Oliver Hardy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Oliver Hardy
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Oliver Norvell Hardy
January 18, 1892 |
| Died | August 7, 1957 Hollywood, California, U.S.
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| Years active | 1914 - 1951 |
Oliver Hardy (January 18, 1892 - August 7, 1957) was an American comedian, actor and director.
Career
Born in Harlem, Georgia, U.S.. His solo career includes the short films 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 leaps to fame when he formed a duo with Stan Laurel, they formed the most successful comedy groups of all time. Laurel and Hardy shot many short films and feature much success Hats Off (1927), They Go Boom! (1929). One of his best films was The Midnight Patrol (1934), where two police officers. And the classics of comedy as Sons of the Desert (1933), Way Out West (1937), The Flying Deuces (1939), Saps at Sea (1940), are of the best comedy of all time.
Oliver Hardy also worked with John Wayne in Western movies, The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), and Bing Crosby in Frank Capra film Riding High (1950).
Images for kids
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Historical marker in Milledgeville, Georgia, that tells the story of Hardy's time in that town.
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Advertisement with Hardy for A Day at School (1916), part of the Plump & Runt series
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With Stan Laurel in The Lucky Dog (1921), six years before they became a team
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Movie poster for Another Fine Mess (1930)
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Laurel and Hardy in The Flying Deuces (1939)
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The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
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Grave of Oliver Hardy at Valhalla Memorial Park
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