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Mar 25, 2014 · Parade sat down with Lloyd’s granddaughter Suzanne to discuss some of her fondest memories of her grandfather and hear how she’s helping keep Harold’s legacy alive and well.
One of the most influential film comedians of the silent era, Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and talkies, from 1914 to 1947. His bespectacled "glasses character" was a resourceful, ambitious go-getter who matched the zeitgeist of the 1920s-era United States.
- His Childhood Wasn’t Funny. Harold Lloyd was born in 1893 in Burchard, Nebraska to a hapless entertainer and hopeless housewife. Because of his father’s string of disastrous business failures, Lloyd didn’t inherit much from his parents except, perhaps, a flair for the comedic.
- He Chose His Father Over His Mother. Lloyd’s mother grew tired of her husband’s failed get-rich-quick schemes and decided to tear the family apart. It led to an agonizing decision.
- His Father Had A Big Accident. When Harold was still young and trying to scrape by with his father, a terrifying accident occurred. A delivery truck ran over the elder Lloyd, and for a moment everyone must have held their breath.
- He Flipped A Coin And Changed His Life. After this windfall, Harold and his father decided they need to make a new start, and they flipped a coin to show them where to go.
Jan 16, 2020 · The arrival of sound proved an enormous challenge for the geniuses of silent comedy. But Harold Lloyd, with his unflappable determination, finally made a successful transition.
In April 2023, Lloyd guest starred in an episode of the third season of The Mandalorian, portraying the role of Commissioner Helgait. Most recently, he was announced to be starring in an undisclosed role for the live-action Knuckles series. Personal life. Lloyd married Catharine Dallas Dixon Boyd, on June 6, 1959. They divorced in 1971.
Sep 12, 2014 · His image is painted all over Los Angeles and his old studio (later Jim Henson Studios) still stands on La Brea Avenue, while the studios of Keaton and Lloyd have disappeared and their film locations are now, a century later, hardly recognizable.
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May 23, 2024 · In 1971 Harold died of Cancer and in the mid 1970s the Lloyd family lost control of the Greenacres. For years it was wasting away while talk of a museum was discussed. Unfortunately, the property was subdivided and in 1992 the Democratic parties billionaires bought the larger parcel of property along with Lloyd's art collection for more than ...
