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Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd 1893-1971, American movie actor, b. Burchard, Kans. Lloyd was famous for his comic portrayals of a wistful innocent with horn-rimmed glasses who blunders in and out of hair-raising situations. His natural style of acting helped to create a believable character that made Lloyd the most ... Read more
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth Northcliffe, Viscount 1865-1922, British journalist, b. Ireland. He was one of the most spectacular of popular journalists and newspaper publishers in the history of the British press. Beginning his career as a free-lance contributor to popular periodicals, he laun... Read more
United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) The UK has experienced the twentieth century as one of decline and fundamental transformation. At the beginning of the century, together with the USA it was the world's major power. Its British Empire reached dimensions unparalleled before or si... Read more
Chicago
Chicago , city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. The third largest city in the United States and the heart of a metropolitan area of over 8 million people, it is the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center for a vast region and a midcontine... Read more
Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E... Read more
Great Britain
Great Britain officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. Technically, Great Britain comprises England (199... Read more

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Harold Lloyd
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Harold Lloyd Beginning his career in motion pictures...moving under the direction of Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) developed a bespectacled...aton's deadpan expression, silent film actor Harold Lloyd matured from a film extra into one of... Read more
Lloyd, Harold
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Lloyd, Harold (1893–1971) US film actor. Lloyd was hired by Hal Roach in 1914 to star in comedy shorts. Lloyd modelled himself on Charlie Chaplin , but added cliff-hanging, death-defying stunts, such as hanging from the a skyscraper clockface... Read more
Harold Lloyd Nicholas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see Nicholas Brothers . Read more
Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...as a demonstration disc for Decca Records, it began the Lloyd Webber-Rice tradition of recording first, then producing...the works of writer P. G. Wodehouse (1881 – 1975), Lloyd Webber teamed up with British playwright Alan Ayckbourn on the unsuccessful Jeeves (1974). During this period, Lloyd ... Read more
Harmsworth, Harold, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Harmsworth, Harold, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868–1940). Newspaper...Younger brother of Alfred Harmsworth , Viscount Northcliffe. Harold Harmsworth accepted Alfred's offer to provide financial...journalist by profession nor a politician by inclination, Harold eschewed the public limelight enjoyed by ... Read more
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Andrew Lloyd Webber The British musician Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948) was the composer of such musical theater...awards, four Drama Desk awards, and three Grammys. Andrew Lloyd Webber was born on March 22, 1948, in London, England. His...College of Music and his mother, a piano teacher. Thus, ... Read more
Nicholas Brothers
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition African-American tap dance team consisting of Fayard Antonio Nicholas, 1914-2006, b. Mobile, Ala., and Harold Lloyd Nicholas, 1921-2000, b. Winston-Walem, N.C. Performing on stage and in films, they combined dance genres—tap, jazz, and ballet... Read more
Roach, Hal
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Roach, Hal (1892–1992) US film producer. He is best remembered for his silent comedy shorts. Co-founder of The Rolin Film Company in 1915, he encouraged Harold Lloyd , Laurel and Hardy , and Will Rogers . In 1984 he received an honorary Academy Award. Read more
UK Prime Ministers
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Russell 4 Coalition governments; Lloyd-George was Liberal 5 National...Coalition 4 1916–22 David Lloyd George Coalition 4 1922–...Conservative 1957–63 Harold Macmillan Conservative 1963...Conservative 1964–70 Harold Wilson Labour 1970–74...Conservative ... Read more
Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William, first viscount Northcliffe
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...Northcliffe (1865–1922). In 1887 he formed, with his brother Harold, a publishing business which issued a growing number of periodicals...and in 1908 he became chief proprietor of The Times . In 1917 Lloyd George appointed him to lead a war mission to the USA and in... Read more

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Lloyd, Harold
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LLOYD, Harold Nationality: American. Born: Burchard, Nebraska, 20 April 1893. Education...x2014; began making feature films exclusively; 1923 — formed Harold Lloyd Corporation; 1929 — first sound film, Welcome Danger ; 1949 –... Read more
Harmsworth, Harold, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Harmsworth, Harold, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868–1940). Newspaper proprietor...Younger brother of Alfred Harmsworth , Viscount Northcliffe, Harold eschewed the public limelight enjoyed by Alfred, but in 1917 accepted Lloyd George's invitation to take charge of the Air Ministry. Meanwhile...advanced ... Read more
Roach, Hal
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...entered films as stuntman and actor for Universal; 1914 — formed Rolin Film Company: "Willie Work" series with Harold Lloyd, followed by popular "Lonesome Luke" series; then produced (and often directed and wrote) many short comedy films with... Read more
Victim
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Inspector Harris ); John Cairney ( Bridie ); Norman Bird ( Harold Doe ); Peter McEnery ( Barrett ); Anthony Nicholls ( Lord Fulbrook...MacNaughton ( Scott Hankin ); Nigel Stock ( Phip ); Charles Lloyd Pack ( Henry ); Mavis Villiers ( Madge ); Noel Howlett ( Patterson... Read more
Haller, Ernest
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Boyle); Mad Hour (Boyle); Harold Teen (LeRoy); Wheel of Chance...LeRoy) 1929 Weary River (Lloyd); The House of Horror (Christensen); Drag ( Parasites ) (Lloyd); The Girl in the Glass Cage (Dawson); Dark Streets (Lloyd); Young Nowheres (Lloyd... Read more
On the Town
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...and Green based on an idea by Jerome Robbins; photographer: Harold Rossen; editor: Ralph E. Winters; art directors: Cedric Gibbons...in Films and Filming (London), August and September 1964. Lloyd, P., "Stanley Donen," in Brighton Film Review , March 1970... Read more
The River
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Stacy Woodward, and Willard Van Dyke; editors: Pare Lorentz with Lloyd Nosler; music: Virgil Thomson; conductor: Alexander Smallens...Seldes, Gilbert, in Scribner's (New York), January 1938. Barnes, Harold, in Herald-Tribune (New York), 5 February 1938. Nugent, Frank... Read more
Cooper, Jackie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Career: At age three acted in comedies with Bobby Clark and Lloyd Hamilton; 1929 — in eight episodes of the Our Gang comedies...Kelly); That Certain Age (Ludwig) (as Ken); Newsboys' Home (Harold Young) (as "Rifle" Edwards) 1939 Scouts to the Rescue (Taylor... Read more
Biro, Lajos
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Watch (A. Korda); The Haunted House (Christensen); Adoration (Lloyd) 1930 Women Everywhere (A. Korda) 1931 The Ghost Train (Forde...s Catherine the Great (another adaptation of The Czarina ), Harold Young's The Scarlet Pimpernel , Jacques Feyder's Knight without... Read more
East of Eden
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sheriff ); Albert Dekker ( Will Hamilton ); Lois Smith ( Ann ); Harold Gordon ( Mr. Albrecht ); Timothy Carey ( Joe ); Mario Siletti...1984. Devillers, Marcel, James Dean , London, 1985. Michaels, Lloyd, Elia Kazan: A Guide to References and Resources , Boston, 1985... Read more

