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James "Jim" Bacon (May 12, 1914 – September 18, 2010) was an American author and journalist who also worked as an actor in film and television. He wrote historical accounts of his years observing Hollywood and a biography of Jackie Gleason. ==Life and career== Bacon was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended the University of Notre Dame from 1933–1936, dropping out during his senior year in order to help his parents, who had recently lost their home in a flood. He earned his degree in journalism in 1943 from Syracuse University and then served in the Navy. After leaving the Associated Press in 1966, he wrote briefly for the ''Hollywood Reporter'' and then for 17 years for The ''Los Angeles Herald-Examiner''.〔(L.A. Confidential, page 2, ''Notre Dame Magazine'' Online – University of Notre Dame )〕 He had published a weekly column in ''Beverly Hills'' () magazine since 1996. Although a columnist by trade, Bacon appeared in numerous films, generally in walk-on cameos, often as reporters or newsmen.He appeared in all five films in the 'Planet of the Apes' series, becoming the only actor to do so. He portrayed an ape in each of the films with the exception of ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'', in which he played a human, General Faulkner. This was the only film of the 'Ape' series in which he was credited. Bacon penned three books in the 1970s and 1980s. His first book, ''Hollywood is a Four Letter Town'', was published in 1977. Its sequel, ''Made in Hollywood'', was published in 1978.〔(L.A. Confidential, by Robert Cubbage, ''Notre Dame Magazine Online'' – University of Notre Dame )〕〔(The Canton Repository, Canton, Stark County & Northeast Ohio News, Community Events & Classifieds )〕 Bacon wrote a biography on Jackie Gleason, which was published in 1985, entitled ''How Sweet It Is: The Jackie Gleason Story''. In 1999, Bacon was the subject of an ''E! True Hollywood Story'' episode. Bacon received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 6, 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Bacon (author)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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