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As a young boy, Oliver Hardy lived in several Georgia towns, where he began singing in local theater productions. Hardy continued to perform during his college years and in 1913 embarked on a film career in Jacksonville, Florida.

The New Movie, Feb. 1930

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Photograph of actor Oliver Hardy reading an issue of 'The New Movie' magazine. He wears a jacket and bowler hat.||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.

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