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, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 s ...
and
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
. Some of his other books are ''The
Soundies Book: A Revised and Expanded Guide'' (2007, co-authored with
Ted Okuda), ''
Gloria Jean
Gloria Jean (born Gloria Jean Schoonover; April 14, 1926 – August 31, 2018) was an American actress and singer who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films from 1939 to 1959, and made numerous radio, television, stage, and nightclub app ...
: 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 comedy duo act 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 ...
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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