Oliver Hardy

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Oliver Hardy was an American comic actor best known as one half of the legendary film comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor
comedian
film actor
human
silent film actor
activeIn Hollywood
alsoKnownAs Babe Hardy
Oliver Hardy
surface form: Oliver Norvell Hardy
birthName Norvell Hardy
build portly
burialPlace Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath stroke
comedyStyle exasperated double takes
slow burn reactions
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-01-18
dateOfDeath 1957-08-07
gender male
genre slapstick comedy
hairColor dark
imprintedOn Hollywood comedy
influenced later film comedians
languageOfWork English
memberOf Laurel and Hardy
name Oliver Hardy self-link
nationality American
notableFilm Babes in Toyland (1961 film)
surface form: Babes in Toyland

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surface form: Block-Heads

Sons of the Desert
The Music Box
Way Out West
notableWork Laurel and Hardy
occupation actor
comedian
film director
screenwriter
partnerInComedyDuo Stan Laurel
placeOfBirth Harlem, Georgia
surface form: Harlem, Georgia, United States
placeOfDeath North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
surface form: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
signatureLook bowler hat
neatly trimmed mustache
spouse Madelyn Salosihn
Myrtle Reeves
Virginia Lucille Jones
workedIn silent film era
sound film era
yearsActive 1910s–1950s

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Hal Roach workedWith Oliver Hardy
Hardy hasNotableBearer Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy name Oliver Hardy self-link
Oliver Hardy alsoKnownAs Oliver Hardy
this entity surface form: Oliver Norvell Hardy
Laurel and Hardy notableMember Oliver Hardy
Laurel and Hardy hasPart Oliver Hardy
Stan Laurel partnerInDuoWith Oliver Hardy
Stan Laurel collaboratedWith Oliver Hardy
James Finlayson workedWith Oliver Hardy
Joe Alaskey performedImpressionsOf Oliver Hardy
Harlem, Georgia birthplaceOf Oliver Hardy
Stan & Ollie portrays Oliver Hardy
Stan & Ollie portrayedBy Oliver Hardy
this entity surface form: John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy