The Unsolved ‘Masked Marvel’ Murder
Actor from 1946 serial mysteriously dies from stabbing after a car accident; Killer never caught.
A struggling actor meets a bizarre and unexpected in 1946 after he was seen driving erratically before crashing and dying moments later. A sweater which didn’t belong to him is among the few clues found in his car afterward.
Background
David Bacon born in Barnstable, Massachusetts to a family who was one of the prominent and politically active Boston Brahmin families at the time. His father, Gaspar G. Bacon, was on the board of Harvard University, and later served as lieutenant governor of Massachusetts in the 1930s.
Born into privilege and wealth, Bacon graduated from Harvard. During summers he spent time with his family at Woods Hole on Cape Cod. It was at this point, during the early 1930s, that he became involved with the “University Players,” at West Falmouth. There, he met James Stewart and Henry Fonda (a.k.a Jane Fonda’s father), both of whom were relatively unknown at this time. Later on during this time, Bacon shared accommodations both Stewart and Fonda as he struggled with establishing his acting career.
