Frank Lloyd


Frank William George Lloyd 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, a part-talkie and a full talkie. 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.
In 1957 he was awarded the George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.
On 8 February 1960, Lloyd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry, at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard.

Personal life

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

Selected filmography