Oliver Wagner Speraw (March 26,1921 –February 21,2014) [1] served in the California State Senate for the 31st district from 1979 to 1984 and during World War II he served in the United States Air Force. [2]
Sons of the Desert is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. Directed by William A. Seiter,it was released in the United States on December 29,1933. In the United Kingdom,the film was originally released under the title Fraternally Yours.
Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. was an American motion picture animator. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men,and the last surviving at the time of his death from natural causes. He was recognized by The Walt Disney Company with its Disney Legend Award in 1989. His work was recognized with the National Medal of Arts in 2005.
Franklin Burr Tillstrom was a puppeteer and the creator of Kukla,Fran and Ollie.
A-Haunting We Will Go is a 1942 Laurel and Hardy feature film released by 20th Century-Fox and directed by Alfred L. Werker. The story is credited to Lou Breslow and Stanley Rauh. The title is a play on the song "A-Hunting We Will Go".
Unaccustomed As We Are is the first sound film comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy,released on May 4,1929.
From Soup to Nuts is a silent short subject directed by E. Livingston Kennedy starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released on March 24,1928,by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Nothing But Trouble is a 1944 Laurel and Hardy feature film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Sam Taylor
Men O' War is the third sound film starring Laurel and Hardy,released on June 29,1929.
Tit for Tat is a 1935 short comedy film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It is the only direct sequel they made,following the story of Them Thar Hills,which was released the previous year and includes the same two supporting characters,Mr. and Mrs. Hall,portrayed by Charlie Hall and Mae Busch. This "two-reeler" is notable too for being nominated for an Academy Award as Best Live Action Short Film (Comedy) of 1935,although it did not win. It also has a central theme similar to the comedy duo's 1929 silent short Big Business. In the opening scene of Tit for Tat,Oliver places a sign in the front window of his and Stan's electrical store. It reads "Open for Big Business",an allusion to the escalating revenge and "reciprocal destruction" common to both films.
The Bullfighters is the penultimate feature film starring Laurel and Hardy,the sixth and final film the duo made under 20th Century Fox as well as the last released in the United States.
Oliver The Eighth is a 1934 American pre-Code short film comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by Lloyd French,produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM.
The Live Ghost is a 1934 American comedy short film starring Laurel and Hardy,directed by Charles Rogers,and produced by Hal Roach at his studios in Culver City,California.
Kirk Crittendon Speraw is a former American basketball coach who was most recently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Iowa. Speraw previously served as the head coach for the men's basketball team at University of Central Florida (UCF) from 1993 to 2010,during which UCF made four appearances in the NCAA tournament.
The United States men's national volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is governed by USA Volleyball. The team has won five Olympic medals,including three gold.
The UCF Knights men's basketball team represents The University of Central Florida,located in unincorporated Orange County,Florida near Orlando,United States. UCF competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),and as of the next college basketball season in 2023–24,the Big 12 Conference. The Knights play their home games in the Addition Financial Arena located on the university's main campus. They are coached by Johnny Dawkins who was hired in 2016.
The California Quake was a women's professional tackle football team based in Los Angeles County,California. The Quake played for 13 seasons in the Western Conference of the Independent Women's Football League. Home games were played at Carson High School. The 2008 season brought new ownership to the Quake;now owned by longtime veteran player,Catherine B. Vivo.
John Speraw is an American volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the U.S.A. men's volleyball team and the head coach for the UCLA men’s volleyball team. He was the former coach of UC Irvine volleyball program,where he led the team to three national titles in six years. Speraw graduated from UCLA in 1995 with a B.S. degree in micro-biology and molecular genetics.
Oliver Edward Robinson is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he represents Sussex,having previously played for Yorkshire and Hampshire. He made his Test debut in 2021,and plays as a right-arm medium-pace bowler.He made a comeback in test cricket against India in the 4th test at Ranchi after a long break from injury.
Ollie Lindsay-Hague is a professional rugby union player,who played for Harlequin F.C.
Stan &Ollie is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jon S. Baird. The script,written by Jeff Pope,was inspired by Laurel and Hardy:The British Tours by A.J. Marriot which chronicled the later years of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy;the film stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The film focuses on details of the comedy duo's personal relationship while relating how they embarked on a gruelling music hall tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland during 1953 and struggled to get another film made.
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