Babe Hardy

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

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instanceOf American actor
comedian
film actor
human
silent film actor
activeYearsEnd 1955
activeYearsStart 1910
bestKnownAs one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
birthName Norvell Hardy
burialPlace Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath cerebral thrombosis
characterType pompous but lovable fat man
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-01-18
dateOfDeath 1957-08-07
distinctiveFeature derisive stare into the camera
rotund physique
tie-twiddling gesture
familyName Hardy
genre comedy
givenName Norvell
memberOf Laurel and Hardy
name Oliver Hardy
nativeLanguage English
nickname Babe
notableFilm Babes in Toyland
Block-Heads
Busy Bodies
Helpmates
Sons of the Desert
The Music Box
Way Out West
notableWork Laurel and Hardy
occupation actor
comedian
film director
singer
partnerInComedyDuo Stan Laurel
placeOfBirth Harlem, Georgia, United States
linked to: Harlem, Georgia
placeOfDeath North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
religion Methodism
spouse Madelyn Salosihn
Myrtle Reeves
Virginia Lucille Jones
styleOfHumor slapstick
visual comedy
workedIn silent films
sound films

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Oliver Hardy alsoKnownAs Babe Hardy