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Order Number
00110719
Title
Shrine
'
First
family
'
fetes
visitors
Collection ID
Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession
HE
box
330
Date
1950
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;21
x
26
cm
.
Notes
Photograph
was
edited
for
publication
purposes
.
Historical Data
Harold
Lloyd
was
born
on
April
20
,
1893
in
Burchard
Nebraska
. He was an
American
actor
,
comedian
,
film
director
,
producer
,
screenwriter
, and
stunt
performer
who
is
best
known
for his
silent
comedy
films
. He was also a
founding
member
of the
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
. He was
one
of the
most
popular
actors
of the
silent
film
era
along
with
Buster
Keaton
and
Charlie
Chaplin
.
Lloyd's
performance
hanging
from the
hands
of a
clock
high
above
the
street
in
Safety
Last
!
(1923)
is
one
of the
most
iconic
images
in
all
of
cinema
.
Lloyd
began
acting
at the
age
of
20
and
became
friends
with
filmmaker
Hal
Roach
. In
1919
he was
seriously
injured
while
holding
what he
thought
was a
prop
bomb
.
It
exploded
,
causing
him to
lose
the
thumb
and
forefinger
of his
right
hand
. By
1921
Lloyd
and
Roach
moved
from
short
films
to
feature
length
comedies
. The
films
were
popular
and
highly
profitable
,
making
him
one
of the
wealthiest
and
most
influential
figures
in
early
Hollywood
.
Lloyd
married
actress
Mildred
Davis
on
Saturday
,
February
10
,
1923
in
Los
Angeles
. The
couple
had
three
children
(one
adopted)
.
After
the
silent
film
era
, his
popularity
waned
and he
basically
retired
from
film
. In
1944
he
became
director
and
host
of a
radio
anthology
series
that
lasted
only
one
season
. He
became
involved
in
civic
and
charity
work
and
experimented
with
photography
. He
died
on
March
8
,
1971.
;
Mildred
Hillary
Davis
was
born
on
February
22
,
1901
in
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
. She was an
American
actress
who
appeared
in
many
of
Harold
Lloyd's
classic
silent
comedies
and
eventually
became
his
wife
. She was
very
active
in the
Beverly
Hills
social
scene
often
hosting
parties
at their
Beverly
Hills
mansion
,
Greenacres
. She
died
on
August
18
,
1969
.
Mildred
Gloria
Lloyd
, the
eldest
Lloyd
child
, was
born
in
1924
. She
became
a
model
and
actress
and
died
in
2012
.
Marjorie
Elizabeth
"
Peggy
"
Lloyd
was
born
in
1925
and was
adopted
by the
Lloyds
in
1930
. She was also a
model
and
actress
. She
died
in
1986.Mildred
Gloria
Lloyd
, the
eldest
Lloyd
child
, was
born
in
1924
. She
became
a
model
and
actress
and
died
in
2012
.
Marjorie
Elizabeth
"
Peggy
"
Lloyd
was
born
in
1925
and was
adopted
by the
Lloyds
in
1930
. She was also a
model
and
actress
. She
died
in
1986
.
Harold
Lloyd
,
Jr
. was
born
in
1931
and as an
adult
sang
,
acted
in a
few
films
and
worked
in
production
in
some
of his
father's
compilation
films
. He was
gay
,
which
his
parents
accepted
, but he
led
a
troubled
life
,
finding
it
difficult
to
live
in the
shadow
of his
famous
dad
. He
died
in
1971
, not
long
after
his
father.
; The
Shriners
, or
Ancient
Arabic
Order
of the
Nobles
of the
Mystic
Shrine
(A.A.O.N.M.S.)
, were
established
in the
U.S
. in
1870
as an
appendant
body
to
Freemasonry
. In
order
to be
eligible
for
membership
in the
Shrine
, a
person
must
be a
Master
Mason
in the
Freemasonry
Fraternity
.
Masons
, or
Freemasons
, are
members
of the
oldest
and
largest
fraternity
in the
world
. The
basic
,
local
organizational
unit
of
Freemasonry
is
the
lodge
, and
lodges
are
supervised
at the
regional
level
by a
Grand
Lodge
.
Each
Grand
Lodge
is
independent
, and they
do
not
necessarily
recognize
each
other
as
being
legitimate
. The
Freemason
motto
is
"
better
men
make
a
better
world.
"
Freemasonry
stresses
honor
,
personal
responsibility
and
personal
integrity
and there
is
an
obligation
placed
on
every
Mason
to
contribute
to
charity
.
Description
Photograph
caption
dated
June
19
,
1950
reads
"
Imperial
Potentate
Harold
Lloyd
is
pictured
with
present--and
future--members
of his
family
as they
hosted
top
Shrine
officials
and
families
at a '
family
picnic
' in
Biltmore
Hotel
.
Left
to
right
are
daughter
,
Gloria
, and
fiance
,
William
Guasti
;
Lloyd
and
wife
;
son
,
Harold
jr.
;
daughter
,
Peggy
, and
husband
, A.
Batrlett
(sic)
Ross
jr
.
It
was
convention's
smartest
social
event.
" The
group
is
standing
in
front
of a
sign
on an
easel
that
reads
"
Welcome
to the
family
party
picnic
grounds.
" The
group
is
dressed
formally
, the
women
have
flowers
adorning
their
gowns
and the
men
are
wearing
tuxedos
.
Harold
Lloyd
is
wearing
a
Shriner's
fez
. The
Biltmore
Hotel
is
located
in
Downtown
Los
Angeles
.
Subject
Lloyd, Harold,--1893-1971.
Davis, Mildred,--1900?-1969.
Lloyd, Harold,--Jr.,--1931-1971.
Lloyd, Mildred Gloria.
Lloyd, Marjorie Elizabeth.
Millennium Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--Presidents.
Freemasons.
Families--California--Los Angeles.
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States.
Men--California--Los Angeles--Societies and clubs.
Fraternal organizations--California--Los Angeles.
Comedians--United States.
Flowers--California--Los Angeles.
Fezzes--California--Los Angeles.
Signs and signboards--California--Los Angeles.
Men--California--Los Angeles.
Hotels--California--Los Angeles.
Women--California--Los Angeles.
Children of celebrities--United States.
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs.
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
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http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
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