Harold C. Lloyd

(1893-1971) born at Burchard, Pawnee County. Actor, one of great silent film comedians in 1920s, appeared in over 200 films during his career, owned a mansion called Greenacres, appeared on cover of Time, July 25, 1949 and October 15, 1990, recipient of Honorary Academy Award in 1952 for lifetime achievement and good citizenship. Consult Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Vol 20 (Gale, 1999) 258-261 and American National Biography, Vol 13 (1999) 787-788 and Lincoln Journal Star, May 11, 2003, pp. F-1, F-6.

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