Mildred Davis

Template:For Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox person Mildred Hillary Davis<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (February 22, 1898Template:Citation needed<ref group=note>The reference book Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory gives Davis's birth date as January 1, 1900.</ref><ref name="clac">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Spaced ndashAugust 18, 1969) was an American actress who appeared in fifteen of Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedies and eventually married him.

Early life and career

The daughter of Howard Beckett Davis,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> she was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and educated at the Friends School in Philadelphia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After spending several years studying, she traveled to Los Angeles in the hopes of securing a role in a film. After appearing in several small roles, she caught the attention of Hal Roach, who pointed her out to comedian Lloyd. Lloyd was looking for a leading lady to replace Bebe Daniels, and cast Davis in his comedy short From Hand to Mouth in 1919. It would be the first of fifteen films they would star in together.Template:Citation needed

Davis retired from acting in 1923. After much persuasion by Davis (and much grief) she received Lloyd's consent for her return to the screen in Too Many Crooks, which Lloyd produced through his production company.

Personal life

On February 10, 1923, Davis married film star Harold Lloyd and subsequently retired from acting in films. Lloyd began construction on a home on his 14-acre Beverly Hills estate that year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The couple moved to a mansion in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, in 1929.<ref name="fb" /> She had three children: Harold Lloyd Jr., Marjorie "Peggy" Patten, and Gloria Guasti.<ref name="fb" />

Death

On August 18, 1969, following a period of poor health, Davis suffered a heart attack and died in St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.<ref name="fb">Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

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Film still of Davis and her future husband Harold Lloyd in the silent comedy Among Those Present (1921)

Year	Title	Role
1916	Marriage à la Carte
1917	What'll We Do with Uncle?
	Fighting Mad	Lily Sawyer
1918	Bud's Recruit	Edith's sister
	A Weaver of Dreams	Margery Gordon
1919	All Wrong	Betty Thompson
	Start Something
	All at Sea
	Call for Mr. Caveman
	Giving the Bride Away
	Looking for Trouble
	Tough Luck
	From Hand to Mouth	The Girl
1920	Red Hot Hottentotts
	Why Go Home?
	The Floor Below
	His Royal Slyness	Princess Florelle
	Getting His Goat
	Haunted Spooks	The Girl
	An Eastern Westerner	The Girl
	High and Dizzy	The Girl
	Get Out and Get Under	The Girl
	Number, Please?	The Girl
1921	Humor Risk
	Now or Never	The Girl
	Among Those Present	Miss O'Brien, The Girl
	I Do	Wife
	Never Weaken	The Girl
	A Sailor-Made Man	The Girl
1922	Grandma's Boy	His Girl
	Dr. Jack	The Sick-Little-Well-Girl
1923	Safety Last!	The Girl
	Temporary Marriage	Hazel Manners
	Condemned	The Girl
1927	Too Many Crooks	Ceia Mason

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