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The following are some of the more popular Laurel & Hardy related locations.

 

Film Locations

[Photo of the Music Box Stairs]

The Music Box Stairs

The flight of stairs located at the intersection of Vendome and Del Monte streets, in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles, are perhaps the most popular Laurel & Hardy location. They were first seen in 1927 in the long lost film Hats Off, and again in 1932's Academy Award Winning film, The Music Box.

While the stairs themselves remain exactly as they were seen in the film, a metal handrail and security lights have been added in recent years. There are no longer vacant lots alongside the stairs, and plants intrude on the walkway in places. But the cracks in the cement don't lie; they match the stills from 1932 exactly! The building across the street (where the boys park their delivery wagon) also remains identifiable.

Click here for a map to the stairs.


Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The following celebrities have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the famous sidewalks along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Streets in Hollywood, California.

Mae Busch
7047 Hollywood Blvd.

Oliver Hardy
Near the corners of Sunset & Vine

Jean Harlow
6912 Hollywood Blvd.

Edgar Kennedy
6901 Hollywood Blvd.

Harry Langdon
6925 Hollywood Blvd.

Stan Laurel
7021 Hollywood Blvd.

Spanky McFarland
7095 Hollywood Blvd.

Hal Roach
1654 Vine St.


Birth Places

[Photo of Stan Laurel's Birthplace]

Stan Laurel's Birthplace

Stan was born here June 16, 1890. The home is located on Argyll Street in Ulverston, England, and is commemorated with a plaque affixed near the door.

The Laurel and Hardy Museum is also located in Ulverston.

 

 

[Photo of Oliver Hardy's Birthplace]

Oliver Hardy's Birthplace

Babe was born in the town of Harlem, Georgia on January 18, 1892. Although the building no longer stands, this plaque was placed in front of the city hall in his memory.

The annual "Oliver Hardy Festival" is held here.


Grave Sites

[Photo of Stan Laurel's Grave]

Stan Laurel's Grave

Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California. He is buried in the Court of Liberty section of the cemetery. The inscription on the wall plaque reads:

STAN LAUREL
1890 - 1965
A MASTER OF COMEDY
HIS GENIUS IN THE ART OF
HUMOR BROUGHT GLADNESS
TO THE WORLD HE LOVED.

A plaque for Ida Laurel is placed below, at the foot of the wall. Buster Keaton is buried nearby.

 

 

[Photo of Oliver Hardy's Grave]

Oliver Hardy's Grave

Pierce Brothers Valhalla Cemetery, 10621 Victory Boulevard, North Hollywood, California. He is buried in the Masonic section of the cemetery. The inscription on the wall plaque reads:

OLIVER HARDY
1892 - 1957
A GENIUS OF COMEDY
HIS TALENT BROUGHT JOY AND
LAUGHTER TO ALL THE WORLD.

A separate grave marker is located in the ground nearby. Lucille Hardy is also buried there.

 

 

[Photo of Hal Roach's Grave]

Hal Roach's Grave

Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York. The inscription on the grave stone reads:

HAL E. ROACH
1892 - 1992
AFTER LEAVING ELMIRA HE FOUND
SUCCESS IN HOLLYWOOD AND
MOTION PICTURES, BUT ALWAYS
LOVED HIS HOMETOWN AND
HAS RETURNED.

Mark Twain is buried nearby.