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Lois Jefferson (Neilson)

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Birthplace: Tulare, Tulare, California, United States
Death: July 09, 1990 (94)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Ex-wife of Stan Laurel
Mother of Lois Hawes and Stanley Robert Laurel

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About Lois Jefferson

American silent movie actress Lois Neilson became actor and comedian Stan Laurel's first wife.

She was born in Tulare, California. She and Laurel both appeared in Do You Love Your Wife? in 1919. Neilson and Laurel began sharing her apartment in 1925, and married on August 13, 1926. Their daughter, also named Lois, was born in 1927. Their son, also named Stanley, was born two months premature in 1930, and lived for nine days. Neilson and Laurel separated that same year, and were divorced in December 1934.

She died in Los Angeles at the age of 94.

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Lois Jefferson's Timeline

1895
September 7, 1895
Tulare, Tulare, California, United States
1927
December 10, 1927
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
1930
May 7, 1930
1990
July 9, 1990
Age 94
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States