Laurel and Hardy comedians. The official Laurel and Hardy appreciation society is known as The Sons of the Desert which was named after a fictitious fraternal society featured in the Laurel and Hardy film Sons of the Desert. Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965) was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Lancashire (today Cumbria), England into a theatrical family. His father Arthur Joseph Jefferson was a theatrical entrepreneur and theatre owner in northern England and Scotland who, with his wife, was a major force in the industry. In 1905, the Jefferson family moved to Glasgow to be closer to their
The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau by a concert in the Salon of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. A lilac tree was planted in the grounds of St. John's Church, Littlewick Green, on 10 June 2001. The Honorary Administrator is Nicholas Gaze, and he is assisted by Mary Falby and Chris Sansom. The patrons are the sopranos Marilyn Hill-Smith and Sandra Watkins. The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau The Ivor Novello Appreciation Bureau is a voluntary organisation that was formed in Quedgeley, Gloucester, to foster interest in and preserve the memory of the Welsh composer and actor Ivor Novello. An annual 'Ivor Day' event is held in