Mae Dahlberg
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Mae Dahlberg was a music hall
and vaudeville
performer and actress in several Hollywood silent movies
. In 1917, while in California
, she met and formed a variety act with Stan Laurel
. In 1917 she played in a comedy short, Nuts in May
, notable as the screen debut of Stan Laurel (credited as Stan Jefferson). Mae Dahlberg is credited as "Mae Laurel" in several of her films. Though Stan and Mae never married, as professional partners they lived together as common-in-law husband and wife from 1919 to 1925. Mae maintained that it was she who suggested Stan change his name to Laurel .
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
and vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
performer and actress in several Hollywood silent movies
Silent Movies
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. In 1917, while in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, she met and formed a variety act with Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
Arthur Stanley "Stan" Jefferson , better known as Stan Laurel, was an English comic actor, writer and film director, famous as the first half of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. His film acting career stretched between 1917 and 1951 and included a starring role in the Academy Award winning film...
. In 1917 she played in a comedy short, Nuts in May
Nuts in May (film)
Nuts in May is a 1917 silent comedy short, directed by Robin Williamson and featuring Stan Jefferson in his onscreen debut. It was filmed at Bernstein Studios, in Hollywood, California. Very little of the film survives...
, notable as the screen debut of Stan Laurel (credited as Stan Jefferson). Mae Dahlberg is credited as "Mae Laurel" in several of her films. Though Stan and Mae never married, as professional partners they lived together as common-in-law husband and wife from 1919 to 1925. Mae maintained that it was she who suggested Stan change his name to Laurel .
Filmography
- Nuts in May (1917)
- Huns and HyphensHuns and HyphensHuns and Hyphens is a 1918 silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Larry Semon - Larry* Madge Kirby - Vera Bright* Stan Laurel - Gang member* Mae Laurel - Woman* William McCall - Customer...
(1918) - Bears and Bad MenBears and Bad MenBears and Bad Men is a 1918 silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Larry Semon - Larry Cutshaw* Madge Kirby - The Slawson Daughter* Stan Laurel - Pete* William McCall - Stranded actor...
(1918) - Mud and SandMud and SandMud and Sand is a silent film starring Stan Laurel, that was filmed in 1922. Laurel plays a matador who makes a fool of a famous Spanish dancer. The dancer demands revenge and, in the end, kills the matador by throwing a concealed brick at him after a fight with the fiercest bull in Spain...
(1922) - The PestThe Pest (1922 film)-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Jimmy Smith* Glen Cavender - The landlord* Vera Reynolds - The poor tenant* Joy Winthrop - The pest* Mae Laurel - A woman in court...
(1922) - When Knights were ColdWhen Knights Were Cold-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Lord Helpus, a Slippery Knight* Mae Laurel - Countess Out, a Classy Eve* Catherine Bennett - Princess Elizabeth New Jersey, a Swell Eve* Scotty MacGregor - Sir Chief Raspberry, a Rough Knight...
(1923) - Under Two JagsUnder Two JagsUnder Two Jags is a 1923 silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Stan Laurel* Katherine Grant - The Princess* Mae Laurel - Cheroot* Sammy Brooks - Gunner * Charles Stevenson - Arab Officer Under Two Jags is a 1923 silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Stan Laurel* Katherine...
(1923) - Frozen HeartsFrozen HeartsFrozen Hearts is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Peasant Ivan Kektumoff* James Finlayson - Lieutenant Tumankikine* Mae Laurel - Princess* Katherine Grant - Sonia, the peasant girl...
(1923) - The SoilersThe SoilersThe Soilers is a 1923 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel. It was released in the same year as the Western silent movie drama The Spoilers, and the name of one character from the original, McNamera, may have a parody in the name of the Finlayson character.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Bob Canister* Ena...
(1923) - Mother's JoyMother's Joy-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Magnus Dippytack/Basil Dippytack, his son* Ena Gregory - Maid* Mae Laurel - Miss Flavia de Lorgnette* James Finlayson - Baron Buttontop* Jack Ackroyd - Attorney McFumble* William Gillespie - Houseguest* Helen Gilmore - Dippy...
(1923) - Near DublinNear DublinNear Dublin is a 1924 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - Con* Ena Gregory - The girl* James Finlayson - Brick merchant* George Rowe - Cop* James T. Kelley - * Dick Gilbert - Girl's father...
(1924) - Rupert of Hee HawRupert of Hee HawRupert of Hee Haw is a 1924 film starring Stan Laurel and drawing on the Ruritanian romance of Rupert of Hentzau, Anthony Hope's sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda.-Cast:* Stan Laurel - The king/Rudolph Razz* James Finlayson* Mae Laurel - The queen...
(1924) - Wide Open Spaces (1924)