Couple of big death anniversaries coming up: The King of course, 30 years ago next Thursday. Who of that generation will ever forget where he was & what he was doing when he heard the news? Less prominently, but as important to some, the 50th anniversary–tomorrow–of the passing of Oliver Hardy. I didn’t realize until someone just told me that Stan & Ollie got an Academy Award–Best Short Film, for “The Music Box” (1932). A treat at elementary school when I was a kid was to be shown old Charlie Chaplin & Laurel & Hardy films in the school auditorium. I can’t recall ever thinking Charlie Chaplin was funny, but Laurel & Hardy used to make me laugh.