After their British tour, and after their visit to Plymouth where Ollie was taken ill, Laurel and Hardy travelled back to America on the 3rd June 1954 on the Danish ship, 'Manchuria'.
This photo shows a recovered Ollie on the left with Stan on the right. They're dining at the Captain's table.
Unfortunately, Ollie died three years later on the 7th August 1957. He was 65 years old.
Stan wrote about their journey back home, in a letter;
'We sailed from Hull, England on June 3rd on a Danish Cargo ship. The voyage took 23 days, stopped in at St. Thomas (the Virgin Islands), Curaco Christobal and through the Panama Canal. It was very interesting, especially the Canal. The accommodations were very nice - good food and calm sea all the way, I really prefer travelling this way as you don't have to dress up for meals etc. as you do on the big passenger ships. There were only 10 passengers on this trip (12 is the limit they carry) so its practically like being on a private yacht.'
Stan died on the 23rd February 1965 at his home in Santa Monica. He was 74.
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