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Left to right, Hal Roach Jr., Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Hal Roach Sr. reunited in happy surroundings. Following their surprised appearance on THIS IS YOUR LIFE in 1954, the celebrated team visited Hal Roach Studios for a ceremony in which the comedy plant's water tank behind the colonial administration building was re-named "Lake Laurel & Hardy" in their honor. And so reads the plaque. What happened to this decorative souvenir when the legendary "lot of fun" was torn down a decade later? That remains the burning question among countless collectors who covet such a prize. Photo courtesy Richard W. Bann.