Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a comedian known for his work with Oliver Hardy.

Stan Laurel was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson on June 16, 1890 in Cumbria, England. He started acting at the age of 16, and became Charlie Chaplin's understudy in 1907. He moved to the United States in 1917, and changed his name to Stan Laurel. He first worked with Oliver Hardy in 1925, and they would continue to work on hundreds of films together. Stan Laurel died February 23, 1965 in Santa Monica, California.

Lisa Mitchell (1940-) is an actress and writer in California.

Lisa Mitchell was born in 1940 and began her career as an actress at age fifteen when she played a daughter of Jethro in The Ten Commandments. She acted in films and television over the next sixteen years while continuing her education. After graduating with honors from Immaculate Heart College, Mitchell started her professional writing career. Mitchell has written hundreds of book reviews for the Los Angeles Times column. Her articles range from celebrity interviews, social commentaries and literary essays, short stories, and poetry. She has written two award-winning movies: Divine Mercy, No Escape and Merlene of the Movies. Mitchell has written and produced hundreds of half-hour programs for the television series, Heart of the Nation. Mitchell has assisted in fiction classes at Immaculate Heart College and lectured in Hollywood. She has won prizes at three international film festivals.