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The Harold Lloyd encyclopedia / Annette D'Agostino Lloyd.
- Title
- The Harold Lloyd encyclopedia / Annette D'Agostino Lloyd.
- Author
- D'Agostino, Annette M.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN2287.L5 D35 2004 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- D'Agostino, Annette M.
- Description
- xi, 427 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "Harold Lloyd, born in 1893, became one of the greatest comic actors in America. This is a compendium of all things Lloyd, with entries on noteworthy persons, recurring themes, crucial elements of Lloyd's life (birth, education, marriage, family, hobbies, death, etc.), his prime co-stars and co-workers, the films that made him a legend (201 of them), and numerous other topics covering every facet of the man and the actor, all fully cross-referenced and accompanied by a vast collection of images and advertisements." "Lacking the vaudeville training of his chief contemporaries, Lloyd nonetheless grew quickly from a gag technician to a skilled actor. In 1917, he created his famed Glass Character, but a live bomb amongst the props maimed his hand two years later. Keeping his handicap hidden by use of a revolutionary prosthetic, he continued to both charm and enthrall audiences. "The action may be outlandish," he said of himself, "but the characters - most particularly the central character - must not be.""--BOOK JACKET.
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- ISBN
- 0786415142 (ilus. case bdg. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2003012977
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries