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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
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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...deadpan expression, silent film actor Harold Lloyd matured from a film extra into one of...
Harold Lloyd Nicholas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Harold Lloyd Nicholas see Nicholas Brothers .
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...
Harmsworth, Harold, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Harmsworth , Viscount Northcliffe. Harold Harmsworth accepted Alfred...politician by inclination, Harold eschewed the public limelight...Alfred, but in 1917 accepted Lloyd George's invitation to take...his brother's death in 1922 Harold assumed control of Associated...
Roach, Hal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...world such comedic luminaries as Harold Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, and the Our...Intrepid Youth Roach was born Harold Eugene Roach on January 14, 1892...friendship with another extra named Harold Lloyd. The film industry was in its...
clown
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...and physical courage has to go to Harold Lloyd — ‘king of daredevil...one ‘take’ Lloyd thought he might slip, so chose...taking, particularly in the shots of Lloyd hanging off the clock face. Circuses...
Humor
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...and Frederick Opper's Happy Hooligan ) and such early motion picture stars as Charlie Chaplin , Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. In the interwar years, American humor continued to mirror an evolving American society and psyche. The comic writers...
Darryl F. Zanuck
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...his first Hollywood screenplay. At age 20 he became a gag writer for Mack Sennet and later for Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Working for Warner Brothers, Zanuck wrote the scripts for the highly popular Rin Tin Tin movies, which starred a...
Jacques Tati
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...mechanized society and drew positive comparisons to the silent film comedians Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd. As co-writer, star, and director of these films, he sought to depict the foibles of society as it became more...
Yasujiro Ozu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...disliked school, Ozu favored watching the movies from Hollywood he loved so much, especially those from Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Rex Ingram. He worked for a few years as an assistant teacher in rural Japan and studied at Waseda University...

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Lloyd, Harold
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers LLOYD, Harold Nationality: American. Born: Burchard...nickname "Peggy," adopted), son: Harold Jr. Career: 1906—acted...exclusively; 1923—formed Harold Lloyd Corporation; 1929—first...
Harmsworth, Harold, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Harmsworth, Harold, 1st Viscount Rothermere...Harmsworth , Viscount Northcliffe, Harold eschewed the public limelight...Alfred, but in 1917 accepted Lloyd George's invitation to take...brother's death in 1922 Harold assumed control of Associated...
Roach, Hal
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...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...
Niven, David
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...De Courville) (as extra) 1934 All the Winners (Malins) (as extra) 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty (Lloyd) (as extra); Without Regret (Harold Young) (as Bill Gage); A Feather in Her Hat (Santell) (as Leo Cartwright); Barbary Coast...
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...
International Geophysical Year
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...network of scientists that had been ruptured by World War II led Lloyd V. Berkner of the United States to propose another international...Y.: The Year of the New Moons. New York: Knopf, 1961. Harold L. Burstyn / a. r.; c. w. See also Geophysical Explorations...
Robeson, Paul
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...American Othello, Cleveland, 1967. Brown, Lloyd, Lift Every Voice for Paul Robeson, New...Forgotten Champion, Detroit, 1975. Brown, Lloyd, Paul Robeson Rediscovered, New York...Massachusetts Review, Summer 1970. Weaver, Harold D., "Paul Robeson: Beleaguered Leader...
Kazan, Elia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...May-June 1996. On KAZAN: books— Clurman, Harold, The Fervent Years: The Story of the Group Theatre and the...Kazan and American Culture, Philadelphia, 1983. Michaels, Lloyd, Elia Kazan: A Guide to References and Resources, Boston...
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...in Films and Filming (London), August and September 1964. Lloyd, P., "Stanley Donen," in Brighton Film Review, March...
The River
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Woodward, and Willard Van Dyke; editors: Pare Lorentz with Lloyd Nosler; music: Virgil Thomson; conductor: Alexander Smallens...Gilbert, in Scribner's (New York), January 1938. Barnes, Harold, in Herald-Tribune (New York), 5 February 1938. Nugent...

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The mentor: Harold Lloyd and his circle of influence.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT)(Advertisement)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 11/1/2005; 700+ words ; Harold Lloyd was a modest man, slow to praise himself...influenced events in his world of comedy. "Harold Lloyd was an ordinary American businessman...onus of trying to recapture someone like Harold Lloyd, who was famous because he was unique...
The Lloyd legacy lives on.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT)(Harold Lloyd)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 11/1/2005; 700+ words ; ...teenager, Suzanne Lloyd attended Harold Lloyd film tributes, listened to her...films and to treasure his legacy. Harold Lloyd recognized Suzanne's aptitude...under her control. She created Harold Lloyd Entertainment Inc. to merchandise...
Restored Harold Lloyd classics finally hit home video
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...from. We hope the new "The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection" (New Line...her feathery eyelashes, plays Harold's leading lady. Lloyd's second masterpiece "The Freshman" (1925) sends Harold off to college, where he thinks...
HAROLD LLOYD
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 4/20/2005; ; 700+ words ; HAROLD LLOYD April 20 through May 17 Film...Great Stone Face, who was Harold Lloyd? In Safety Last! (1923...Preston Sturges's The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947), which brought Lloyd out of retirement (he quit...
New Line Home Entertainment introduces Harold Lloyd DVD set.(Advertisement)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Harold Lloyd was one of Hollywood's first true movie...Hollywood's most iconic images--Harold Lloyd hanging from the hands of a giant clock...developing the definitive showcase for Harold Lloyd's legacy on DVD," says Einhorn of...
Harold Lloyd Library Acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.
PR Newswire; 10/20/2004; 700+ words ; ...films of legendary film comedian Harold Lloyd, it was jointly announced today by SPR and The Harold Lloyd Trust. The transaction includes...granddaughter and President of Harold Lloyd Entertainment, Inc. Said Schlesinger...
Mumm Napa Valley Announces Rare Photographic Exhibit of Early Hollywood: Harold Lloyd's Rogues Gallery Featured at 28th Telluride Film Festival.
Business Wire; 8/30/2001; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2001 Harold Lloyd's Rogues Gallery, a unique collection...Film Festival, presented by the Harold Lloyd Estate and Film Trust and sponsored...m. on Aug. 31, attended by Harold Lloyd's granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd...
Fun with Harold Lloyd, and preserving his films, too.(SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Harold Lloyd was sometimes criticized for hoarding...some cases, more than 80 years old. Harold Lloyd began producing his own films in 1924...century ago, seeing theatrical release as Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy in 1962 and Harold...
Harold and me ; With his zany stunts, Everyman looks and comic genius, Harold Lloyd was the Tom Hanks of his era. His granddaughter talks to Geoffrey Macnab about living with a Hollywood legend
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/19/2007; ; 700+ words ; Hooray for Harold Lloyd! If you were a TV-watching kid in...risked his life in daredevil stunts. Harold Lloyd's World Of Comedy was popular with...movie footage included with the new Harold Lloyd DVD set shows Suzanne as a toddler...
Harold Lloyd
Magazine article from: Film Ireland; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...all time. TVfriendly nuggets of Harold Lloyd's silent antics were strung together...The Three Stooges loved it. But Harold Lloyd was more than just a knockabout...silent screen such as Scan Laurel, Harold Lloyd had no background in vaudeville...