Biography of Lloyd M. Williams
Lloyd M. Williams was born in 1940 in Brooklyn, NY.
He grew up on Long Island.
He was the photographer for the Elmont Memorial High School yearbook,
and photo editor of the school newspaper.
Each Sunday morning Lloyd would take the train to New York City to be an
usher at Cinema-16. This was the only film group to exhibit experimental
movies created on 16mm film. Excited and inspired by the works he was
seeing he went home to begin his own movie projects. Lloyd's Dad had a 16mm
movie camera and encouraged him to use it, as long as Lloyd paid for his
own film and developing. While other kids were working on their cars or
garage rock bands, all the money Lloyd earned as a bag-boy at the local
supermarket went into his movie projects.
Lloyd won two medals at the Cannes Film Festival, 1959 and 1961.
Lloyd entered New York University, majoring in Film, Television and Radio Production.
He won a Fulbright Grant to study Cinematography in Paris, France.
Upon returning home to America he landed his first real film production job,
in Chicago with the Fred Niles Film Company,
where he was in charge of many TV commercials,
including Betty Crocker.
He returned to New York City to work at Ogilvy, Benson & Mather,
an Advertising Agency on Madison Avenue.
There were many TV spots for Dove Soap,
Tetley Tea, Maxwell House Coffee, etc.
Lloyd working on Maxwell House Coffee TV commercial
"One hundred of the world's greatest chefs agree!
Maxwell House Coffee is good to the last drop!"
Read about Lloyd Williams in Time Magazine Feb. 17, 1967.
Lloyd worked on the Jerry Lewis Telethon and took many celebrity photos at Studio 54.
Lloyd completed his last film, RAINBOW'S CHILDREN in 1975,
music by 5-time Grammy Nominee Suzanne Ciani, the Diva of Electronic Music.
In 1976 he began shooting film with his protégé, Adrian Salsgiver.
But in 1979 Lloyd's Bolex was stolen.
Lloyd picked up a Bolex again in 1997 to act as cinematographer for Adrian.
Adrian taught himself computer film editing and using Lloyd's old and new film,
created RAINBOW'S CHILD (USA 2001 15 min).
In 1965, filmmaker Lloyd Williams remarked that
Marzano's "style is magnificent and truly human."
In loving memory of Lloyd's friend,
Joe Marzano (1/10/34 - 7/5/00).
Joe Marzano and Lloyd M. Williams
August 19, 1998
photo © by Adrian Salsgiver
"It makes me feel so sad. I knew him for many years.
When I lived with my parents in Valley Stream, I'd visit him.
His parents had a seafood restaurant and he lived above the
restaurant and his room was covered with a million still photos
of people and things he liked. You could spend hours in his room
and still not see all the pictures on his walls."
-- Lloyd M. Williams
Lloyd has just finished a new film,
The Kingdom of UUFH
The Kingdom of UUFH (click to enlarge)
a film by Lloyd M. Williams and Adrian Salsgiver
As if by magic, the soft mists of a May morning fade,
and The Kingdom of UUFH (pronounced "oof") appears,
a shimmering jewel of light and color set among the
lush green forests and glens of Huntington Town.
Suddenly, it's the fifteenth century and you're lost
in time among the brilliant banners, the colorful costumes,
the gleaming armor and the hubbub and revelry of a medieval faire.
For a videotape contact: Lloyd M. Williams
lloyd@rainbowschild.com