BACON


Meaning of BACON in English

I. Bacon, Francis BrE AmE

(1909–92) an Irish artist who is known for painting people and animals in twisted shapes with dark, strong colours

II. Bacon, Kev ‧ in /ˈkevən, ˈkevɪn/ BrE AmE

(1958–) an American actor who has performed in many films, including Footloose . There is a game that people play at parties, called ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’, in which the aim is to explain a link between any actor and Kevin Bacon. For example, Rudolph Valentino was in a film in 1926 with June Lockhart, who was in a film in 1940 with Montague Love, who was in a film with Kevin Bacon in 1989. From Valentino to Bacon takes three steps, so Rudolph Valentino has a ‘Bacon score’ of 3.

III. Bacon, Sir Francis BrE AmE

(1561–1626) an English politician, ↑ philosopher , and writer. Some people believe that he wrote some or all of Shakespeare's plays.

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