RIP, James Bacon

[Smasher_Sloan]

Very old school celebrity chronicler for AP and others:

http://mobile.latimes.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=294&nid=22253761&cid=16677&scid=1854&ith=2&title=Top+Stories

Read one of his books many years ago and he claimed Marilyn Monroe gave him a very special favor for helping her through some crisis.

 

[old_tony]

I think I can say without fear of contradiction that we all wish our own obituary was this good of a read.

 

[Blitz]

RIP, James Bacon and condolences to extended family and friends.
Quite an interesting career he had, it seems.