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HAROLD LLOYD
Harold Lloyd built this beautiful home for his bride, Mildred Davis.
[HEN one hears the name of Harold Lloyd one gets a mental picture of achievement and success, but not everyone knows how the young comedian reached the highest place in the screen comedy field.
He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, nor suddenly "discovered" and made famous overnight.
He was born in Burchard, Neb., twentynine years ago. During his school years he had a number of "side lines," such as selling popcorn, paper routes, teaching dramatics, etc.. not so much for amusement as in order to help along family finances.
It was shortly after he left school that the family was again in pecuniary difficulties and Lloyd was anxious to help. He thought of the movies and went to Universal City to try to get work as an extra, for $5 a day seemed very much money. After some difficulties he did secure work there.
On the Universal lot Lloyd met Hal E. Roach, and the two boys became good friends, although their ambitions differed. Lloyd's being success as a character actor, and Roach's, directing and producing.
While working on the Universal lot Lloyd was very happy, but after a few months the company decided to lower extra wages to $3 a day. This disgusted Harold and he left. Coming to the Oz company, which was producing "The Wizard of Oz" stories, he again met Roach. Roach had just come into an inheritance and was able to realize his ambition of being a producer. Lloyd was engaged at $50 per week and felt very lucky.
This was a number of years ago. Harold Lloyd made a number of one-reel comedies; then two-reelers, and later four, five and six-reel features.
His latest effort, "Safety Last," is in seven reels.
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