Laurel and Hardy autographed 3 1/2" x 5" photo signed in blue steel - tip fountain pen by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and inscribed Thanks Richard in the hand of Stan Laurel. These are about as bold of signatures you are going to see with the photo having sharp corners unlike most of these photos. These signatures have been authenticated by JSA James Spence authentication Certification Number: ZZ72495 and will come with the Letter of Authenticity you see in the scans. Laurel and Hardy were a British - American comedy team during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890 -1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). Starting their career as a duo in the silent film era, they later successfully transitioned to "talkies". From the late 1920s to the mid-1950s, they were internationally famous for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy, childlike friend to Hardy's pompous bully. Their signature theme song, known as "The Cuckoo Dong", "KuKu", or "The Dance of the Cuckoos" (by Hollywood composer T. Marvin Hatley) was heard over their films' opening credits, and became as emblematic of them as their bowler hats. They appeared as a team in 107 films, starring in 32 short silent films, 40 short sound films, and 23 full-length feature films. In 2005, they were voted the seventh-greatest comedy act of all time by a UK poll of professional comedians. Charlie Kunz (August 18,1896 - March 16,1958) signed the backside of the page. He was an American born pianist and band leader who worked in Great Britain during the British dance band era, eventually becoming a well-known solo pianist. Buy with confidence we have been selling autographs since 1992.