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Oliver Hardy in a tuxedo and boater hat, smiling slightly, in a 1931 black and white studio portrait. Laurel and Hardy in Way Out West Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy stand beside a car in formal attire, with Laurel at center left and Hardy at far right, in a scene from the 1929 film Liberty. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Charley Chase in fezzes and sashes sit around a table with drinks, gesturing animatedly in a scene from Sons of the Desert (1933). Stan Laurel as Stannie Dum and Oliver Hardy as Ollie Dee stand back to back in medieval costumes, each holding a sack over their shoulder, in a promotional photo for Babes in Toyland (1934).
Laurel and Hardy in The Flying Deuces, 1939
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Oliver Hardy: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Famous Clowns - Biography of Oliver Hardy. Sep 12, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 03, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 14, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC News - Another fine mess? Unravelling Laurel and Hardy's Scottish links. Nov 21, 2025
Add new Web site: World Mime Organisation - Oliver Hardy. Nov 22, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 10, 2024
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Oliver Hardy. Oct 13, 2023
New article added. Apr 28, 2023
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