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Director Born: January 16, 1890 in San Jose, CA Death: November 15, 1955 in Burbank, CA Biography:Born into an American theatrical family, "Lloyd Bacon" was the son of Frank Bacon, the actor who made the stage play Lightnin' virtually his life's work. Lloyd pursued the family business early in life, appearing in stock companies and touring shows, before entering films as a small-part player at Essanay Studios, where he worked with pioneer western star Broncho Billy Anderson. Another Essanay player, "Charlie Chaplin", continued employing Lloyd as an actor and production assistant long after both had moved to other studios. Never comfortable as a performer, Bacon followed Chaplin's lead by becoming a director himself. His first directorial assignment was "Private Izzy Murphy" (1926), which starred Broadway entertainer "George Jessel". The film inaugurated Bacon's long association with Warner Bros., where over the next two decades he would direct such notables as "James Cagney", "Bette Davis", ... Full Biography
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