Lloyd, Frank, 1887-1960

Frank Lloyd was a Scotish-born film director and co-founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was born on February 02, 1888 in Glasgow, Scotland before moving to London, England to performed musical comedies and operettas in theaters. In 1909, he arrived in Canada to work installing telegraph lines before returning to stage plays. In 1913, he moved to Hollywood, California, where he proceeded to direct dozens of films during his career. Of his films, he directed the Howard Hughes-produced film The Age For Love.

Lloyd died on August 10, 1960 in Santa Monica, California.

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"Frank Lloyd." Find a Grave. September 10, 2000. Accessed October 21, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12372/frank-lloyd

Genealogical research on "Frank William George Lloyd." Accessed October 21, 2021 on Ancestry.com

"Lloyd, Screen Director, Dies at 73." Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1960. Accessed October 21, 2021.

Pawlak, Debra Ann. Bringing Up oscar: The Story of the Men and Women Who Founded the Academy. New York: Pegasus Books, 2011.