"left him confined to bed and unable to speak for several months. He remained at home in the care of his wife Lucille. He suffered two more strokes in early August 1957 and slipped into a coma, and he died from cerebral thrombosis on August 7, 1957 at age 65. He was cremated and his ashes are interred in the Masonic Garden of Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood. Laurel was too ill to attend the funeral, but he said that ""Babe would understand."" Notes Citations Bibliography Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy, January 18, 1892 –"
"That I Know"". He received honorary citizenship from Kansas City, Missouri, for his references to the city in the 1954 film """"Un americano a Roma"""". Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (; 15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003), Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian actor. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel and Hardy films. Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician, Sordi enrolled in Milan's dramatic arts academy but was kicked out because of his thick Roman accent. In the meantime he studied"
"a tribute to his father. He appeared as ""Oliver N. Hardy"" in the 1910 U.S. census, and he used ""Oliver"" as his first name in all subsequent legal records, marriage announcements, etc. Hardy was initiated into Freemasonry at Solomon Lodge No. 20 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was inducted into the Grand Order of Water Rats along with Stan Laurel. In 1910, a movie theater opened in Hardy's hometown of Milledgeville, and he became the projectionist, ticket taker, janitor, and manager. He soon became obsessed with the new motion picture industry and was convinced that he could do a better job"
"Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (; 15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003), Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian actor. He was also a film director and the dubbing voice of Oliver Hardy in the Italian version of the Laurel and Hardy films. Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician, Sordi enrolled in Milan's dramatic arts academy but was kicked out because of his thick Roman accent. In the meantime he studied to be an opera singer, a bass. It was his accent and voice that would later prove to be his trademark. In a career that"
"a home for retired actors. Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in the theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in the BBC television series ""All Creatures Great and Small"", Cornelius Fudge in the ""Harry Potter"" film series and Winston Churchill in several productions, beginning with the Southern Television series """". He was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actor for ""All Creatures Great and Small"" in 1980"
"Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in the theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Siegfried Farnon in the BBC television series ""All Creatures Great and Small"", Cornelius Fudge in the ""Harry Potter"" film series and Winston Churchill in several productions, beginning with the Southern Television series """". He was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actor for ""All Creatures Great and Small"" in 1980 and ""Winston Churchill: The Wilderness"
"A biopic called ""Stan & Ollie"" starring Steve Coogan as Laurel and John C. Reilly as Hardy debuted in October 2018 at the BFI London Film Festival. Notes Citations Bibliography Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a comedy double act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. The team was composed of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). They became well known during the late 1920s through the mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous bully Hardy. The duo's signature tune is known variously as"
"greyhound, turned directly to the camera and said """"To which bitch do I present this prize?"""" Mary Hardy (comedian) Mary Veronica Hardy (14 October 1931 – 7 January 1985) was an Australian television and radio presenter, actor and comedian. She was best known for her caustic wit, indifference to authority and tireless ability to ad lib. Mary Hardy was born in Warrnambool and brought up in Bacchus Marsh. She was the youngest of eight children; her parents were Winifred Mary (née Bourke) and Thomas John Hardy; the author Frank Hardy was her brother. Her professional acting career began in 1950,"
"Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a comedy double act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. The team was composed of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). They became well known during the late 1920s through the mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous bully Hardy. The duo's signature tune is known variously as ""The Cuckoo Song"", ""Ku-Ku"", or ""The Dance of the Cuckoos"". It was played over the opening credits of their films and has become as emblematic of the duo as their"
