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Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Acting
18 Apr 1893
08 Mar 1971
Burchard, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Harold Lloyd (April 18, 1893 –March 8, 1971) was an American actor. He has been called the cinema’s “first man in space.” His comedy wasn’t imported from Vaudeville or the British Music Hall like his contemporaries, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Harold learned to use the camera the way other comics used a bowler hat or a funny walk. In 1917 he shed the comedic clown personas prevalent in comedy for hundreds of years and pioneered romantic comedy by the ordinary guy up on the screen –- a gu...

Also Known As

Hal Lloyd, 해럴드 로이드, Harold Clayton Lloyd

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