▁of ▁the ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁com ed ians ▁and ▁cele brit ies ▁including ▁Dick ▁Cav ett , ▁Jerry ▁Lewis , ▁Peter ▁S ellers , ▁Marcel ▁Mar ce au , ▁Johnny ▁Car son ▁and ▁Dick ▁Van ▁Dy ke . ▁Jerry ▁Lewis ▁offered ▁La ure l ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁consult ant ▁but ▁Stan ▁elected ▁to ▁help ▁out ▁only ▁on ▁Lewis ' s ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁feature ▁The ▁Bell boy . ▁ ▁Dick ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁fan ▁and ▁he ▁based ▁his ▁comedy ▁and ▁dan cing ▁style ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁La ure l . ▁One ▁day , ▁out ▁of ▁curiosity ▁he ▁looked ▁in ▁the ▁phone ▁book ▁and ▁discovered ▁the ▁home ▁number ▁for ▁Stan ▁La ure l , ▁who ▁invited ▁him ▁over ▁for ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁ ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁hosted ▁a ▁television ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Stan ▁La ure l ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁died . ▁ ▁La ure l ▁lived ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁surv ived ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁du o ' s ▁work ▁redis cover ed ▁through ▁television ▁and ▁classic ▁film ▁rev iv als . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Forest ▁La wn - Hol lywood ▁Hills ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁cast ▁members ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ' s ▁films ▁included ▁a ▁supporting ▁cast ▁of ▁com ic ▁actors , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁appeared ▁regularly : ▁Harry ▁Bernard ▁played ▁bit ▁parts ▁as ▁a ▁wait er , ▁a ▁b art ender ▁or ▁a