Annette D'Agostino Lloyd
{{Short description|Author and historian on silent film and television}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Annette D'Agostino Lloyd
| image = Annette D'Agostino Lloyd, portrait, 2007.jpg
| caption = D'Agostino Lloyd, 2007
| birth_name = Annette Marie D'Agostino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|08|08}}
| birth_place = Staten Island, New York, U.S.
| alma_mater = St. John's University (New York)
| occupation = Silent film historian, legal secretary
| years_active = 1994–present
| website =
| spouse = Scott Lloyd (1999-present)
| children = 1
}}
Annette Marie Lloyd ({{nee}} D'Agostino; born August 8, 1962, Staten Island, New York{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2035258/|title=Annette Lloyd|website=IMDb}}) is a silent film historian and author of numerous books on silent film and television, particularly on the life and works of actor Harold Lloyd.
Between 2000-05 she was a celebrity biographer and production coordinator {{clarify|date=May 2017}} at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.Hollywood Forever Cemetery: The Official Directory, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 2003. She was formerly an adjunct professor of speech communication at Hofstra University and an adjunct professor of communication at William Paterson College.Harold Lloyd: A Bio-Bibliography, "About the Author" (p. 297).
Personal life
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D'Agostino married Scott Lloyd in 1999 but neither she nor her husband are related to actor Harold Lloyd. The couple has one child and reside in Edgewater, Florida.
Selected works
- The Lloyd Herald. (Harold Lloyd fan club magazine) (as Annette D'Agostino); self-published ({{ISSN|1084-8134}}), 1995-99.
- Harold Lloyd: A Bio-Bibliography (as Annette M. D'Agostino), Greenwood Press 1994; {{ISBN|0-313-28986-7}}.
- An Index to Short and Feature Film Reviews in the Moving Picture World: The Early Years, 1907 - 1915 (as Annette M. D'Agostino), Greenwood Press 1995; {{ISBN|0-313-29381-3}}.
- Filmmakers in The Moving Picture World: An Index of Articles, 1907-1927 (as Annette M. D'Agostino), McFarland 1997; {{ISBN|0-7864-0290-3}}.
- From Soap Stars to Superstars: Celebrities Who Started Out in Daytime Drama. (as Annette D'Agostino), Renaissance Books 1999; {{ISBN|1-58063-075-8}}.
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery: The Official Directory. A Visit with 135 Stars and Founders of Historic Hollywood. (as "Celebrity Biographer: Annette Lloyd, Production Coordinator"), Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 2003.
- The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia. (as Annette D'Agostino Lloyd), McFarland 2004; {{ISBN|0-7864-1514-2}}.
- Harold Lloyd's Rogues' Gallery (as Annette D'Agostino Lloyd; private publication), 2005.
- Harold Lloyd: Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses. (as Annette D'Agostino Lloyd), [http://www.bearmanormedia.com/harold-lloyd-magic-in-a-pair-of-horn-rimmed-glasses-by-annette-dagostino-lloyd BearManor Media] 2009; {{ISBN|978-1593933326}}.
=Contributing writer/researcher=
- "Harold Lloyd: A Look at the Legend", The Silent Film Newsletter, Vol. II, No.5, 1994.
- "Harold Lloyd: A Comic Genius Learns Comedy", Classic Images magazine, 1995.
- "Harold Lloyd's Leading Ladies: A Comparative Examination", The Silent Film Monthly, Vol. III, No.6, 1995
- "Silent Film Comedy as Redefined by Harold Lloyd", Films of the Golden Age (magazine), Winter 1997-98.
- Catalog for Screen Snapshots (film series) for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1998.
- Behind the Planet of the Apes, research, Van Ness Films (video documentary), 1998.
- Lost in Space Forever, research, Van Ness Films (video documentary), 1998.
- "Silent Cinema's Most Normal Guy", from The Hollywood Archive: The Hidden History of Hollywood in the Golden Age, Angel City Press, 2000.
- Silent Film Necrology, 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana. (Foreword by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd), McFarland 2001, 0-7864-1059-0.
- Liner Notes from The Harold Lloyd Collection, Vol. 1 (Slapstick Symposium) (as Virginia Lyon), Kino International, 2004.
- Behind the Silver Screen: Stories from Residents of the Motion Picture & Television Fund Retirement Community (as Contributing Writer), Variety Custom Publishing, 2005.
- "The Thrill of It All: The Man Who Dared", Variety, Custom Publishing, Commemorative Issue on Harold Lloyd, 2005.
- "All-American Boy Makes Good: The Life of Harold Lloyd", Variety Custom Publishing, Commemorative Issue on Harold Lloyd, 2005.
- "Sheen on Dean", Variety Custom Publishing, Commemorative Issue on James Dean, 2005.
- A Review of "Flickers of Desire: Movie Stars of the 1910s", Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 30:3, 235-40 ({{ISSN|1050-9208}} [Print], 1543-5326 [Online]), 2013
- "The Moving Picture World: Where Everything Old Is New Again", [https://silentfilmquarterly.com/purchase-single-issues/fall-2015-issue-1/ The Silent Film Quarterly], Fall 2015.
- Bebe Daniels: Hollywood’s Good Little Bad Girl by Charles Epting. (Foreword by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd), McFarland 2016, 978-1-4766-6374-6.
Documentary appearances
- The Welsh in Hollywood. Alfresco TV for ITV (UK), 1999.
- R.I.P.: Great Cemeteries of the World – Hollywood Forever. Minds Eye Entertainment for The Travel Channel, 2002.
- From Soap to Stardom. E! Entertainment TV, 2003.
- Hollywood: Ghosts and Gravesites. Delta Entertainment for The Discovery Channel, 2003
- They Started on Soaps, I, II and III. SOAPNet, 2003.
- Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler. Delta Entertainment (DVD), 2005.
- Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover. Delta Entertainment (DVD), 2005.
- The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection. Audio commentary and supplemental material, New Line Home Entertainment, (DVD), 2005; {{ISBN|0-7806-5288-6}}.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150508123349/http://laurelandhardyshop.com/halroach_engl.html The Lot of Fun: Where the Movies Learned to Laugh]
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6760008 Harold Lloyd: Hollywood's Timeless Comedy Genius]
References
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External links
- [http://www.haroldlloyd.us Annette Lloyd's original HaroldLloyd.com content, with updates]
- {{IMDb name|2035258}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722235914/http://24caret.net/annettelloyd.html 24Caret Editorial Consulting], Annette Lloyd's Full Bibliography via web.archive.org
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynuOQvVaFMo Harold Lloyd's LA Locations: Annette Lloyd gives a tour of film locations in downtown Los Angeles] via YouTube.com
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98TynmB_i9k Annette D'Agostino Lloyd at KSFF 2011 (speaking at the Kansas Silent Film Festival, 2011)]
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Category:American film historians
Category:Celebrity biographers
Category:Writers from Staten Island
Category:St. John's University (New York City) alumni
Category:Hofstra University faculty
Category:William Paterson University faculty
Category:American women historians