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During the fall of 1943 hosted and starred in the short-lived radio series, Old Gold Cigarettes Comedy Theater. Despite its failure, Lloyd is virtually the only silent-era movie star to host a network radio show.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies
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9 Print Biographies
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4 Articles
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Alternate Names:
Hal Lloyd
Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:
[In comedy] one situation leads to another - one 'gag' builds up its successor.We seek always to build up every situation to the 'topping-off' point. The top-off gag of any situation must always must have a greater force than any other in the sequence.
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Trivia:
Aside from two talking films,
The Milky Way &
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (AKA "The Sin of Harold Diddlebock"), all films from 1922 through
Grandma's Boy, were owned by Lloyd. Many of the pre-1920 shorts were lost in a nitrate explosion in his film vault in 1943 and are now considered lost. A limited number of films rights were sold to Time-Life in 1998...
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Trademark:
In the prime of his career, Lloyd's most famous role was the "Glasses" character, a young eager all-American man who was out to succeed in life and absolutely no physical obstacle would stand in his way as he risked life and limb to achieve his goals.
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Nickname:
Speedy
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Star Sign:
Aries
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