John J. Lloyd

In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, John J. Lloyd (1922-2014) talks about his early years in motion pictures (including his work on The Quiet Man) and his switch to television production with such notable series as Alfred Hitchcock Presents. For this series, he discusses working with Alfred Hitchcock himself and his experiences on such Hitchcock-directed episodes as "The Crystal Trench" and "Arthur." Lloyd speaks about the craft of the art director in television and the initial impact of color television. He also describes some of his later experiences on the feature films The Day of the Locust and National Lampoon's Animal House. B-roll consists of a few stills from Lloyd's career and an illustration used for the television movie It Happened One Christmas. Gary Rutkowski conducted the interview on August 24, 2004 in Woodland Hills, CA.

All views expressed by interviewees are theirs alone and not necessarily those of the Television Academy.

John J. Lloyd on the intros for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on the lifted stairs on The Munsters

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John J. Lloyd on designing for the TV movie It Happened One Christmas

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John J. Lloyd on designing for the film "Animal House"

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John J. Lloyd > on his association with the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors

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John J. Lloyd on his first assignment in television - Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on his start as an assistant and becoming Art Director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on his working relationship with Alfred Hitchcock on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on his budget and sometimes going over budget on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on his Alfred Hitchcock's attitude toward art direction on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on his research for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on how Alfred Hitchcock expressed his views about art direction on Alfred Hitchcock Presents; on how Hitchcock directed episodes

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John J. Lloyd on the intros for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's personality on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on speaking about art direction with the directors on Alfred Hitchcock Presents; on working with Joan Harrison and Norman Lloyd

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John J. Lloyd on working with the staff on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on memorable episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents  - "The Glass Eye"

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John J. Lloyd on memorable episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents  - "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge," "Dip In The Pool," "The Crystal Trench," "One More Mile To Go" and "Who Killed The Count?"

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John J. Lloyd on the set decorators on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on working with the cinematographers and cameramen on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on the studio where Alfred Hitchcock Presents  shot

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John J. Lloyd on being nominated for an Emmy for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on the prestige of Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's talent for one-liners on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on location shoots on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on his tenure on Alfred Hitchcock Presents  - only the half-hour shows

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John J. Lloyd on how he started working on The Munsters; on designing for the sets on the TV show and the feature film of The Munsters

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John J. Lloyd on the low lighting on The Munsters

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John J. Lloyd on the lifted stairs on The Munsters

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John J. Lloyd on the design on the house on The Munsters

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John J. Lloyd on the set of The Munsters being a part of the Universal Studios tour

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John J. Lloyd on how color television affected art direction 

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John J. Lloyd on changes in technology that affected the materials he used

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John J. Lloyd on his recollections of the Hollywood Blacklist

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John J. Lloyd>  on advice to aspiring art directors>

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John J. Lloyd on the path to becoming an art director 

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John J. Lloyd on his typical work-week in early television 

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John J. Lloyd on his start as an assistant and becoming Art Director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on how color television affected art direction 

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John J. Lloyd on materials he used as an art director

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John J. Lloyd on how he selects color

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John J. Lloyd>  on advice to aspiring art directors

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John J. Lloyd > on his association with the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors

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John J. Lloyd on the path to becoming an art director 

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John J. Lloyd on his typical work-week in early television 

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John J. Lloyd on his start as an assistant and becoming Art Director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on how color television affected art direction 

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John J. Lloyd on materials he used as an art director

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John J. Lloyd on how he selects color

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John J. Lloyd on his production design style

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John J. Lloyd>  on advice to aspiring art directors

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John J. Lloyd on his association with the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors

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John J. Lloyd on his start as Art Director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents  and working on memorable episodes

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John J. Lloyd on differences between several of the popular anthology series; on people he worked with on the shows

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John J. Lloyd on Aconcluding his work on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on designing for the sets on the TV show and the feature film of The Munsters

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John J. Lloyd on designing for The Munsters

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John J. Lloyd on his start as an assistant and becoming Art Director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on his budget and sometimes going over budget on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's attitude toward art direction on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on how Alfred Hitchcock expressed his views about art direction on Alfred Hitchcock Presents; on how Hitchcock directed episodes

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John J. Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's personality 

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John J. Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's visual talent 

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John J. Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's using Alfred Hitchcock Presents  staff for "Psycho"

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John J. Lloyd on Alfred Hitchcock's talent for one-liners on Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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John J. Lloyd on working for Martin Obzina

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John J. Lloyd on working for Martin Obzina, contd.

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