Name
Lloyd, Harold, 1893-1971 (Interviewee)
Franklin, Joan (Interviewer)
Franklin, Robert (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Harold Lloyd, 1959
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Harold Lloyd, 1959
Abstract
Introduction to film; reminiscences of early career: Hal Roach, Mack Sennett; creation of Lonesome Luke, use of horn-rimmed glasses as trademark; discussion of films, "Grandma's Voice," filming of "Safety Last"; conversion to sound, progress in film, making of his first sound film, silent film theory; "Mad Wednesday," and Preston Sturges. Audio is comprised of the interview and the narrator's excer pts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies"
Collection Name
Popular arts project
Subjects
Comedians--United States; Actors; Motion picture industry; Motion pictures--Production and direction; Sound motion pictures; Motion picture acting; Silent films; Lloyd, Harold, 1893-1971
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1959
Physical Description
76 pages
Note (Biographical)
Film comedian, director
Note
Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
11733933
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-x1m3-dy92
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.