Frank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a British-born

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film director, actor, scriptwriter, and producer. He was among the founders of the

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, and was its president from 1934 to 1935.

Biography

Lloyd was born in

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. His mother Jane was Scottish and his father Edmund was Welsh. Lloyd started his career as a singer and stage actor in London. He is Scotland's first Academy Award winner and is unique in film history, having received three Oscar nominations in 1929 for his work on a

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(''

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''), a

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('' Weary River'') and a full

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('' Drag''). He won for ''The Divine Lady''. He was nominated and won again in 1933 for his adaptation of

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's '' Cavalcade'' and received a further Best Director nomination in 1935 for perhaps his most successful film, '' Mutiny on the Bounty''. Lloyd is credited with being a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. In 1957, he was awarded the George Eastman Award, given by

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for distinguished contribution to the art of film. On 8 February 1960, Lloyd received a star on the

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for his contributions to the motion pictures industry, at 6667

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Personal life

Frank Lloyd was married to actress Alma Haller from 11 July 1913, until her death on 16 March 1952. By 1955, Lloyd married Virginia Kellogg, and remained married until Lloyd's death on 10 August 1960 at age 74. Lloyd was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in

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Selected filmography

*'' Damon and Pythias'' (1914) (actor) * '' The Test'' (1914) (actor) (short) * '' The Spy'' (1914) (actor) * '' The Opened Shutters'' (1914) (actor) *'' The Black Box'' (1915) (actor) *'' The Gentleman from Indiana'' (1915) *''

Jane Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * Jane (1915 film), ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * Jane (2016 film), ''Jane'' (20 ...

'' (1915) *'' The Reform Candidate'' (1915) * ''

Sins of Her Parent ''Sins of Her Parent'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Gladys Brockwell, William Clifford and Carl von Schiller.Solomon p.236 Cast * Gladys Brockwell as Adrian Gardiner / Valerie Marchmont * William C ...

'' (1916) *'' The Tongues of Men'' (1916) *'' The Code of Marcia Gray'' (1916) *''

The Intrigue ''The Intrigue'' is a surviving 1916 silent film drama produced by Pallas Pictures and released through Paramount Pictures. Frank Lloyd directed the film which was written by Julia Crawford Ivers and photographed by her son James Van Trees. The ...

'' (1916) *''

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'' (1916) *'' The Call of the Cumberlands'' (1916) *'' Madame la Presidente'' (1916) *''

The Making of Maddalena ''The Making of Maddalena'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by L. V. Jefferson based upon a play by Samuel Service and Mary Service. The film stars Edna Goodrich, Forrest Stanley, Howard Davies, J ...

'' (1916) *''

An International Marriage ''An International Marriage'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by George Broadhurst. The film stars Rita Jolivet, Marc Robbins, Elliott Dexter, Grace Carlyle, Olive White, and Courtenay Foote. The fil ...

'' (1916) *'' The Stronger Love'' (1916) *''

'' (1916) *'' The World and the Woman'' (1916) *''

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'' (1917) *'' The Kingdom of Love'' (1917) *'' The Heart of a Lion'' (1917) *'' Les Miserables'' (1917) *'' When a Man Sees Red'' (1917) *'' American Methods'' (1917) *'' The Price of Silence'' (1917) *''

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'' (1918) *'' For Freedom'' (1918) *''

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'' (1918) *'' The Blindness of Divorce'' (1918) *''

The Loves of Letty ''The Loves of Letty'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Frank Lloyd. Based on the play ''Letty'' by Arthur Wing Pinero, the film features Pauline Frederick in the title role. It was ...

'' (1919) *''

The World and Its Woman ''The World and Its Woman'' is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd. Opera singer Geraldine Farrar and her husband Lou Tellegen star. Plot As described in an adaptation of the ...

'' (1919) *'' Pitfalls of a Big City'' (1919) *'' The Man Hunter'' (1919) *''

Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen twelve times over sixty-fiv ...

