Lloyd Bacon

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Lloyd Francis Bacon (born December 4, 1889 in San José , California , † November 15, 1955 in Burbank , California) was an American actor and director .

Career

Lloyd Bacon began his career as a stage actor and switched to the film business in 1915. At the Essanay he played alongside Broncho Billy Anderson and Charlie Chaplin , who took him to Mutual in 1916 . For Chaplin he played a. a. romantic roles like in Der Tramp and Der Vagabund or Charlie's doppelganger in the title role of Der Ladenaufseher . In 1917 he stood in front of the camera for the Triangle , then for various studios.

From 1921, Bacon began working as a director of short film comedies, initially for the comedian Lloyd Hamilton . In 1925/26 he also directed the Mack Sennett Comedies Corporation , e.g. B. in the short films Circus Today (with Billy Bevan and Andy Clyde ) and A Prodigal Bridegroom (with Ben Turpin ). At this time he gradually gave up his work in front of the camera.

From 1926 Bacon was under contract as a feature film director with Warner Brothers and became one of the defining directors of this studio. In 1928 he led Al Jolson with The Singing Fool to its greatest financial success and soon became one of the leading musical directors in the industry. He often worked with Busby Berkeley on such iconic flicks as 42nd Street , Parade in the Spotlight , both from 1933, and Wonder Bar from 1934. His better-known Warner films also include some gangster comedies with Edward G. Robinson .

Bacon could cope with every genre and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent craftsman who could produce good films even with limited financial means. Through the long years as a comedian, he had a good sense of timing and was able to bring extensive dialogues well and vividly onto the screen. After 1943, Bacon worked mostly for 20th Century Fox until his death . He died of a cerebral haemorrhage in 1955.

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SURNAME Bacon, Lloyd
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bacon, Lloyd Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH San Jose , California , USA
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1955
Place of death Burbank , California , USA