Harold Lloyd

American actor den comedian (1893–1971)

Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) be American actor, comedian, den stunt performer wey appear for chaw silent comedy films insyd.[1]

Harold Lloyd
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Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited States Edit
Name in native languageHarold Lloyd Edit
Birth nameHarold Clayton Lloyd Edit
Name wey dem give amHarold Edit
Family nameLloyd Edit
Ein date of birth20 April 1893 Edit
Place dem born amBurchard Edit
Date wey edie8 March 1971 Edit
Place wey edieBeverly Hills Edit
Manner of deathnatural causes Edit
Cause of deathprostate cancer Edit
Place wey dem bury amForest Lawn Memorial Park Edit
SiblingGaylord Fraser Lloyd Edit
SpouseMildred Davis Edit
KiddieGloria Lloyd, Harold Lloyd Jr. Edit
Native languageEnglish Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Writing languageEnglish Edit
Educate forSan Diego High School, East High School Edit
Floruit1900 Edit
Work period (start)1913 Edit
Work period (end)1963 Edit
Political party ein memberRepublican Party Edit
FilmographyHarold Lloyd filmography Edit
Influenced byCharlie Chaplin Edit
Award e receiveAcademy Honorary Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Edit
Time period20th century Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.haroldlloyd.com/ Edit
Related categoryCategory:Films directed by Harold Lloyd Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit
Artist files atFrick Art Research Library Edit

Ein early life

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Dem born Lloyd for April 20, 1893, for Burchard, Nebraska insyd,[2] he be James Darsie Lloyd den Sarah Elisabeth Fraser dema kiddie.[3] Ein paternal great-grandparents be Welsh.[4] For 1910 insyd, after ein poppie get several business venture failures, Lloyd ein parents divorce wey ein poppie move plus ein kiddie go San Diego, California,[5] wer he attend San Diego High School.[6]

Lloyd cam get interest for theater insyd de time he be kiddie, wey he job for repertory companies insyd.[7] He often experiment plus makeup, so say he go disguise ein youthful appearance.

Ein death

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Lloyd die of prostate cancer for March 8, 1971, he chop 77, for ein Greenacres home insyd Beverly Hills, California insyd.[8][9][10] Dem inter am for crypt insyd for de Great Mausoleum for Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery for Glendale, California insyd.[11] Ein former co-start Bebe Daniels die eight days after am,[12] wey ein kiddie Harold Lloyd Jr. die three months after am.[13][14]

References

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  1. Obituary Variety, March 10, 1971, page 55.
  2. Shilling, Donovan A. (September 1, 2013). Rochester's Movie Mania. Pancoast Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-9821090-4-5.
  3. D'Agostino, Annette M. (2004). The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia. McFarland. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7864-1514-4.
  4. "Comedy in the 1920s - 1950s". alphadragondesign.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. Wishart, David J. (January 1, 2004). Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8032-4787-1.
  6. Cash, John. "San Diego High School, 1882-1982 A Photographic Perspective". The Journal of San Diego History. 28 (2): 105 – via San Diego History Center.
  7. Wynn, Neil A. (July 16, 2009). The A to Z from the Great War to the Great Depression. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8108-6330-9.
  8. "Died". Time. March 22, 1971. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  9. Dick Main (March 9, 1971). "Harold Lloyd, Bespectacled Film Comic, Dies of Cancer at 77". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1, 12. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  10. Illson, Murray (March 9, 1971). "Horn-Rims His Trademark; Harold Lloyd, Screen Comedian, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  11. Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Google Books.
  12. "Bebe Daniels, 70, Star in Silents, Early Talkies, Dies in London". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1971. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. D'Agostino 1994. pp. 54-55.
  14. "Movie Comic Harold Lloyd's Son Dies at 40". Los Angeles Times. June 10, 1971. p. II-3.

Read further

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  • Agee, James (2000) [1958]. "Comedy's Greatest Era" from Life magazine (9/5/1949), reprinted in Agee on Film. McDowell, Obolensky, Modern Library.
  • Bengtson, John (2011). Silent Visions: Discovering Early Hollywood and New York Through the Films of Harold Lloyd. Santa Monica Press. ISBN 9781595808882.
  • Brownlow, Kevin (1976) [1968]. "Harold Lloyd" from The Parade's Gone By. Alfred A. Knopf, University of California Press.
  • Byron, Stuart; Weis, Elizabeth (1977). The National Society of Film Critics on Movie Comedy. Grossman/Viking.
  • Cahn, William (1964). Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy. Duell, Sloane & Pearce.
  • D'Agostino, Annette M. (1994). Harold Lloyd: A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-28986-7.
  • Dale, Alan (2002). Comedy is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick In American Movies. University of Minnesota Press.
  • Dardis, Tom (1983). Harold Lloyd: The Man on the Clock. Viking. ISBN 0-14-007555-0.
  • Durgnat, Raymond (1970). "Self-Help with a Smile" from The Crazy Mirror: Hollywood Comedy and the American Image. Dell.
  • Everson, William K. (1978). American Silent Film. Oxford University Press.
  • Gilliatt, Penelope (1973). "Physicists" from Unholy Fools: Wits, Comics, Disturbers of the Peace. Viking.
  • Hayes, Suzanne Lloyd (1992). 3-D Hollywood with Photography by Harold Lloyd. Simon & Schuster.
  • Kerr, Walter (1990) [1975]. The Silent Clowns. Alfred A. Knopf, Da Capo Press.
  • Lacourbe, Roland (1970). Harold Lloyd. Paris: Editions Seghers.
  • Lahue, Kalton C. (1966). World of Laughter: The Motion Picture Comedy Short, 1910–1930. University of Oklahoma Press.
  • Lloyd, Annette D'Agostino (2003). The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-1514-2.
  • Lloyd, Annette D'Agostino (2009). Harold Lloyd: Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-332-6.
  • Lloyd, Harold; Stout, W. W. (1971) [1928]. An American Comedy. Dover.
  • Lloyd, Suzanne (2004). Harold Lloyd's Hollywood Nudes in 3-D. Black Dog & Leventhal. ISBN 978-1-57912-394-9.
  • Maltin, Leonard (1978). The Great Movie Comedians. Crown Publishers.
  • Mast, Gerald (1979) [1973]. The Comic Mind: Comedy and the Movies. University of Chicago Press.
  • McCaffrey, Donald W. (1968). 4 Great Comedians: Chaplin, Lloyd, Keaton, Langdon. A.S. Barnes.
  • McCaffrey, Donald W. (1976). Three Classic Silent Screen Comedies Starring Harold Lloyd. Associated University Presses. ISBN 0-8386-1455-8.
  • Mitchell, Glenn (2003). A–Z of Silent Film Comedy. B.T. Batsford Ltd.
  • Reilly, Adam (1977). Harold Lloyd: The King of Daredevil Comedy. Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-601940-X.
  • Robinson, David (1969). The Great Funnies: A History of Film Comedy. E.P. Dutton.
  • Schickel, Richard (1974). Harold Lloyd: The Shape of Laughter. New York Graphic Society. ISBN 0-8212-0595-1.
  • Vance, Jeffrey; Lloyd, Suzanne (2002). Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian. Harry N Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-1674-6.
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