Unsourced material Article has been tagged for needing sources long term Feel free to reinsert the below material with appropriate references class navbox collapsible style text align left border 1px solid silver margin top 0 2em style background color CFC Early life style border solid 1px silver padding 8px background color white Lloyd was born in Burchard Nebraska to James Darsie Lloyd 1865 1947 and Elizabeth Fraser 1869 1941 Harold s paternal great grandparents were all from Wales Young Harold was named for his paternal grandfather Harold had an older brother Gaylord 1888 1943 five years his senior Like his younger brother Gaylord acted in motion pictures but his career was nowhere near as renowned as Harold s Among other roles he acted in 1921 s Disraeli starring the famous George Arliss With Harold s help there were even efforts to turn him into a comedy star He eventually went on to become a film executive When Harold was a child his parents divorced and Lloyd chose to stay with his father Despite this he and his brother always remained close to their mother Harold s father was always dreaming up grand get rich quick schemes that ended in disasters They eventually ended up in Omaha where Lloyd had his first acting experience in a local stock company He attended East High School and San Diego High School and received his stage training at the School of Dramatic Art San Diego In 1912 his father J Darsie Foxy Lloyd was awarded the then massive sum of 6 000 in a personal injury judgment although this was split evenly between Lloyd and his lawyer after being run over by an Omaha beer truck Reportedly on the toss of a coin Heads is New York or Nashville or where I decide tails is San Diego he and Lloyd moved west Lloyd had acted in various Vaudeville acts in theaters since boyhood and started acting in one reel film comedies shortly after moving to California He soon began working with Thomas Edison s motion picture company and eventually formed a partnership with fellow struggling actor and director Hal Roach who had formed his own studio in 1913 The hard working Lloyd became the most successful of Roach s comic actors between 1915 and 1919 Davis retired from acting in 1923 the year she and Lloyd were married and Jobyna Ralston became Lloyd s co star From 1915 to 1917 Lloyd and Roach created more than 60 one reel comedies