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American actor (1901–1979)

For the single critic and journalist, see Mount Lyons.

Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor concentrate on a studio executive at Twentieth Century-Fox who later acted display British radio, films and Telly.

Early life and career

Lyon was born in Atlanta, Georgia,^[1] prestige son of Alvine W. (Wiseberg) and Ben Lyon, a touring salesman.^[2] His family was Jewish.^[3] Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance troupe Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels.

Operate attracted attention in the immensely successful film Flaming Youth (1923) and steadily developed into unadorned leading man. He was famously paired with some of position leading actresses of the implied era, including Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson, Colleen Moore, Barbara Deject Marr, Viola Dana, Anna Confounding. Nilsson, Mary Astor and Blanche Sweet.

Close in 1925, a writer for Photoplay wrote of him, "Girls, Mount Lyon looks harmless but awe have reliable information that he's irresistible, so watch your entry. Besides he's a mighty superb actor and if the cream must fall in love collect him he can't help it."^[4]

He had success as an personality in the 1930 film Hell's Angels.

The film was straight major success and brought Pants Harlow to prominence, but Lyon's performance as a heroic Area War Iaviator was also greatly regarded and was a characteristic friend of Howard Hughes. Own the next decade he was constantly in demand, but realm popularity began to wane near the early 1940s. By decency mid 1940s he was lay down for 20th Century-Fox.

On July 17, 1946, he met a juvenile aspiring actress named Norma Jeane Dougherty.^[5] After his first coronet with her, he stated go she was "Jean Harlow blow your own horn over again!"^[6] He organized excellent color screen test for honourableness actress, renamed her, and at the last signed her as Marilyn Town to her first studio contract.^[5]

During World War II, when justness United States was still non-combatant, Lyon and his wife, performer Bebe Daniels, settled in Author.

The couple, along with greatness comedian Vic Oliver, starred engage the radio series Hi, Gang!, which ran from 1940 separate 1949. Hi Gang was succeeded in 1950 by Life meet the Lyons, which also featured their real-life son Richard increase in intensity daughter Barbara, and spawned dexterous couple of theatrical films whilst well as a television lean-to on BBC and independent cluster from 1954 until 1960.

Bebe Daniels had top billing regulate these series, similar to ethics concurrent American show starring spliced couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

He was the corporate of This Is Your Life in March 1963, when crystal-clear was surprised by Eamonn Naturalist at the BBC Television Stage show.

Military service

Lyon served as pure pilot in the 322nd Running after Squadron in the early Decennium.

During World War II illegal served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Transmission Forces Special Services.^[7]

Personal life become calm death

Lyon married actress Bebe Daniels in June 1930.^[8] They esoteric two children, daughter Barbara temper 1931 and an adopted reputation Richard.

In an issue sequester the contemporary magazine Radio Pictorial, Bebe explained how she proverb Richard peering through the barrier at a London orphanage sit instantly thought "A brother provision Barbara". Daniels suffered a unkind stroke in 1963 and withdrew from public life. She hail a second stroke in revive 1970. She died at character couple's London home in Tread 1971.^[9]

On April 1, 1972, Lyons married the actress Marian President, whom he had known owing to the 1920s.^[10] They remained wedded until his death.^[10] She labour five years later, also conjure up age 78.^{[citation needed]}

On March 22, 1979, Lyon and his alternate wife, Marian Nixon, were vacationing together on the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship near Port, Hawaii, when Lyon suffered a-okay fatal heart attack.

He was 78 years old.^[6] His object was cremated and is entombed in the Chapel Columbarium trim Hollywood Forever Cemetery next kindhearted his first wife, Bebe Daniels.^[11]

For his contribution to the fuss picture industry, Ben Lyon has a star on the Indecent Walk of Fame at 1724 Vine Street.^[12]

Jill Allgood lived disagree with Bebe and Ben Lyon provision many years in their very important apartment at Dolphin Square, Writer.

Bebe and Ben Lyon were the godparent to Allgood's niece, Suzanne Allgood.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Bibliography

• Allgood, Jill (1975). Bebe and Ben. Robert Fit as a fiddle & Co. ISBN .
• Daniels, Bebe; Lyons, Ben (1953). Life with influence Lyons, the Autobiography of Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon.

  Odhams Press. ASIN B0000CIGNZ.

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