Harold Lloyd Jr.

Harold Clayton Lloyd Jr. (January 25, 1931 – June 9, 1971) was an American actor and singer.

Harold Lloyd Jr.
Harold Lloyd Jr. in The Flaming Urge
Born
Harold Clayton Lloyd Jr.

(1931-01-25)January 25, 1931
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 1971(1971-06-09) (aged 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, singer
Years active1950–1965
Parent(s)Harold Lloyd
Mildred Davis

Career

The second child and only son of the silent film comedian Harold Lloyd and actress Mildred Davis, Lloyd made several B-movies in the 1950s and 1960s, including The Flaming Urge (1953) (one of only two starring roles) and Frankenstein's Daughter (1958). In 1959, he had a role in the film Girls Town, which features the son of another famous silent movie comedian, Charles Chaplin Jr. He was given production roles in the compilations of his father's films, released in the early 1960s. As a singer, he performed in several films, had moderate successes in cabaret in Hollywood and elsewhere, and released an album of romantic ballads in 1965 titled Intimate Style.

Personal life

Lloyd (known as Dukey to his family) found it very difficult to live in the shadow of his very famous father, and was an alcoholic from his twenties onward.[1] In addition, he struggled with his homosexuality at a time when it was considered socially unacceptable. Author Tom Dardis notes that Lloyd Sr. was understanding about his son's sexuality, all the more so given Lloyd Jr.'s tendency toward violent lovers. Consequently, the younger Lloyd often returned to Greenacres, the family estate, battered and bruised after his encounters. His father's tolerance had its limits, however, and (in not an uncommon attitude at the time) Lloyd Sr. blamed his own absences during his son's childhood for his sexuality.[2] In 1953, he briefly was engaged to the Chilean actress Marina Cisternas. In 1960, he was again engaged, this time to Parisian socialite Irene Barrelet deRicou, daughter of French tennis player Paul Barrelet de Ricou and socialite Louise Barrelet de Ricou.[3] Irene was warned by many, including Bing Crosby, not to marry Lloyd, but it wasn't until she caught him with another man that the wedding was canceled. He had a home in Palm Springs, California [4]

Death

Lloyd suffered a massive stroke in 1965 from which he never fully recovered. He died on June 9, 1971 at the age of 40, three months after the death of his father.[5] He was interred with his parents in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum's Begonia Corridor at Glendale Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1950Our Very OwnStudentUncredited
1953The Flaming UrgeTom Smith
1955A Yank in ErmineButch
1958Father Knows BestJoelCredited television appearance
1958Frankenstein's DaughterDon
1959Girls TownChip Gardner
1960Platinum High SchoolCharlie-Boy Cable
1960Sex Kittens Go to CollegePoliceman
1962Married Too YoungTommy Blaine
1965Mutiny in Outer SpaceSgt. Andrews(final film role)

References
  1. Dardis, Tom (1983). Harold Lloyd: The Man on the Clock. Viking. ISBN 0-14-007555-0.
  2. Lambro, Phillip (2007) Close Encounters of the Worst Kind. Lulu.com ISBN 978-1-4303-0401-2
  3. Long Beach Independent newspaper, Saturday, April 9, 1960
  4. |lccn=2008022210 |url=http://www.barricadebooks.com/index.php/books/single/a_city_comes_out/ |oclc=209646547 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617074829/http://www.barricadebooks.com/index.php/books/single/a_city_comes_out |archivedate=2013-06-17 }}
  5. "Harold Lloyd Jr. Dies; Actor, Son of Comedy Star (Published 1971)". The New York Times. 10 June 1971. Retrieved 20 December 2020. (NYT Paid Archive)
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