The History Buff, 17509 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347 
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Harold Lloyd
American Actor & Academy Award Winner
Beautiful Vintage signature, c. 1930s
 
Harold Clayton Lloyd (1893-1971). Famed an American Actor & Academy Award Winner (1952). Vintage Signature on album page measuring approximately 3 in. by 5 in, no place or date but circa early 1930s. Boldly signed : " Harold Lloyd".
 
Lloyd made nearly 500 comedy films, both silent and sound. 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. He did his own stunts and worked without safety nets.
 
Lloyd began working with Thomas Edison's motion picture company, Universal, and eventually ended up with Hal Roach. Lloyd was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He received a special Academy Award in 1952, for being a "master comedian."

Overall, in very good condition.Autograph of Bruce Cabot (1904-1972), famed John Wayne sidekick on verso $250

 


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