Mae Laurel

born: 24 May 1888 Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia

died: 1969 (nursing home) New York, United States of America (age 80)

Auburn haired, blue eyed and hot-headed Australian actress with a temperamental personality, who travelled to America and starred in a few silent comedies with her common-law husband Stan Laurel. Although the two were never legally married (which came from her inability to gain a divorce from her husband at the time*) she still sought alimony from him several years later after her return to the States.  Many in the business claimed that she selfishly held Stan's career back. She made the claim that it was her idea that Stan Laurel adopt the name of "Laurel". *Her husband was Rupert William Cuthbert (b. 11 April 1880; d. 10 May 1935, Brooklyn, NY).  His parents were Rupert John Cuthbert and Jessie Anderson.

Real name: May Charlotte Dahlberg Height: 5'6"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography; plus all films with Stan Laurel.

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1923 Under Two Jags Cheroot 1923 Frozen Hearts Madame XX 1923 The Soilers Woman in saloon 1923 Mother's Joy Miss Flavia de Lorgnette 1924 Near Dublin Villager 1924 Rupert Of Hee Haw Princess 1924 Wide Open Spaces Calamity Jane

▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1917 Nuts In May [unidentified character]   1918 Huns And Hyphens Woman 1918 Bears And Bad Men Scared woman 1922 Mud And Sand Pavaloosky 1922 The Pest Woman in court   1923 When Knights Were Cold Countess Out MISCELLANEOUS (click any image to enlarge) Acknowledgements: https://sites.google.com/site/laurelandhardymelbourne/home/mae-dahlberg---the-australian-years (Laurel and Hardy Melbourne) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22273-3333-62?cc=1916078 (1947 passenger list, line 2) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22273-3158-33?cc=1916078 (1947, line 2) https://archive.org/stream/14thcensusofpopu163unit#page/n325/mode/1up (Stan and Mae, 1920 Census, lines 52-53) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRQ-8DQ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-26585-14000-30?cc=1968530 Stan And Ollie - The Roots Of Comedy, The Double Life Of Laurel And Hardy by Simon Louvish (book) Jesse Brisson (help and information) This page was last updated on: 29 December 2025