Harold Lloyd

He was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. In the 1960s, rumors about his sexual orientation began to spread, prompting Hollywood's increasing reluctance to cast him in A-list movies. Lloyd died at the age of 77 from prostate cancer on March 8, 1971, in Beverly Hills, California, USA. Mineo's slightly exotic good looks also earned him roles such as those of an Indian boy in Tonka or of a Jewish emigrant in Otto Preminger's Exodus, for which he received another Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. In 1952, Lloyd received a special Academy Award for being a "master comedian and good citizen.". Mineo was later reunited with Dean in Giant, albeit only in a few scenes. The films ignited a renewed interest in Lloyd's work. While explicit mention of homosexuality was not permissible in Hollywood movies at the time, the reportedly bisexual James Dean dared Mineo to let his real-life desires for Dean shine through considerably in the scenes between them.

In 1952 Lloyd produced two compilation films, featuring scenes from his old comedies, Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy and The Funny Side of Life (1953). After a few lesser films, his breakthrough was Rebel Without A Cause (1955), in which he gave an impressive performance as "John 'Plato' Crawford", the unstated but apparently gay teenager smitten with James Dean's "Jim Stark". The film was a failure. He also played the young prince opposite Yul Brynner in the stage musical The King And I. In 1947, director Preston Sturges brought him out of retirement for one more film, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock. In 1950, he had his first stage appearance in The Rose Tattoo, a play by Tennessee Williams. By the 1940s, Lloyd was no longer active in the film industry. Mineo, born in The Bronx, New York City as the son of Sicilian emigrants, was enrolled by his mother in dancing and acting school at an early age.

Lloyd's autobiography, An American Comedy, was published in 1928. Salvatore Mineo, Jr. (January 10, 1939 - February 12, 1976) was an American actor and theater director, famous for his Academy Award-nominated performance opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without A Cause. Some of the earliest 2-color Technicolor tests were shot at his Beverly Hills home. Lloyd was involved with early color film experiments. Lloyd's home, "GreenAcres" has 44 rooms, 26 bathrooms, 12 fountains, 12 gardens and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

They also adopted Peggy in 1930. Lloyd married his leading lady, Mildred Davis, in February of 1923, with whom he had two children; Gloria, born in 1923, and Harold, born in 1931. Lloyd was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Lloyd soon began working with Thomas Edison's motion picture company, Universal, and eventually ended up with Hal Roach.

Lloyd, born in Burchard, Nebraska, started acting in one-reel film comedies in 1912 in San Diego, California. Lloyd did his own stunts and worked without safety nets, even after severely injuring his right hand in a 1919 accident with a prop bomb. Lloyd is best known for his extended chase sequences that included daredevil physical feats like climbing the sides of tall buildings, hanging precariously from clocks, flagpoles and ledges. Lloyd made nearly 500 comedy films, both silent and sound.

Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893 - March 8, 1971) was an American actor.