Harold Lloyd Overview:

Legendary actor, Harold Lloyd, was born Harold Clayton Lloyd on Apr 20, 1893 in Burchard, NE. Lloyd died at the age of 77 on Mar 8, 1971 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.

MINI BIO:

Dark-haired, bespectacled, serious-looking American comedian, the "boy next door" who lurched anxiously from disaster to disaster in quest of the girl and usually ended up in some hair-raising situation like clinging from the hands of a clock. Special Oscar 1952. Married one of his later co-stars, Mildred Davis (1900-1969). Died from cancer.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Harold Lloyd's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #4 on Nov 21, 1927. In addition, Lloyd was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 1994. Lloyd was never nominated for an Academy Award. However he won one Honorary Award in 1952 , master comedian and good citizen.

Harold Lloyd BlogHub Articles:

Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: Why Worry? (1923)

on Jan 29, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

I’ve had my ups and downs with Harold Lloyd’s body of work over the last four weeks. Although none of his previous features outright bored me, I didn’t find the belly laughs or narrative drive outside of The Freshman (1925). But, we’re ending on a high note with Why Worry?, a... Read full article


Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: Why Worry? (1923)

on Jan 29, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

I’ve had my ups and downs with Harold Lloyd’s body of work over the last four weeks. Although none of his previous features outright bored me, I didn’t find the belly laughs or narrative drive outside of The Freshman (1925). But, we’re ending on a high note with Why Worry?, a... Read full article


Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: Speedy (1928)

on Jan 22, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

We’ve reached the halfway point with our continued adventures with silent film comedian Harold Lloyd, and as we move forward in Lloyd’s filmography the films just ain’t what they used to be. As I mentioned in my review of The Freshman (1925), part of my fluctuating enjoyment proba... Read full article


Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: Speedy (1928)

on Jan 22, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

We’ve reached the halfway point with our continued adventures with silent film comedian Harold Lloyd, and as we move forward in Lloyd’s filmography the films just ain’t what they used to be. As I mentioned in my review of The Freshman (1925), part of my fluctuating enjoyment proba... Read full article


Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: Safety Last! (1923)

on Jan 15, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

Fridays with Harold Lloyd continues and this week we look at one of Lloyd’s most iconic works; one that has become a visual legend throughout cinema history. An unnamed Boy (Lloyd) wants to impress his girl (Mildred Davis) by becoming a man of distinction. Unfortunately, despite telling his g... Read full article


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Harold Lloyd Quotes:

Ezekiel Cobb: A cordial greeting, my worthy friend!


Harold Van Pelham: Why didn't you tell me I love you?


Harold "Speedy" Swift: It smells like rain.


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In Peter Bogdanovich's 1972 comedy What's Up, Doc? the character of Dr. Howard Bannister (played by Ryan O'Neal) is in part modelled on Lloyd. The Howard Hawks comedy that inspired it, Bringing Up Baby, also featured a main character modeled after Lloyd, played by a bespectacled and flustered Cary Grant.

Lloyd's Beverly Hills home, "Greenacres", was built in 1926�1929, with 44 rooms, 26 bathrooms, 12 fountains, 12 gardens, and a nine hole golf course. The estate left the possession of the Lloyd family in 1975, after a failed attempt to maintain it as a public museum. The grounds were subsequently subdivided, but the main house and the estate's principle gardens remain and are frequently used for civic fundraising events and as a filming location, appearing in films like Westworld and The Loved One. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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