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Lloyd Bacon (born December 4, 1889, San Jose, California, U.S.—died November 15, 1955, Burbank, California) 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).
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.
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.
Picture. Sound. Lee Pfeiffer. Lloyd Bacon - Director, Actor, Comedies: Moving to Twentieth Century-Fox, Bacon was put to work on The Fighting Sullivans (1944), a moving account of five real-life brothers who lost their lives during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Lloyd Bacon was an American stage and silent-era screen actor who is most remembered as a film director, making films in virtually all genres. Among the 130 films he directed is the 1933 Warner Bros. classic 42nd Street. Known For. My Darling Clementine. 42nd Street. Footlight Parade. Marked Woman. Action in the North Atlantic.
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Lloyd Bacon - Director. Nationality: American. Born: San Jose, California, 16 January 1890. Education: Attended California public schools and Santa Clara College. Military service: Served in photo department, U.S. Navy, 1917. Family: Married Margaret Balach.
Lloyd Francis Bacon. Birth Place. San Jose, California, USA. Born. December 04, 1889. Died. November 15, 1955. Cause of Death. Cerebral Hemorrhage. Biography. Read More. Graduated from acting in Charlie Chaplin silents to directing numerous films, usually light comedies or musicals.
