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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 popular film comedian of the 1920s. He appeared in over 500 films, including many shorts, spanning both the silent and sound eras; among them were Safety Last (1923), Girl Shy (1924), The Freshman (1925), Movie Crazy (1932), and Mad Wednesday (1947).

Bibliography: See S. Lloyd and J. Vance, Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian (2002).

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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 in Safety Last (1923). His success waned in the sound era and he made his final film, Mad Wednesday, in 1947.

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