'' (1920) *'' The Silver Horde'' (1920) *''

The Woman in Room 13 ''The Woman in Room 13'' is a lost 1920 American silent mystery drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Pauline Frederick. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and is based on a Broadway play of the same name, ''The Woma ...

'' (1920) * '' The Great Lover'' (1920) *''

The Invisible Power ''The Invisible Power'' is a 1921 American crime melodrama film directed by Frank Lloyd and released by Goldwyn Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Sid Chambers (Peters), a thief, is released from prison and rejoins his pals at a Gr ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Grim Comedian ''The Grim Comedian'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Phoebe Hunt, Jack Holt, and Gloria Hope.Munden p. 316 Plot As described in a film magazine, an automobile passenger tells an old man a tale, while ...

'' (1921) *'' The Man from Lost River'' (1921) *'' Roads of Destiny'' (1921) *''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...

'' (1922) *'' The Eternal Flame'' (1922) *'' The Sin Flood'' (1922) *''

Black Oxen ''Black Oxen'' is a 1923 American silent fantasy / romantic drama film starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, and Clara Bow. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the film is based on the controversial best-selling 1923 novel of the same name by Gertru ...

'' (1923) *'' The Voice from the Minaret'' (1923) *''

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'' (1923) *'' Ashes of Vengeance'' (1923) *''

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'' (1924) *''

The Silent Watcher ''The Silent Watcher'' is a lost 1924 American silent melodrama film directed by Frank Lloyd. It stars Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love. It was produced by Frank Lloyd Productions/ First National and distributed by First National Pictures. It was ...

'' (1924) *'' Her Husband's Secret'' (1925) *'' The Splendid Road'' (1925) *'' Winds of Chance'' (1925) *'' The Wise Guy'' (1926) *''

The Eagle of the Sea ''The Eagle of the Sea'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd, starring Florence Vidor and featuring Boris Karloff in an uncredited role. Incomplete prints of the film exist. Cast See also * List of American films of ...

'' (1926) *'' Children of Divorce'' (1927) *''

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'' (1928) *''

'' (1929) * ''

Young Nowheres ''Young Nowheres'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Richard Barthelmess, Marian Nixon and Bert Roach. It was produced and released by First National Pictures with Vitaphone soundtrack. It was released in silent ...

'' (1929) *'' Weary River'' (1929) *'' Drag'' (1929) *'' Dark Streets'' (1929) *'' The Lash'' (1930) *''

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'' (1930) *''

The Age for Love ''The Age for Love'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film (now lost) directed by Frank Lloyd based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Ernest Pascal. The film was a vehicle for Howard Hughes' mistress Billie Dove. The film was a commerc ...

'' (1931) *'' East Lynne'' (1931) *''

A Passport to Hell ''A Passport to Hell'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Leon Gordon and Bradley King. The film stars Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Warner Oland, Alexander Kirkland, Donald Crisp and Earle Foxe. The film ...

'' (1932) *'' Cavalcade'' (1933) *''

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'' (1933) *'' Hoop-La'' (1933) *'' Servants' Entrance'' (1934) *'' Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935) *'' Under Two Flags'' (1936) *''

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'' (1937) *''

Maid of Salem ''Maid of Salem'' is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Frank Lloyd, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. Plot It tells the story of a young girl in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, who has an affair with an adventurer. ...

'' (1937) *'' If I Were King'' (1938) *'' Rulers of the Sea'' (1939) *'' The Howards of Virginia'' (1940) *'' This Woman is Mine'' (1941) *''

The Lady from Cheyenne ''The Lady from Cheyenne'' is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold. Plot In the 1860s, after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia Quaker school teacher h ...

'' (1941) *'' The Spoilers'' (1942) (producer) *'' Forever and a Day'' (1943) *'' Blood on the Sun'' (1945) *'' The Shanghai Story'' (1954) *'' The Last Command'' (1955)

References

External links

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Frank Lloyd Films website
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