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Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles.
Oliver Hardy. Actor: Saps at Sea. Although his parents were never in show business, as a young boy Oliver Hardy was a gifted singer and, by age eight, was performing with minstrel shows. In 1910 he ran a movie theatre, which he preferred to studying law. In 1913 he became a comedy actor with the Lubin Company in Florida and began appearing in a ...
- January 1, 1
- Harlem, Georgia, USA
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- North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jan 27, 2022 · Oliver Hardy's health declined quickly. According to Eddie Deezen (via Neatorama), the Oliver Hardy would never leave the bed in which Lucille began to nurse him, though he would receive visits from long-standing professional partner Stan Laurel. The pair reportedly communicated through mimes. Deezen writes that Hardy reached 350 pounds before ...
May 10, 2024 · Oliver Hardy (born January 18, 1892, Harlem, Georgia, U.S.—died August 7, 1957, North Hollywood, California) was an American comedic film actor best known as half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy duo. Teamed with Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy made some 100 comedies—many of them classics—between 1921 and 1950. Norvell Hardy was the youngest of ...
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Oliver Hardy. Actor: Saps at Sea. Although his parents were never in show business, as a young boy Oliver Hardy was a gifted singer and, by age eight, was performing with minstrel shows. In 1910 he ran a movie theatre, which he preferred to studying law. In 1913 he became a comedy actor with the Lubin Company in Florida and began appearing in a long series of shorts; his debut...
- January 18, 1892
- August 7, 1957
May 6, 2005 · Oliver Hardy was born Norvell Hardy on January 18, 1892, in Harlem, Georgia, a town located just west of Augusta. His father, Oliver Hardy, died ten months later, and his mother, Emily Norvell Hardy, supported her five children by managing a series of boardinghouses, first in Madison, then in Covington and Athens, and finally in Milledgeville.
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Jun 17, 2017 · In 1957, when Oliver Hardy passed away, Laurel, devastated by his best friend’s death, never fully recovered and so, retired from acting, refusing to perform on stage or act in another film without his best pal. Oliver Hardy (left) and Stan Laurel (right) in 1930’s “The New Movie”. It would seem as if the comedians were destined to ...
