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- Del Lord was born on October 7, 1894 in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and producer, known for What Price Vengeance (1937), Barnum Was Right (1929) and Idle Roomers (1944). He died on March 23, 1970 in Calabasas, California, USA.
- Lord was one of the original Keystone Cops. He was renowned for his almost perfect sense of timing, which would allow him to drive a truck full of the Kops to the very edge of a precipice without tumbling over it, or maneuver cars in incredibly tight areas or between speeding trains. When Columbia producer Jules White was looking for a house director who could handle The Three Stooges, someone remarked to him one day, "Guess what? I saw Del Lord over in Culver City selling cars on a used-car lot." White immediately remembered Lord, and saw the possibilities of a director of Lord's imagination (and, more importantly, temperament) working with the Stooges. White hired him forthwith, and Lord turned out some of the best and most fondly remembered Stooges shorts.
- A former football player, he began on screen as a stuntman. He was one of the original Keystone Cops and had a particular aptitude for driving cars in a crazy manner befitting a Kop, which led to Mack Sennett's promoting him to direct the chase sequences. From there he graduated to full director of two-reel comedies in his own right.
- Upon his death his remains were interred at Olivewood Cemetery in Riverside, CA. His location plot was Section R1, Grave 260.
- Child: Del Lord Jr.
- Is portrayed by Geoff Bartlett in The Three Stooges (2000)
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