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Harold Lloyd's Hollywood Nudes in 3-D!(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: MBR Bookwatch; 3/1/2005; ; 113 words ; Harold Lloyd's Hollywood Nudes in 3-D! Suzanne Lloyd Black Dog & Leventhal 151 West...find HOLLYWOOD NUDES IN 3D an outstanding, unique production. If the name 'Harold Lloyd' is familiar to movie-goers, it's because he was best known as a popular... Read more
Lloyd through to county semi-finals.
Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 6/7/2006; 578 words ; ROBERT Lloyd reached the last four of the...Individual competition at Low Moor Harold WMC, Bradford. But The Green...Steven Haigh in the semi-final. Lloyd defeated Craig Newton (Smirthwaite...Robbins (The Green) 15; R. Lloyd 21, R. Green (Hemsworth Cons...Smirthwaite) 18; semi-finals: R. Lloyd ... Read more
Harold Prince and the American Musical Theatre.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Library Bookwatch; 8/1/2005; 110 words ; Harold Prince And The American Musical Theatre Foster Hirsch Applause...1557836175 $17.95 1-800-637-2852 Fans of producer/director Harold Price, who was a giant in musical theatre circles, will relish...Prince's works are wide-ranging, from his direction of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita to his productions of ... Read more
Frank Lloyd Wright: the colorful, eventful life of influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright has long been the subject of biographers. But a highly creative and sometimes scandalous component of that life called "the fellowship" has never been fully explored. A new book draws back the curtain.(ARCHITECTURE--BEHIND THE SCENES)
Magazine article from: Interview; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Most people know that Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) designed Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax building...is the subject of The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright & the Taliesin Fellowship, by Roger Friedland and Harold Zellman, due out this month from Regan Books/Harper Collins... Read more
The Fellowship.(The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and The Taliesin Fellowshop)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: California Bookwatch; 12/1/2006; 124 words ; The Fellowship Roger Friedland & Harold Zellman ReganMedia c/o HarperCollins 10 E. 53rd Street, New York...www.harpercollins.com The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright & The Taliesin Fellowshop is, surprisingly, the first... Read more
Dame Hilda Lloyd: first president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.(NOTABLE WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE)
Magazine article from: Journal of Perioperative Practice; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Her name was Hilda Nora Lloyd. The RCOG was founded in 1928. It was empowered to grant...and energetic young surgeon. In 1930 she married Arthur Lloyd, a pathologist, who became professor of forensic medicine...University two years later. They had no children. Hilda ... Read more
Broadway director Lloyd Richards dies in New York.(Obituary)
Magazine article from: Jet; 7/24/2006; 315 words ; Lloyd Richards, a pioneering theater director and educator who directed the legendary Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun...Fugard and directed several of the South African playwright's dramas on Broadway including A Lesson From Aloes (1980), Master Harold ... and the Bays (1982) and Blood Knot (1985). ... Read more
Obituaries.(Vitals)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 12/21/2002; 700+ words ; Byline: The Register-Guard Harold King SPRINGFIELD - Harold Lloyd King of Springfield died Dec. 17 of emphysema. He was 75. King was born June 16, 1927, in Shenandoah, Iowa, to Raymond and Helen... Read more
Embracing commutes measured in steps, not miles.(Easy Living?--Downtown for Sale)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 10/20/2003; ; 700+ words ; In one of the indelible images of the silent film era, actor Harold Lloyd dangles helplessly from the hands of a clock on the face of the Brockman Building downtown. Going inside and plunking down up to... Read more
Thank you to our donors! The record is grateful for the support of our donors who raised more than $100,000.(List)
Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record; 4/1/2009; 700+ words ; ...Hutchison Margaret Kirkwood Harold Knight Gordon Lemon Joan Mavor...Donald Anderson James Anderson Lloyd Anderson Robert & Hannah Andrew...S. Scott Bland Dorothy Boewe Lloyd Bowen Robert & Joan Boyce Jean...Schaefer Robert Scott Lillian & Lloyd Secord Susan Sedlezky Mildred... Read more