▁" O ll ie " ▁and ▁" B abe ". ▁The ▁nick name ▁" B abe " ▁origin ated ▁from ▁an ▁Italian ▁bar ber ▁near ▁the ▁Lub in ▁Studios ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida , ▁who ▁would ▁rub ▁Hard y ' s ▁face ▁with ▁tal c um ▁pow der ▁and ▁say ▁" That ' s ▁nice - a ▁baby !" ▁Other ▁actors ▁in ▁the ▁Lub in ▁company ▁m im icked ▁this , ▁and ▁Hard y ▁was ▁bil led ▁as ▁" B abe ▁Hard y " ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁films . ▁ ▁See ing ▁film ▁com ed ies ▁inspired ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁comedy ▁himself ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁Lub in ▁Mot ion ▁Pictures ▁in ▁Jackson ville . ▁He ▁started ▁by ▁helping ▁around ▁the ▁studio ▁with ▁lights , ▁props , ▁and ▁other ▁duties , ▁gradually ▁learning ▁the ▁craft ▁as ▁a ▁script - cl erk ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁It ▁was ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Hard y ▁married ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Mad ely n ▁Sal osi hn . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Hard y ▁was ▁bil led ▁as ▁" B abe ▁Hard y " ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁film , ▁Out w itting ▁D ad . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Hard y ▁made ▁ 1 7 7 ▁short s ▁as ▁B abe ▁with ▁the ▁V im ▁Com edy ▁Company , ▁which ▁were ▁released ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Ex