United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Brehe, S. K.2005-05-06Encyclopedia article about Oliver Hardy. Oliver Hardy was a successful character actor in silent films and a partner in the Academy Award-winning comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. Born and raised in Georgia, Hardy performed in theater and vaudeville shows around the state early in his career, which laid the foundation for his later success as a film comedian.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Motion picture actors and actresses--United StatesActors--United StatesComedians--United StatesHardy, Oliver, 1892-1957Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)Text