Laughing Fisherboy for the 1962 show, this painting's entry at #21 states that N.S. Trivas went too far when he dismissed all of these paintings as being unattributable to the master, and that the shaggy cap is one which was often worn by farmers and Dutch sailors in the 17th century. Other fisher folk by Hals: Laughing Fisherboy Laughing Fisherboy is a painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, painted in 1628 and now in Westphalia. This painting was documented by Ernst Wilhelm Moes in 1909 and Hofstede de Groot in 1910, who wrote "A LAUGHING FISHER BOY. M. 253
The Laughing Policeman (song) The Laughing Policeman (song) "The Laughing Policeman" is a music hall song by Charles Penrose (published under the pseudonym Charles Jolly). In June 1922, Penrose made the first recording of this song, which was released on Regal Records G-7816. The version more usually heard was recorded on 22 April 1926 and released on Columbia Records 4014 and later FB 1184. The composition of the song is officially credited to his wife Mabel under the pseudonym "Billie Grey"; however, the music and melody are taken from "The Laughing Song" by George W. Johnson which was originally recorded in the 1890s. The