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There is a wonderful modern film should be on Iplayer. Stan and Ollie showing how in later life they had to tour England and Ireland as both broke. In England, no one came to the theatres, as the public had forgotten about them. They appeared on TV and suddenly the shows sold out.
They arrived in Ireland, greeted like the biggest thing ever. There is film of them arriving in Ireland and crowds bigger than the Beatles.
True story, they came to Belfast and Stan broke his false teeth. My friend Lyn's dad worked in a dentist making false teeth, and he made very quickly a replacement for Stan. He had a signed thank-you letter from Stan, which used was framed and hung on the house wall.
They arrived in Ireland, greeted like the biggest thing ever. There is film of them arriving in Ireland and crowds bigger than the Beatles.
True story, they came to Belfast and Stan broke his false teeth. My friend Lyn's dad worked in a dentist making false teeth, and he made very quickly a replacement for Stan. He had a signed thank-you letter from Stan, which used was framed and hung on the house wall.