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Frank Lloyd (other)
Frank Lloyd (1886–1960) was a British-American film director, scriptwriter, producer and actor. Frank Lloyd may also refer to: *Frank Lloyd (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1945), English footballer for Arsenal and Aston Villa *Frank Lloyd (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2009), English footballer for Bradford City *Frank Lloyd (actor) (1928–1995), Australian-born actor *Frank Eric Lloyd (1909–1992), Rhodesian author *Frank Lloyd (horn player) (born 1952), English horn player and teacher *Frank Lloyd, English newspaper publishing magnate, son of publisher Edward Lloyd (publisher), Edward Lloyd See also *Francis Lloyd (other) *Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), American architect {{human name disambiguation, Lloyd, Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Lloyd
Frank William George Lloyd (2 February 1886 – 10 August 1960) was a British-born American film director, actor, scriptwriter, and producer. He was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and was its president from 1934 to 1935. Biography Lloyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland. 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 silent film (''The Divine Lady''), a part-talkie (''Weary River'') and a full talkie ('' Drag''). He won for ''The Divine Lady''. He was nominated and won again in 1933 for his adaptation of Noël Coward'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 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |