Elder Gays, Tell Me About Harold Lloyd Jr.
Born in 1931 to "The Third Genius" of silent-era Hollywood comedy, Harold Lloyd, he was twice engaged but never married (his second fiance canceled their wedding after finding him in bed with another man). Lloyd Jr. was a homosexual, who it seemed preferred rough trade. He would often return home bloodied & bruised after encounters with other men.
His father blamed his own absence for Jr.'s homosexuality, but understood his son's predilection for members of the same sex. Harold Lloyd Jr. was an alcoholic from his twenties, suffered a major stroke at age thirty-five, and died at forty, in 1971.
So have any of you seen any of his films? Did anyone here ever meet or know him? Rumors? I've only just discovered him, and would love to know!
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | April 22, 2022 8:06 PM
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He was hot and so was his dad.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | February 21, 2021 11:42 PM
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Here's a photo of Jr. from what appears to be the late 1950s, or early1960s. I agree R1 & R2. Jr. AND Sr. were both hot!
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 21, 2021 11:45 PM
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Old Hollywood was cruel to their gay actors
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 22, 2021 1:21 AM
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This LP was released just before his stroke.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | February 22, 2021 1:39 AM
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He was sexy. “ He would often return home bloodied & bruised after encounters with other men.”. What the fuck was happening.?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 22, 2021 1:44 AM
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This is the first I'm hearing about the Junior Lloyd, let alone the fact that he was gay.
And I should have known better because one of the films he appeared in was Girls Town, mercilessly ridiculed in one of my all-time favorite MST3K episodes.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | February 22, 2021 1:49 AM
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It looks trenchant and absorbing...
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | February 22, 2021 1:55 AM
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He looks a little like the young Jack Lemmon.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | February 22, 2021 1:59 AM
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The father was handsome which is why he wore glasses in his films. Jr not so much.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | February 22, 2021 2:29 AM
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Well, if he was in a movie with Mamie Van Doren, just ask her about him. She's all over Facebook and doesn't hold back on her opinions.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | February 22, 2021 2:31 AM
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Dad was a mega poon hound so it figures junior would be a poof.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | February 22, 2021 2:47 AM
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R6 Perhaps he had a fetish for rough trade...
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | February 22, 2021 3:47 AM
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[quote]He was sexy. “ He would often return home bloodied & bruised after encounters with other men.”. What the fuck was happening.?
Stupid guy tries to fuck straight guys who beat him up after he paid for everything, as per usual.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | February 22, 2021 4:49 AM
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His life sounds sad, poor man. A massive stroke at 40: what caused that?
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | February 22, 2021 5:09 AM
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He died barely three months after his father.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | February 22, 2021 6:02 AM
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Harold Lloyd was ultra conservative, but a devoted family man who spoiled his kids rotten. He was very accepting of Jr's gayness, even welcoming his son's lovers into the family
Lloyd also had one of Beverly Hills' most spectacular estates
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | February 22, 2021 8:21 AM
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R13 you mean like famed Lothario Warren Beatty whose first-born turned out to be a transman?
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | April 22, 2022 1:02 PM
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Harold Lloyd Sr.’s Safety Last is worth a watch for its famous scene of Harold hanging off a tall building. Being from 1923 it’s also interesting to see what L.A. looked like 100 years ago. HBO Max had it up in a very clear, crisp print.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | April 22, 2022 2:00 PM
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Excellent recommendation, R23! I read somewhere (or heard in a documentary) that some people fainted while watching this film. Here's a version I found on Youtube.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | April 22, 2022 8:06 PM
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