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Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director, he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, and crime dramas.
- American
- December 4, 1889, San Jose, California, U.S.
- Santa Clara University
- November 15, 1955 (aged 65), Burbank, California, U.S.
Director. Actor. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. One of the workhorses in Warner Brothers' stable of directors in the 1930s, Lloyd Bacon didn't have a career as loaded with classic films as many of his more famous contemporaries.
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- San Jose, California, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
Lloyd Bacon was born in San Jose, California, on January 16, 1890, into a theatrical family (his father was Frank Bacon, a playwright and stage actor). His parents enlisted all the Bacon children onto the stage.
- December 4, 1889
- November 15, 1955
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May 6, 2024 · Lloyd Bacon (born December 4, 1889, San Jose, California, U.S.—died November 15, 1955, Burbank, California) was an American director who made some 100 films and was known for his efficiency and businesslike approach; his popular movies included 42nd Street (1933) and It Happens Every Spring (1949). (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay ...
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Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director, he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, and crime dramas.
Lloyd Bacon was an early Hollywood film director who made his name with the brilliantly innovative Busby Berkeley musicals '42nd Street' and 'Footlight Parade' and continued directing over 100 movies in a variety of genres and with great success.
Died Nov. 15, 1955 of cerebral hemorrhage in Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, CA. L loyd Bacon was a director, actor and writer in early Hollywood. He is best known for directing the...