The Oracle of Bacon at Virginia

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Kevin Bacon has been in an awful lot of films. Try as I might, I can't find an actor with a Bacon Index of greater than 4. Can you? Go here to find out:

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/.

MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 06:13 (twenty-two years ago)

And believe me, I've put a lot of effort into it.

MarkH (MarkH), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 06:14 (twenty-two years ago)

The three actors with the all important Bacon numbers of 8 are listed somewhere on that site, I think.

Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 06:22 (twenty-two years ago)

William Rufus Shafter
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William Rufus Shafter was a Major General in the United States Army. Fort Shafter?, Hawaii is named for him.

Since he appeared in two early films, he is listed as the "actor" with the biggest known finite Bacon number. He has a Bacon number of 10:


William Rufus Shafter was in Surrender of General Toral? (1898) with Joseph Wheeler?.
Joseph Wheeler was in General Wheeler and Secretary of War Alger at Camp Wikoff? (1898) with Russell Alexander Alger?.
Russell Alexander Alger was in President McKinley's Inspection of Camp Wikoff? (1898) with William McKinley.
William McKinley was in President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol? (1901) with Nelson Miles?.
Nelson Miles was in The Indian Wars? (1914) with William F. Cody?.
William F. Cody was in Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East? (1910) with Major Gordon W. 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie?.
Major Gordon W. 'Pawnee Bill' Lillie was in In the Days of the Thundering Herd? (1914) with Wheeler Oakman?.
Wheeler Oakman was in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars? (1938) with Jerry Gardner?.
Jerry Gardner was in Natural Born Killers (1994) with Pruitt Taylor Vince?.
Pruitt Taylor Vince was in 24 Hours? (2002) with Kevin Bacon.

Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 September 2002 06:28 (twenty-two years ago)


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