Talk:Oliver Hardy/Archive 1

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Reworded this paragraph, removing most of it: Hardy was born Norvell Hardy in Harlem, Georgia and briefly attended Georgia Military College in Milledgeville. In his first film, Outwitting Dad (1914), Hardy chose to be billed as O. N. Hardy, taking his father's first name as his own. From that time, he referred to himself as "Oliver Norvell Hardy," and eventually became most commonly known as simply Oliver Hardy, despite the fact that he never legally added "Oliver" to his name.

Name is Oliver Norvell Hardy on these records: Questors 23:48, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 1957 California Death Record
 * 1920 California Census (Oliver N.)
 * 1917 World War I Draft Card
 * 1913 Georgia newspaper wedding announcement (Oliver N.)
 * 1910 Georgia Census (Oliver M.)

First film
Can anyone verify that "Lucky Dog" was Laurel & Hardy's first pairing? IMDB doesn't have a listing for that film, which, given what it led to, you'd think they would. Gershwinrb 21:36, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Larry Semon
The article claimed that Larry Semon was "another Charlie Chaplin imitator." Semon, while certainly not Chaplin's equal as either a filmmaker or performer, had his own style that was not remotely like Chaplin's Tramp. One only has to view the films.

Billy West, on the other hand, was a Chaplin imitator, copying both Chaplin's Tramp and Dandy characters. Hardy was basically cast in the Eric Campbell role.

A Chump At Oxford
The article statement "They also made A Chump at Oxford (1940) (which features a moment of role reversal, with Oliver becoming a temporarily concussed subordinate to Stan)" is a bit misleading. It was in fact Laurel who was "concussed" thus believing himself to be Lord Paddington and treating Hardy in a subordinate manner. BigFatKnowAll (talk) 09:52, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Tattoo on his right forearm.
Dirty work made in 1933 depicts a tattoo on Oliver Hardy's right forearm, A screen capture to accompany.

You'll also notice it in the short Any Old Port! When he takes his jacket off and rolls up his sleeves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.252.23.218 (talk) 04:11, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Picture from Dirty Work

Looks like a regular leaf. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lxgfusion (talk • contribs) 08:34, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Tattoo can also be seen in the earlier short 'With love and hisses' made in 1927 when he removes a cactus needle from his foot. Adelphos —Preceding undated comment added 17:57, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Military draft?
On this page, there is a reference to his World War I Draft Card. Did he actually serve in uniform? Valetude (talk) 19:26, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Incorrect dating on the movie "The Lucky Dog"
I did not attempt to edit this article since I would like to leave such to a viewer more experienced in these types of edits, however, please notice that the article mention made of the movie, "The Lucky Dog," clearly states that the movie was made in 1917, and this is verified in the early credits of the movie. The presented upload though is dated 1921. Can someone change that to 1917? I'm a Laurel and Hardy fan, as well of a fan of Wikipedia, so I hope this can be my very small contribution to the accuracy of these articles. THX — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.78.71.114 (talk) 23:38, 24 October 2014 (UTC)