Editing Laurel and Hardy (section)

===Appreciation society===
{{Main|The Sons of the Desert}}
The official Laurel and Hardy appreciation society is known as [[The Sons of the Desert]], after a fraternal society in their film [[Sons of the Desert|of the same name]] (1933).<ref>MacGillivray, Scott. [http://sonsofthedesertinfo.com/ "Welcome to Sons Of The Desert."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205061025/http://www.sonsofthedesertinfo.com/ |date=December 5, 2013 }} ''The International Laurel & Hardy Society''. Retrieved: December 7, 2013.</ref> It was established in New York City in 1965 by Laurel and Hardy biographer [[John McCabe (writer)|John McCabe]], with [[Orson Bean]], [[Al Kilgore]], [[Chuck McCann]], and John Municino as founding members, with the sanction of Stan Laurel.<ref>Rense, Rip. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-09-vw-1281-story.html "A fan club just for 'The Boys' : Films: The Sons of the Desert has been meeting since 1965 to honor Laurel and Hardy."]  ''Los Angeles Times'', November 9, 1989. Retrieved: December 7, 2013.</ref> Since the group's inception, well over 150 chapters of the organization have formed across North America, Europe, and Australia. An Emmy-winning film documentary about the group, ''Revenge of the Sons of the Desert'', has been released on DVD as part of ''The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Vol.&nbsp;1''.