Tragic Details About Laurel And Hardy

Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo who rose to fame during the Classical Hollywood era. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's slapstick comedy dominated the 1930s, as they appeared in 107 films, had millions of fans, and even earned an Academy Award. But behind the act were failed marriages, health problems, and financial ruin.

Norvell Hardy was born in Georgia in 1892. His father, Oliver Hardy, died just a few months after his birth. His mother supported the family by managing hotels and boarding houses. Sometime in his teenage years, Hardy began using the name Oliver in honor of his father.

That wasn't the only loss Hardy suffered during his childhood. When he was 17 years old, his older brother Sam visited home, and the brothers decided to go swimming at an old mill dam on the Oconee River. Sam, showing off for his kid brother, climbed a tree and dived into the river from an overhanging branch. Tragically, he misjudged the depth of the water and broke his neck on the rocks below the surface.

Oliver Hardy and his friends dived into the river and pulled Sam out. They carried him back to the hotel their mother ran, but it was too late: Sam was dead. Decades later, when Hardy appeared on the television program "This Is Your Life," he became very emotional when the subject was brought up, showing how much of a mark the loss left on the young boy.

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Hardy suffered tragic losses | 0:00
Laurel lost his mom | 1:17
Hardy was teased a lot | 2:35
Bad with money | 3:31
1940s career decline | 4:48
Hardy was unlucky in love | 5:50
Laurel retired when Hardy died | 6:57
A disastrous final film | 7:32
Hardy's rough final years | 8:49
Laurel was lonely and ill | 9:42

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