T. Marvin Hatley, or Another Mystery of the Ages Falls
Since we went on the Tour of Laurel and Hardy last weekend, I was reading a bit about them today, and I ran across this:
“Trivia: The composer of the famous Laurel and Hardy theme song was T. Marvin Hatley.”
Years ago, I used to ride a lot in the Hollywood Hills. I would go down Mulholland Drive to Cahuenga Pass and then make a loop by going up Woodrow Wilson Drive. This was a steep hill, and by the time I got to the top, I was usually seeing stars. And at the top, there was a house with a wall in front with large letters spelling out “The T. Marvin Hatley Estate”. For fifteen years, I’ve wondered who T. Marvin Hatley was, and now I know. Here is his biography from imdb.com: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0368943/
Of course this means another bike ride. I need to go back there and do the climb up Woodrow Wilson to see his house again, even though it probably doesn’t have the letters on the wall any more.
