#ted jefferson

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Item seen at RR Auction site: rare "Stan Jefferson" autographed postcard:

#702 - Stan Laurel item

The 23-year-old troupe actor, "Stan Jefferson" Extremely rare and early vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photo of Stan Laurel in a mirthful full-length pose, signed in fountain pen, "'I want a girl, just like the girl—oh you 'Old Vic,' Faithfully yours, Stan Jefferson, U.S.A. 1913," with Laurel adding a signature and inscription on the reverse, "To Ted & Gert with all good wishes, yours as ever, Stan."

In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and a few small creases. A tremendously early, twice-signed photo of the comedic pioneer as an emerging solo talent—around this time period, Laurel, performing under the name "Stan Jefferson," was working alongside a young Charlie Chaplin in a troupe run by English theatre impresario and slapstick trailblazer Fred Karno. A rare portrait coupled with an even more elusive pre-Hardy signature.

This item is Pre-Certified! Purchase a third-party full letter of authenticity for $75. No extra postage and no long delays! ============================================================= The site does not mention it, but I believe the postcard was for Stan's brother Ted Jefferson!

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Mixed Nuts (1922)

A hundred years ago, in the summer of 1917, Stan Laurel made his screen debut in Nuts in May, now a lost film, just like the four others he made that year. But those who (should) know say that along with newly shot scenes and unused footage from The Pest, the aptly named Mixed Nuts contains scenes lifted from Stan’s first film. The ones involving a steamroller as a nutcracker are thought to come from Nuts in May. Both “nutty” films tell about a man who thinks he’s Napoleon.

Stan’s brother, Ted Jefferson, appears in Mixed Nuts. Recognise him? :)