Mildred Davis throws Harold Lloyd a kiss in “Never Weaken” (1921)
Harold Lloyd, Roy Brooks and Mildred Davis on a lunch break - 1920/1921
Roy Brooks was Mildred Davis’s close friend from childhood, and moved down to Hollywood with her from Tacoma, Washington when she was chosen to be Lloyd’s leading lady in films in 1919. He appreciated working for Lloyd, who displayed a rare (for the era) openmindendess about homosexuals (Brooks was openly gay), and went on to become his friend and social secretary, as well as appear in many of his early films. He lived in an apartment located on Harold’s lavish estate Green Acres for nearly 30 years, after Mildred became Mrs. Harold Lloyd.
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Mildred Davis - Happy Birthday! (February 22nd, 1901 - August 18th, 1969)
Photo: Alfred Cheney Johnston






