{"product_id":"harold-lloyd-magic-in-a-pair-of-horn-rimmed-glasses-by-annette-dagostino-lloyd-hardback","title":"HAROLD LLOYD: MAGIC IN A PAIR OF HORN-RIMMED GLASSES by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd (hardback)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Arial;\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Serif;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"MS Mincho\";\n\tpanose-1:2 2 6 9 4 2 5 8 3 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:128;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 134217746 0 131231 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Serif;\"\u003eVoted \"Best Book of 2009\" by \u003ci\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/i\u003e magazine!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Serif;\"\u003eYou know the films. You know the characters. You may even know the man behind the glasses, but do you really know the events that changed Harold Lloyd, the turning points in his life and career?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u2028\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Serif;\"\u003eFrom birth to death, Harold grew and evolved because of the things that were happening around him, and he was always aware of the importance of those events, the turning points that fashioned \u003ci\u003ethe magic: \u003c\/i\u003ethe coin toss that got him to California; meeting a fellow extra at Universal by the name of Hal Roach; creating his revolutionary Glasses Character; a death-defying bomb accident; patenting his legendary thrill comedies; building his Greenacres mansion; making a too-quick leap into sound film; taking perpetual control of his films; deciding to raise his granddaughter; leaving two film compilations for posterity; not allowing his films to be aired on early television; winning his Oscar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u2028\u2028\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Serif;\"\u003eFriends, family, and Harold Lloyd himself, together with author Annette D'Agostino Lloyd, tell the story that gives us a clear picture of this comedy legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Serif;\"\u003e“Just when you were wondering where that next Harold Lloyd bio is, it's here! Writer Lloyd (no relation), author of \u003ci\u003eThe Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e and webmistress of \u003cspan style=\"color: #386eff;\"\u003ewww.haroldlloyd.us\u003c\/span\u003e, takes another look into the career of the silent film comedian. Her book is \"dedicated to fans\" and has a fanzine feel. She extracts quotes from various interviews to give Harold's perspective, sprinkles \"fun facts\" throughout the text, explains the appeal of Lloyd's \"Glasses Character\" (an average guy in glasses can be funny without a costume), and offers synopses of various films. She further explores Lloyd's life and career trajectories, drawing on extensive research. A chronology is included. Readers may also be interested in Jeffrey Vance and Suzanne Lloyd's Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian and the three-volume \u003ci\u003eHarold Lloyd Comedy Collection\u003c\/i\u003e on DVD; \u003ci\u003eThe Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e will also be reissued in paperback this summer\/early fall. VERDICT For silent comedy fanatics and all Harold Lloyd fans.\" –Barbara Kundanis, Longmont P.L., CO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50211231760641,"sku":"fpx1787307985950","price":29.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/harold-lloyd-magic-in-a-pair-of-horn-rimmed-glasses-by-annette-dagostino-lloyd-h_1.jpg?v=1787307992","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/harold-lloyd-magic-in-a-pair-of-horn-rimmed-glasses-by-annette-dagostino-lloyd-hardback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}