Harold Lloyd

Internet Movie Database Entry: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516001/. Some of his films:. Talent is not yet signed, but the producers are Jennifer Dana and Mark Gordon. He has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6301 Hollywood Blvd. Sony Pictures plans a remake of "Safety Last!" for release in 2006. Matt Moore died in Hollywood and was interred in the Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles. Lloyd was notorious for using his access to get young actresses to pose for him, and in 2004, his granddaughter Suzanne Lloyd produced a book of selections from his photographs, "Harold Lloyd's Hollywood Nudes in 3D!" (ISBN 1579123945). Once his brothers had made a name for themselves in the motion picture business, Matt Moore made his first movie in 1913 and continued to act in film regularly up to the time of his death.

Harold Lloyd has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, he was honored with his image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. He and his brothers Tom and Owen emigrated to America and all went on to Hollywood, California and to successful careers in motion pictures. Lloyd was usually about 20 feet above the ground, but the camera was positioned so that the top of the tunnel was out of shot, and in perspective Lloyd appeared to be hanging above the lower road about a hundred feet below. Matthew Moore (January 8, 1888 - January 20, 1960) was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. The documentary revealed that many of Lloyd's high-altitude stunts were performed on dummy buildings above the entrance to a road tunnel. I Bury The Living - (1957). Lloyd was the subject of a television documentary series, Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, which followed similar documentaries about the other two geniuses of the silent movies, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. An Affair To Remember - (1957).

He was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. The King's Thief - (1955). Lloyd died at the age of 77 from prostate cancer on March 8, 1971, in Beverly Hills, California, USA. The Last Time I Saw Paris - (1954). In 1952, Lloyd received a special Academy Award for being a "master comedian and good citizen.". Seven Brides For Seven Brothers - (1954). The films ignited a renewed interest in Lloyd's work. Executive Suite - (1954).

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). Latin Lovers - (1953). The film was a failure. Plymouth Adventure - (1952). In 1947, director Preston Sturges brought him out of retirement for one more film, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock. Three Guys Named Mike - (1951). By the 1940s, Lloyd was no longer active in the film industry. The Great Caruso - (1951).

Lloyd's autobiography, An American Comedy, was published in 1928. Malaya - (1950). Some of the earliest 2-color Technicolor tests were shot at his Beverly Hills home. The Big Hangover - (1950). Lloyd was involved with early color film experiments. That Forsyte Woman - (1949). Lloyd's home, "GreenAcres" has 44 rooms, 26 bathrooms, 12 fountains, 12 gardens and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Neptune's Daughter - (1949).

They also adopted Peggy in 1930. Wilson - (1944). 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. Santa Fe Marshal - (1940). Lloyd was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Range War - (1939). Lloyd soon began working with Thomas Edison's motion picture company, Universal, and eventually ended up with Hal Roach. Deluge - (1933).

Lloyd, born in Burchard, Nebraska, started acting in one-reel film comedies in 1912 in San Diego, California. Little Orphan Annie - (1932). 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. Rain - (1932). 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. The Front Page - (1931). Lloyd made nearly 500 comedy films, both silent and sound. Coquette - (1926) (Mary Pickford, his former sister in law, was the star of the film).

Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893 - March 8, 1971) was an American actor. White Tiger - (1923). The Dark Star - (1919). 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - (1916). The Pride Of The Clan - (1916).