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Harold Lloyd Jr. (1931-1971) was an American actor and singer, and the son of silent film comedian Harold Lloyd. He struggled with alcoholism, homosexuality, and his father's death, and died at age 40.
Harold Lloyd Jr. (1931-1971) was an actor and singer, known for Frankenstein's Daughter, Married Too Young and World of Comedy. He was the son of silent film star Harold Lloyd and died of a stroke at age 34.
- Actor, Additional Crew, Soundtrack
- January 25, 1931
- Harold Lloyd Jr.
- June 9, 1971
Harold Lloyd Jr. was the son of silent film star Harold Lloyd and an actor himself. He appeared in a few movies, such as Frankenstein's Daughter, but died young at 40 after his father's death.
- January 25, 1931
- June 9, 1971
Jun 10, 1971 · NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 9 (UPI)—Harold Lloyd Jr., son of the late silent‐screen comedian, died at a sanitarium here last night. The catise was not disclosed.
- 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.
His son, Harold Lloyd Jr. was an alcoholic homosexual and died soon afterward. Although Lloyd left an estate valued at $12 million (in 1971 dollars), he failed to make a provision for the maintenance of Greenacres, a blunder that would seriously complicate his estate.
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Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films. [1] 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.