James Bacon (author)

James Jim Bacon 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.

Bacon was born in Buffalo, New York. He attended the University of Notre Dame from 19331936, 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 foryears for The Los Angeles HeraldExaminer. He had published a weekly column in Beverly Hills magazine since 1996.

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