See Also: Lloyd, Harold(encyclopedia)
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Harold II(encyclopedia)
Harold I(encyclopedia)
Arlen, Harold(encyclopedia)
Bloom, Harold(encyclopedia)
Macmillan, Harold(encyclopedia)
Macmillan, Harold(dictionary)
Washington, Harold(encyclopedia)
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Lloyd, Harold (sh)




born April 20, 1893, Burchard, Neb., U.S.
died March 8, 1971, Hollywood, Calif.

U.S. film comedian.

He began to appear in one-reel comedies in 1913 and mastered the comic chase scene as a member of Mack Sennett's troupe. He joined Hal Roach's company and created his Lonesome Luke character in popular movies such as Just Nuts (1915). He developed his trademark white-faced character wearing round glasses in 1918. Noted for his use of physical danger as a source of laughter, he performed his own daring stunts, hanging from the hands of a clock far above the street in Safety Last (1923) and standing in for a football tackling-dummy in The Freshman (1925). He was the highest paid star of the 1920s. He received a special Academy Award in 1952.