Lloyd Hughes (actor)

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Lloyd Hughes
Hughes in 1923
Born	(1897-10-21)October 21, 1897 Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.
Died	June 6, 1958(1958-06-06) (aged 60) San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1918–1939
Spouse(s)	Gloria Hope ​ ​ (m. 1921; his death 1958)​
Children	2

Lloyd Hughes (October 21, 1897 – June 6, 1958) was an American actor of both the silent and sound film eras.

Life and career[]

Born in Bisbee, Arizona, Hughes received his education at the Los Angeles Polytechnic School. He sought a career as an actor early in life, and his clean-cut appearance and ability soon gained him recognition. His first role as leading man was opposite Mary Pickford in Tess of the Storm Country. Other roles included Love Never Dies opposite Madge Bellamy, and The Lost World with Wallace Beery and Bessie Love. He made the transition to sound, and worked as an actor through the late 1930s, including a role with John Barrymore in the 1930 film, Moby Dick.

Personal life[]

Hughes met his wife, Gloria Hope, on the set of Tess of the Storm Country. The couple had two children: a boy, Donald, and a girl, Isabel.

Death[]

Hughes died on June 6, 1958.

Filmography[]

Hughes, c. 1922

With Jacqueline Gadsden in The Mysterious Island (1929)

With Lewis Stone and Bessie Love in The Lost World (1925)

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External links[]

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