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Lloyd Bacon: Facts & Related Content
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Also Known As | Lloyd Francis Bacon |
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Born | December 4, 1889 • San Jose • California |
Died | November 15, 1955 (aged 65) • Burbank • California |
Notable Works | “42nd Street” • “A Slight Case of Murder” • “Action in the North Atlantic” • “Brother Orchid” • “Captain Eddie” • “Crooner” • “Devil Dogs of the Air” • “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” • “Invisible Stripes” • “It Happens Every Spring” • “Kill the Umpire” • “Knute Rockne–All American” • “Marked Woman” • “Moby Dick” • “Picture Snatcher” • “She Couldn’t Say No” • “Silver Queen” • “The Good Humor Man” • “The Singing Fool” • “Three Cheers for the Irish” • “Wake Up and Dream” • “Wonder Bar” |
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