For many years, visitors to this actor's mansion were surprised at times to find real gold flakes raining down on them, though the effect was unintentional. Who was the actor and what prompted these golden snow showers?

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The Harold Lloyd Estate, also known as Greenacres, is a large mansion and estate located in the Benedict Canyon section of Beverly Hills, California. Built in the 1920s by silent film star Harold Lloyd, it remained Lloyd's home until his death in 1971. Lloyd was forced to reduce the staff working at the estate, and parts of the estate began to deteriorate out of neglect. In his later years, Lloyd lived a private life at his estate, jogging around the estate each day following a swim in the pool. He was also said to have developed an "addiction to stereo that shook the mansion at 3 a.m. with the force of 10 speakers in unison", causing the gold leaf to fall from the ornate living room ceiling. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Lloyd_Estate Jun 26 09, 1:01 PM