"Helpful Henry Helpful Henry was the name of two comic strips by two cartoonists, from two countries, namely the UK and the US. ""Helpful Henry"" was an American gag-a-day comic strip, created by cartoonist J. P. Arnot (Paul Arnot – Born: 16 September 1887 – Died: 2 December 1951). The series ran from 1925 until 1926 and was syndicated by King Features Syndicate in New York City. Despite its brief run actor Oliver Hardy, of ""Laurel and Hardy"" fame, said the character was an inspiration for his own screen character. He described ""Helpful Henry"" as being big, fussy and self-important,"
"of an oxygen tank. He died four years later at the age of sixty. He is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Scott Brady Scott Brady (born Gerard Kenneth Tierney; September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985) was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in western films and as a ubiquitous television presence. Gerard Kenneth Tierney was born in Brooklyn, New York to Lawrence and Maria Tierney; his father was an Irish American policeman who was chief of the New York aqueduct police force. His older and younger brothers were fellow actors"
"shortly before his eighty-third birthday following a heart attack. A crowd in excess of a million gathered to pay their last respects at his funeral by the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the largest of such event ever attended in Rome, second only to that of Pope John Paul II who died two years later. Sordi was also a big supporter of AS Roma football team. Sordi provided the voice of Oliver Hardy ('Ollio') in the Italian dubs of more than forty Laurel and Hardy films from 1939 to 1951. He also appeared as a voice actor in other Italian-language"
"Oliver the Eighth Oliver The Eighth is a 1934 American Pre-Code short film comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by Lloyd French, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM. Laurel and Hardy are partners in a barbershop. Stan reads a classified ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow (Mae Busch) looking for a new husband. Initially, only Stan plans to respond to the ad but after explaining his plans to Ollie (leading to the third use of the team's trademark ""Tell me that again"" routine, used previously in ""Towed in a Hole"", ""The Devil's Brother"", and"
"Oliver the Eighth Oliver The Eighth is a 1934 American Pre-Code short film comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by Lloyd French, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM. Laurel and Hardy are partners in a barbershop. Stan reads a classified ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow (Mae Busch) looking for a new husband. Initially, only Stan plans to respond to the ad but after explaining his plans to Ollie (leading to the third use of the team's trademark ""Tell me that again"" routine, used previously in ""Towed in a Hole"", ""The Devil's Brother"", and"
"made. He decides to hide out in a hotel with his butler (Hardy) and his lawyer (Laurel). He finally escapes by climbing on Stan’s shoulders, wearing a long overcoat and pretending to be Ollie’s wife. Wild chases through a dance hall and amusement park ensue. Sugar Daddies Sugar Daddies is a silent comedy short film starring Jimmy Finlayson, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951. Rich oil tycoon (Finlayson) awakens one morning after a night of carousing to"
"later. The couple had a daughter, Jill Fletcher, an actress and comedian. Cyril Fletcher Cyril Fletcher (25 June 1913 – 2 January 2005) was an English comedian, actor and businessman. His catchphrase was 'Pin back your lugholes'. He was best known for his ""Odd Odes"", which later formed a section of the television show ""That's Life!"". He first began performing the Odd Odes in 1937, long before they first appeared on television (though he did appear on pre-World War II television). Fletcher came up with the idea when he was short of material for a radio show. The first Odd"
"Dealer"" (Melbourne Theatre Company) 1976 ""Don Pasquale"" (Victorian Opera Company) 1998 ""Tannhauser"" (Opera Australia) 1974 ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" (Melbourne Theatre Company) Director 1976 T""he Italian Girl in Algiers"" (Victoria State Opera) Director 1979 ""The Marriage of Figaro"" (Canberra Opera Society) Producer 1980 ""Nine Little Australians! Season Two"" (Melbourne Theatre Company) Director 1976 ""The Diary of a Madman"" (Melbourne Theatre Company) also appeared as an actor Adaptor 1997 ""Jungfrau"" (Playbox Theatre Company) Writer Jonathan Hardy Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand actor, writer and director. Hardy was born in New Zealand in"
