Scott MacGillivray (born June 29, 1957) is an American non-fiction author specializing in motion picture history.
His book ''
Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward,'' revised and expanded in 2009, chronicles the later films of
Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel ( ; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, director and writer who was in the comedy double act, duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 sh ...
and
Oliver Hardy. Some of his other books are ''The
Soundies Book: A Revised and Expanded Guide'' (2007, co-authored with
Ted Okuda
Ted Okuda (born December 8, 1953) is an American non-fiction author and film historian. He has many books and magazine features to his credit, under his own name and in collaboration with others.
Career
Okuda's long-held interest in movie comedies ...
), ''
Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven'' (2005, co-authored with Jan MacGillivray), and ''
Castle Films: A Hobbyist's Guide'' (2004, foreword by Okuda).
MacGillivray has been the chairman of the Boston chapter of the international
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American double act, comedy duo during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) ...
society ''
The Sons of the Desert'' since 1977, and is the longest-tenured chairman in the organization. His commentaries appear on
20th Century-Fox's DVD set ''The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Volume 2.''
External links
Boston Brats website
References
1957 births
Living people
American non-fiction writers
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