Ann Forrest by Ball

Chester Morris attributed to Russell Ball

Photos by Russell Ball (1891-1942)

Some familiar faces…

Billie Burke (Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, 1884-1970), who was married to Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. 1914-32.

Mary Forbes

Ralph Forbes

Ben Lyon

Academy Founders 4

N.B. The member numbers follow The Internet Movie Database's list order announcing the Academy in January 1927.

4. Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) of the Actors Branch, in a photo attributed to Russell Ball (1891-1942).

A comedy star of the same wattage as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, Lloyd specialized in a comedy of dangerous pratfalls — he was the “normal” youth in every group, the one whose disasters were both funny and educational.

The long sunset of his career was marked by continuing relevance in industry and Hollywood society circles; the Lloyds’ “Greenacres” was, like the Fairbankses’ “Pickfair,” a local showplace. 

He married his co-star Mildred Davis (1901-1969) in 1923.