By Diane Jarrett
Diane Jarrett created this photo collage that mystically shows her standing on a staircase with the movie comedians Laurel and Hardy – who were there in 1932 filming the Oscar-winning short subject “The Music Box.” The staircase is still in existence in a Los Angeles neighborhood, and Dr. Jarrett visited it in 2015. A “Music Box Steps” street sign (which is featured in the collage) leads fans to the spot where Stan and Ollie struggled in delivering a piano to the top of the stairs.
Diane Jarrett, Ed.D., M.A., is the Director of Communication and Departmental Relations in the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. Outside of her day job, she is well-published as an author of biographical essays about actors from decades ago.