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Before ‘Back to the Future,’ Christopher Lloyd lived a Gilded Age-style childhood

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Marc Myers
Nov 07, 2026
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Christopher Lloyd, 88, is an Emmy-winning actor known for the “Back to the Future” films, TV’s “Taxi” and the “Nobody” movies. He’s the author of “In My Own Time” (Grand Central), a memoir. He spoke with Marc Myers. [Christopher Lloyd in January 2026 by Peter Yang]

My parents’ wealth was inherited. My mother’s father was Lewis Henry Lapham, who helped fo…

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