"Los Angeles, and then in Coronado, California. In 1912, Lubin purchased a estate in Betzwood, in what was then rural countryside in the northwest outskirts of Philadelphia and converted the property into a studio and film lot. Some of the pioneer actors who worked for Lubin included Harry Myers, Florence Hackett, Alan Hale, Arthur V. Johnson, Lottie Briscoe, Florence Lawrence, Ethel Clayton, Gladys Brockwell, Edwin Carewe, Ormi Hawley, Rosemary Theby, and Pearl White. Lubin films also marked the first film appearance of Oliver Hardy, who started working at Lubin's Jacksonville, Florida studio in 1913. Hardy's first onscreen appearance was in"
"Jonathan Hardy Jonathan Hardy (20 September 1940 – 30 July 2012) was a New Zealand actor, writer and director. Hardy was born in New Zealand in Wellington and began his training at the New Zealand Players' Drama School. He traveled to Britain where studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and was a gold medal student. This brought interest from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre where he secured contracts. He returned to his home of New Zealand in a touring production of ""The Comedy of Errors"" with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1966)"
"Scott Brady Scott Brady (born Gerard Kenneth Tierney; September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985) was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in western films and as a ubiquitous television presence. Gerard Kenneth Tierney was born in Brooklyn, New York to Lawrence and Maria Tierney; his father was an Irish American policeman who was chief of the New York aqueduct police force. His older and younger brothers were fellow actors Lawrence and Edward Tierney, respectively. Brady was reared in suburban Westchester County, New York. He was nicknamed ""Jerry"" in his youth. He attended Roosevelt and"
"Ty Hardin Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr. (January 1, 1930 – August 3, 2017), known as Ty Hardin, was an American actor best known as the star of the 1958 to 1962 ABC/Warner Bros. Western television series ""Bronco"". Hardin was born in New York City, but reared in Texas, after his family moved to the capital city of Austin when he was six months old. His father, an acoustical engineer, left the family four years later. As a growing boy, his grandmother, with whom he lived part of the time after his parents divorced, nicknamed him ""Ty"" because he was as"
"Oscar Brodney Oscar Brodney (February 18, 1907 – February 12, 2008) was an American lawyer-turned-screenwriter. He is best known for his long association with Universal Studios, where his credits included ""Harvey"", ""The Glenn Miller Story"" (1954), several ""Francis"" movies and the ""Tammy"" series. He was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of an immigrant fisherman. One of seven children, a younger brother was the painter Edward Brodney. Brodney attended both Boston University and Harvard College. He earned a law degree from the latter and became a lawyer. He began writing night club and vaudeville routines as a hobby"
"George Hardy (actor) George Hardy (born October 16, 1954) is an American actor and dentist. He is best recognized for his leading role in the cult horror film ""Troll 2"" (1990), which is regarded as one of the worst films ever made. Originally a dentist by trade, Hardy was practicing in Salt Lake City when he auditioned for ""Troll 2"" at the urging of some of his patients. He ended up winning the role of farmer Michael Waits, head of the family that falls victim to the titular villains. After the film's dismal reception following a direct-to-video release, he returned"
"""Slowly He Sank To The Bottom of the Sea"" on the ""Babes in Toyland"" soundtrack. After ""Zorro"" and his Disney contract ended, Calvin guest starred in numerous television series during the 1960s. In his appearance on a 1963 episode of ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"", his character performed a comedy sketch as Oliver Hardy, opposite Dick Van Dyke's Rob Petrie character as Stan Laurel. He also kept in touch with other members of the ""Zorro"" cast, even traveling with Guy Williams to Argentina in 1973 to attend a charity event. He died in Dallas from throat cancer in 1975. Henry"
"Mary Hardy (comedian) Mary Veronica Hardy (14 October 1931 – 7 January 1985) was an Australian television and radio presenter, actor and comedian. She was best known for her caustic wit, indifference to authority and tireless ability to ad lib. Mary Hardy was born in Warrnambool and brought up in Bacchus Marsh. She was the youngest of eight children; her parents were Winifred Mary (née Bourke) and Thomas John Hardy; the author Frank Hardy was her brother. Her professional acting career began in 1950, when she was noticed by J. C. Williamson, where she worked for several years in various"
