Lakewood's resident historian D.J. Waldie says it may not be as distinctive as the sidewalk outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre, but Hollywood left its footprint on his hometown.

"There's Hardwick Street, named after Sir Cedric Hardwicke," he says.

Cedric Hardwicke made his career playing character roles in "The Ten Commandments," "Around the World in 80 Days," and the 1945 drama "The Keys of the Kingdom," where he played a disapproving Monsignor. In the film, he scolds Fr. Gregory Peck, saying, "when Mrs. Glendenning, one of your best parishioners, who naturally cannot help but extreme stoutness, came to you for spiritual guidance, you looked at her and said, 'Eat less. The gates of paradise are narrow'."

George Bernard Shaw called Hardwicke his fifth favorite actor, after the four Marx brothers. Hardwicke died in 1964. He was 71.

(Airdate for this story: 1/12/08)