Scarce vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 photo of Lloyd by the Woodbury Studio of Los Angeles, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "To Dave Horsky, with gratitude, Frank Lloyd.” In very good to fine condition, with two light bends, and an emulsion stain affecting Lloyd's shoulder and lapel. Lloyd is rare in any form, with this being the first signed picture of him that we have ever offered.
Scotland's first Academy Award winner, Lloyd (1886-1960) holds a unique place 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), winning for the former. He was nominated and won again in 1933 for his adaptation of Noel 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 Arts & Sciences.
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