Oliver Norvell Hardy
N 33° 25.028 W 082° 18.716
17S E 378020 N 3698301
This marker is located in front of the Laurel & Hardy Museum.
Waymark Code: WM3MM5
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2008
Views: 22
Harlem became the birthplace of the rotund member of one of Hollywoods's greatest comedy teams when Oliver Hardy was born January 18, 1892. After his father died and was buried in the Harlem Cemetery the year of Oliver's birth, Mrs. Hardy took the family to Milledgeville where she became the manager of the Baldwin Hotel. Young Oliver was enthralled by the visiting troupes of performers who stayed there. Later, as manager of the town's first movie theater, Hardy performed regularly.
After attending Georgia Military Academy, the Atlanta Conservatory of Music, and, for a short time, the Univ. of Georgia, Hardy left Georgia in 1913 for the newly established film colony in Jacksonville, Florida. After working at various studios on the east coast, he left for Hollywood in 1918.
"Babe", as Hardy became known to his friends, worked for several years as a supporting actor until he was accidentally teamed with a young Englishman, Stan Laurel. Laurel and Hardy remained partners and friends until Hardy's death in Hollywood in 1957.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 036-9
Date: 1989
Sponsor: Not listed
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