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How did Lloyd Bacon work with Charlie Chaplin during the 1910s?
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Lloyd Bacon began working with Charlie Chaplin in the mid-1910s, initially appearing as a "heavy" in comedy shorts. Following a period of military service as a photographer for the U.S. Navy, Bacon returned to work with Chaplin, taking on various bit roles in his films between 1919 and 1921.1