"married to American-born actress and comedian Kit Hollerbach, who featured alongside him in the radio sitcoms ""Unnatural Acts"" and ""At Home with the Hardys"". He was a close friend of comedian Linda Smith; when she died of ovarian cancer on 27 February 2006, he publicly eulogised her in many media and wrote her ""Guardian"" obituary. Jeremy Hardy Jeremy James Hardy (born 17 July 1961) is an English comedian. Born and raised in North Hampshire, he studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand-up career in the 1980s, going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh"
"York at age 69. Russell Hardie Russell Hardie (May 20, 1904 – July 21, 1973) was an American actor. He appeared in the films ""The Costello Case"", ""Broadway to Hollywood"", ""Stage Mother"", ""Christopher Bean"", ""As the Earth Turns"", ""Men in White"", ""Operator 13"", ""Murder in the Private Car"", ""Pursued"", ""Hell in the Heavens"", ""The Band Plays On"", ""Sequoia"", ""West Point of the Air"", ""Speed Devils"", ""In Old Kentucky"", ""The Harvester"", ""Down to the Sea"", ""Meet Nero Wolfe"", ""Killer at Large"", ""Camille"", ""The Frogmen"", ""The Whistle at Eaton Falls"", ""Cop Hater"", ""Fail Safe"" and ""The Group"". He died on July 21,"
"November 18 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. David Oliver (actor) David Oliver (January 31, 1962 – November 12, 1992) was an American stage, film and television actor. Oliver was one of eight children born to Pat and William Oliver in Concord, California. He began his acting career in 1982. From 1983 to 1985, Oliver played the role of Perry Hutchins on the daytime soap opera ""Another World"". In 1986 he played the role of Sam Gardner in the miniseries ""A Year in the Life"". The miniseries then became a regular series in the fall of 1987"
"Charles Eaton (actor) Charles Eaton (June 22, 1910 – August 15, 2004) was an American juvenile stage and film performer, and the most important performing male member of the clan once referred to as the Seven Little Eatons. At one time or another, all the siblings appeared in ""The Ziegfeld Follies"" each year between 1918 through 1923. With his sister Doris Eaton Travis, Eaton made his Broadway debut in the 1918 version of ""Mother Carey's Chickens"". In a 1928 Broadway production called ""Skidding,"" which ran for 472 performances, Eaton created the role of ""Andy Hardy"". Eaton acted in ten Broadway"
"Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor, vaudevillian, comedian, producer and radio personality. In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death, he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era. At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks, Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 15 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values. A versatile performer, he"
"Sam Hardy (actor) Sam B. Hardy (March 21, 1883 – October 16, 1935) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Hardy attended Yale but left there to become an actor on stage. He entered the world of film with Biograph Studios. Hardy appeared in about 85 movies between 1915 and 1935, he was often in comedic roles. His best-known role to modern audiences is perhaps Charles Weston, the theatrical agent, in the 1933 film classic ""King Kong"". Hardy became ill while he was"
"Russell Hardie Russell Hardie (May 20, 1904 – July 21, 1973) was an American actor. He appeared in the films ""The Costello Case"", ""Broadway to Hollywood"", ""Stage Mother"", ""Christopher Bean"", ""As the Earth Turns"", ""Men in White"", ""Operator 13"", ""Murder in the Private Car"", ""Pursued"", ""Hell in the Heavens"", ""The Band Plays On"", ""Sequoia"", ""West Point of the Air"", ""Speed Devils"", ""In Old Kentucky"", ""The Harvester"", ""Down to the Sea"", ""Meet Nero Wolfe"", ""Killer at Large"", ""Camille"", ""The Frogmen"", ""The Whistle at Eaton Falls"", ""Cop Hater"", ""Fail Safe"" and ""The Group"". He died on July 21, 1973, in Clarence, New"
"Gerald Oliver Smith Gerald Oliver Smith (June 26, 1892 in London – May 28, 1974 in Woodland Hills, California) was an English-born actor who spent most of his career in the United States, both in New York City as a stage actor and in the Hollywood film industry. Smith began his career on Broadway in 1916, appearing in, among other productions, three George Gershwin musicals: ""Lady Be Good"" (1924), ""Oh, Kay!"" (1928) and ""Pardon My English"" (1933). He also had bit parts in silent films, such as ""The Mysterious Miss Terry"" (1917), and went on to appear in talkies and"