stan LAUREL & HARDY Lost Interview Don Marlowe 45 rpm Record Telephone Recording:
In 1964, Don Marlowe, a Laurel and Hardy fan, secretly recorded a telephone conversation he had with Stan Laurel. After Mr. Laurel's death, Marlowe released the audio conversation (in 1968) as a 7" record.
This record is being offered here.
The label on the record identifies Don Marlowe as a cast member of the Our Gang Comedies. This was later proven to be incorrect.
Mr. Marlow...e wrote the following for Classic Film Collector magazine in 1970:
"During the latter years of Stan Laurel's life it was difficult for him to get around. I once offered to take his tape recorder to a shop to have it repaired. As I recall, the bill came to only $1.10. When I brought the recorder back to Stan, he asked me how much I owed him. I told him to forget about it. He insisted on reimbursing me for my outlay and found he did not have quite as much cash. He then wrote a check for the small amount and commanded me to accept it. I really did not want Stan to reimburse me, as he was a good friend and when I got home later I tore up the check. About six weeks later, Stan called me and asked why I had not cashed his check. I told him it was a small matter and that I had wanted to have his recorder fixed and saw no reason for his paying me. When he again insisted that I cash his check. I had to tell him what I had done with it. In the mail, two days later, I received another check from Stan and a note which consisted of two words: "Please cash." A number of years ago, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I was at a television station and happened to telephone Stan, and turned on a recorder. With no thought of anything in particular in mind, I took the recording home with me and several days later put it away with some other things in storage. A few years after his death I was told that I was the only person in the world who had ever made a [telephone] recording with Stan Laurel. Because of many requests from people all over the world for a copy of this recording, I decided to put the conversation on a record…"
Record is being sold from one collector to another. No rights are given or implied.
Hoping to find a good home for this uncommon Laurel & Hardy item.
From a smoke-free, pet-free environment.
In 1964, Don Marlowe, a Laurel and Hardy fan, secretly recorded a telephone conversation he had with Stan Laurel. After Mr. Laurel's death, Marlowe released the audio conversation (in 1968) as a 7" record.
This record is being offered here.
The label on the record identifies Don Marlowe as a cast member of the Our Gang Comedies. This was later proven to be incorrect.
Mr. Marlow...e wrote the following for Classic Film Collector magazine in 1970:
"During the latter years of Stan Laurel's life it was difficult for him to get around. I once offered to take his tape recorder to a shop to have it repaired. As I recall, the bill came to only $1.10. When I brought the recorder back to Stan, he asked me how much I owed him. I told him to forget about it. He insisted on reimbursing me for my outlay and found he did not have quite as much cash. He then wrote a check for the small amount and commanded me to accept it. I really did not want Stan to reimburse me, as he was a good friend and when I got home later I tore up the check. About six weeks later, Stan called me and asked why I had not cashed his check. I told him it was a small matter and that I had wanted to have his recorder fixed and saw no reason for his paying me. When he again insisted that I cash his check. I had to tell him what I had done with it. In the mail, two days later, I received another check from Stan and a note which consisted of two words: "Please cash." A number of years ago, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I was at a television station and happened to telephone Stan, and turned on a recorder. With no thought of anything in particular in mind, I took the recording home with me and several days later put it away with some other things in storage. A few years after his death I was told that I was the only person in the world who had ever made a [telephone] recording with Stan Laurel. Because of many requests from people all over the world for a copy of this recording, I decided to put the conversation on a record…"
Record is being sold from one collector to another. No rights are given or implied.
Hoping to find a good home for this uncommon Laurel & Hardy item.
From a smoke-free, pet-free environment.
