Editing Lloyd Bacon (section)

==Early life==
Lloyd Bacon was born on December 4, 1889, in [[San Jose, California]], the son of actor/playwright [[Frank Bacon (actor)|Frank Bacon]]<ref name=obit/> - the co-author and star of the long-running Broadway show [[Lightnin' (play)|Lightnin']] (1918) - and Jennie Weidman. Lloyd Bacon was not, contrary to some accounts, related to actor [[Irving Bacon]], although he did direct him in a number of his films. Bacon attended [[Santa Clara University]], and would later include highlights from the Bronco Football program in the end of his famous film, ''[[Knute Rockne, All American]]''. When America entered the [[World War I|First World War]] in 1917, Bacon enlisted in the [[United States Navy]], and was assigned to the photographic department.<ref name="goldenage">[http://www.hollywoodsgoldenage.com/moguls/lloyd-bacon.html Lloyd Bacon (1889-1955)] Hollywood's Golden Age: 30 Years of Brilliance 1930-1959. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> Many of his later films as a director harked back fondly to his time in the Navy.<ref name="goldenage"/>