Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Born	Oliver Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892; Harlem, Georgia, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1957; Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor; comedian; director;
Years active	1914 - 1951

Oliver Hardy (January 18, 1892 - August 7, 1957) was an American actor, comedian and director. His father was veteran of American civil war, he died on November 22 1892. In fall semester of 1912, he signed up for a course or two at University of Georgia as a law major just to play football. He never missed a game.

He is most famous for his 1926 - 1957 partnership with comedy legend Stan Laurel. Before Laurel he partnered with comedian Bobby Ray.

Career

Hardy was born in Harlem, Georgia, U.S. His solo career includes the short movies Outwitting Dad (1914), Cupid's Target (1915), A Maid to Order (1916), The Fly Cop (1917), The Midnight Cabaret (1923), They All Fall (1925). He leaped to fame when he formed a duo with Stan Laurel, becoming one of the most successful comedy groups of all time. Laurel and Hardy shot many successful short movies such as Hats Off (1927) and They Go Boom! (1929). One of his best movies was The Midnight Patrol (1934), where the two play police officers. Other classics such as Sons of the Desert (1933), Way Out West (1937), The Flying Deuces (1939), Saps at Sea (1940), are sometimes thought to be among of the best comedies of all time.

Oliver Hardy also worked with John Wayne in Western movies, The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), and Bing Crosby in Frank Capra's movie Riding High (1950).

Oliver Hardy Media

Historical marker in Milledgeville, Georgia, that tells the story of Hardy's time in that town
Advertisement with Hardy for A Day at School (1916), part of the Plump & Runt series
The Guilty Ones, one of ten shorts directed or co-directed by 'Babe Hardy'
Hardy played a supporting role in Isn't Life Terrible? (1925) with Charley Chase and Katherine Grant.
Movie poster for Another Fine Mess (1930)
Laurel and Hardy in The Flying Deuces (1939)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Marker of Oliver Hardy's Grave at Valhalla Memorial Park
Statue of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy outside the Coronation Hall Theatre, Ulverston, Cumbria, England

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Oliver Hardy

Born	Oliver Norvell Hardy (1892-01-18)January 18, 1892 Harlem, Georgia, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1957 Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor comedian director
Years active	1914 - 1951