About Lloyd French
Lived 1900 – 1950 (aged 50). Lloyd French was an American film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
Lloyd French (January 11, 1900 – May 24, 1950) was an American director of short films, most of them comedies. His best remembered films are several Laurel and Hardy comedies in the 1930s. He also made several musical short films featuring many bandleaders of the day; in the 1940s he also directed several shorts starring Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol; he made his last film in 1946.
French was born in San Francisco, California and died in Beverly Hills, California of heart disease.
Partial Filmography (With Laurel and Hardy): That's My Wife (1929) The Midnight Patrol (1933) Busy Bodies (1933) Dirty Work (1933) Oliver the Eighth (1934)
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Who was Lloyd French?
American film director (1900–1950)
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Lloyd French was born on 11 January 1900 in San Francisco.
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Lloyd French died on 24 May 1950 in Beverly Hills.
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Lloyd French was a film director, screenwriter, director and writer.
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Lloyd French was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lloyd French. https://biography.guide/lloyd-french-film-director/
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