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My Take
Norman Lloyd is almost a walking history of American entertainment, and that is exactly why he intrigues me. His career started in 1923 and his final film arrived in 2015, after he had already turned 100, which is a span I find genuinely staggering. He worked in theatre, radio, television, and film, and not just as an actor but as a producer and director too. To me the most impressive thing is not the longevity alone but that he stayed creatively active across every format the industry invented. Reaching 106 years old while still being remembered as a craftsman, not a curiosity, says a lot about the man.
Overview
Norman Nathan Lloyd (né Perlmutter; November 8, 1914 – May 11, 2021) was an American actor, producer, director, and centenarian with a career in entertainment spanning nearly a century. He worked in every major facet of the industry, including theatre, radio, television, and film, with a career that started in 1923. Lloyd's final film, Trainwreck, was released in 2015, after he turned 100.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Norman Lloyd
- Name (Japanese)
- ノーマン・ロイド
- Reading
- のーまん・ろいど
- Born
- November 8, 1914 – May 11, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger
- Origin
- Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 165 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / voice actor / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Boys High School
- University
- New York University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.