16 Facts About Faith Bacon

Faith Bacon initially performed a routine in which she stood nude and motionless onstage while lights "played over" her body.

Faith Bacon was appearing in a scene entitled "A Window at Merls".

However, Earl Carroll stated that Faith Bacon wore a "chiffon arrangement" during the performance and was not fully nude.

Faith Bacon, who maintained she originated the dance for Earl Carroll in 1930, billed herself as "The Original Fan Dancer".

Faith Bacon later settled for $5,000 which she spent on a ten carat diamond.

In October 1938, Faith Bacon sued dancer Sally Rand for $375,000 in damages and sought an injunction barring her from performing the fan dance which Faith Bacon still maintained that she originated.

In 1938, Faith Bacon made her only acting film appearance in Prison Train, directed by Gordon Wiles, in which she played the role of 'Maxine'.

Faith Bacon did appear on film in 1942 in two short recordings: "Lady with the Fans" and "Dance of Shame".

Faith Bacon, who was scheduled to do a "Fawn Dance" at the 1939 New York World's Fair the following week, dressed in "wisps of chiffon" and maple leaves while walking a fawn on a leash.

Faith Bacon claimed the owner tried to terrorize her and sued the carnival promoter for $55,444, accusing him of putting tacks on the stage on which she was dancing barefoot.

Elaine Stuart, a dancer who previously worked with Faith Bacon, was with her husband when she recognized Faith Bacon in an alley as the couple were leaving through a stage door at a theatre in Seattle, Washington.

Faith Bacon was down on her luck and needed a handout.

My wife gave her some money and talked with her a few minutes, but [Faith Bacon] seemed to be in a hurry.

On September 26,1956, Faith Bacon jumped out of her window at the Alan Hotel at 2004 Lincoln Park West in Chicago, falling two stories before landing on the roof of an adjacent building.

Faith Bacon suffered a fractured skull, perforated lung and internal injuries; she died of her injuries at Grant Hospital later that night.

Bishop later said that Faith Bacon appeared to be depressed before her death.