Euan Lloyd
Euan Lloyd (6 December 1923 – 2 July 2016)[1] was a British film producer.
Biography
He began his career directing short travelogue documentaries, starting with April in Portugal in 1954 (not released until 1956). He worked in publicity, giving away Anita Ekberg at her wedding to Anthony Steel.[2]
Lloyd befriended
Lloyd's first credit as producer came when
In the 1970s, Lloyd went independent, but his first effort, Paper Tiger (1975), was not a success, although he said it was probably his favourite picture.[3]
He put everything he had behind the $10 million action film The Wild Geese (1978). He followed with The Sea Wolves, (1980) starring Roger Moore, David Niven and Gregory Peck and Who Dares Wins (1982). His last film was Wild Geese II (1985) starring Scott Glenn and Laurence Olivier.[7]
Lloyd appeared in the short documentary The Last of the Gentleman Producers which accompanied the 2004 release of The Wild Geese on DVD,
Personal life
Lloyd married actress Jane Hylton (born Audrey Clark). Their daughter is Rosalind Lloyd. Lloyd's second marriage was to Patricia Donahue (born Patricia Mahar) on 17 November 1961.
Credits
- The Red Beret (1953) – publicist
- The Black Knight(1954) – production assistant
- The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) – production assistant
- Safari (1956) – production assistant
- April in Portugal (documentary, 1956) – director
- Zarak (1956) – production assistant
- Land of Laughter (documentary, 1957) – director, writer
- Fire Down Below (1957) – production assistant
- Love in Monaco (documentary, 1959) aka Invitation to Monte Carlo – producer, director, writer[9]
- The Secret Ways (1961) – associate producer
- The Victors (1963) – associate producer[10]
- Genghis Khan (1966) – associate producer
- Murderers' Row (1966) – associate producer[11]
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) – producer
- Shalako (1968) – producer
- Catlow (1971) – producer
- The Man Called Noon (1973) – producer
- Paper Tiger (1975) – producer
- The Wild Geese (1978) – producer
- The Sea Wolves (1980) – producer
- The Final Option(1982) – producer
- Wild Geese II (1985) – producer
Unmade Films
- The Tigers Roar (1961) – with Richard Widmark, a follow-up to The Secret Ways[12]
- Musical with Brigitte Bardot with script by Jack Davis (1968)[13]
References
- ^ "LLOYD, Euan Wallace, - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements".
- ^ "Ekberg-Steel Wedding Rites Set for Today". Los Angeles Times. 22 May 1956. p. 13.
- ^ a b c The Last of the Gentleman Producers at YouTube
- ^ "The Mystery of Movie Financing Champlin, Charles". Los Angeles Times. 4 June 1968. p. f1.
- ^ Johnson, Molly. (22 October 1972). "Englishman Puts On His Chaps". Los Angeles Times. p. m22.
- ^ Norma Lee Browning. (24 June 1973). "Movies: Lloyd, L'Amour riding high in a western saddle". Chicago Tribune. p. e14.
- ^ Mills, Nancy. (9 May 1982). "MOVIES: RESCUE TEAM HITS SCREEN WITH FORCE". Los Angeles Times. p. j27.
- ^ Sir Roger Moore pays tribute to The Wild Geese producer Euan Lloyd
- ^ The (3 April 1959). "Filmgoers to See Grace Kelly Again". Washington Post and Times-Herald. p. D1.
- ^ Tinee, Mae. (14 April 1963). "Visitors from Overseas Promote Films". Chicago Tribune. p. e9.
- ^ Martin, Betty (3 June 1966). "Gavin Signs Universal Pact". Los Angeles Times. p. d12.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (20 March 1961). "Widmark Acquires Air Force Thriller: Nancy Walters With Elvis; Swope Will Co-produce Play". Los Angeles Times. p. C11.
- ^ Martin, Betty (1 March 1968). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Irreverent Views of the U.S.". Los Angeles Times. p. c15.
External links
- Euan Lloyd at IMDb