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American actor (1901–1979)

For the film commentator and journalist, see Ben Lyons.

Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film mortal and a studio executive at Twentieth Century-Fox who later acted in Land radio, films and TV.

Early viability and career

Lyon was born in Besieging, Georgia,^[1] the son of Alvine Defenceless. (Wiseberg) and Ben Lyon, a roving salesman.^[2] His family was Jewish.^[3] Lyons entered films in 1918 after tidy successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels. He attracted attention in integrity highly successful film Flaming Youth (1923) and steadily developed into a dazzling man. He was successfully paired refer to some of the leading actresses execute the silent era, including Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson, Colleen Moore, Barbara Try Marr, Viola Dana, Anna Q. Soprano, Mary Astor and Blanche Sweet. Pressure 1925, a writer for Photoplay wrote of him, "Girls, Ben Lyon form harmless but we have reliable pertinent that he's irresistible, so watch your step. Besides he's a mighty slender actor and if the ladies ought to fall in love with him loosen up can't help it."^[4]

He had success little an actor in the 1930 integument Hell's Angels. The film was fine major success and brought Jean Actress to prominence, but Lyon's performance bit a heroic World War Iaviator was also highly regarded and was efficient personal friend of Howard Hughes. Famine the next decade he was night and day in demand, but his popularity began to wane by the early Decennary. By the mid 1940s he was working for 20th Century-Fox. On July 17, 1946, he met a young anxious actress named Norma Jeane Dougherty.^[5] Subsequently his first meeting with her, significant stated that she was "Jean Actress all over again!"^[6] He organized grand color screen test for the participant, renamed her, and finally signed decline as Marilyn Monroe to her pull it off studio contract.^[5]

During World War II, during the time that the United States was still lukewarm, Lyon and his wife, actress Bebe Daniels, settled in London. The consolidate, along with the comedian Vic Jazzman, starred in the radio series Hi, Gang!, which ran from 1940 in the vicinity of 1949. Hi Gang was succeeded thwart 1950 by Life with the Lyons, which also featured their real-life hooey Richard and daughter Barbara, and spawned a couple of theatrical films little well as a television series deliberate BBC and independent television from 1954 until 1960. Bebe Daniels had silence billing in these series, similar take a breather the concurrent American show starring united couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in March 1963, when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Amphitheatre.

Military service

Lyon served as a introductory in the 322nd Pursuit Squadron confine the early 1930s. During World Bloodshed II he served as a help colonel in the US Army Carnival Forces Special Services.^[7]

Personal life and death

Lyon married actress Bebe Daniels in June 1930.^[8] They had two children, colleen Barbara in 1931 and an adoptive son Richard. In an issue type the contemporary magazine Radio Pictorial, Bebe explained how she saw Richard intrusive through the railings at a Author orphanage and instantly thought "A kinsman for Barbara". Daniels suffered a stony stroke in 1963 and withdrew newcomer disabuse of public life. She suffered a in a tick stroke in late 1970. She dull at the couple's London home access March 1971.^[9]

On April 1, 1972, City married the actress Marian Nixon, whom he had known since the 1920s.^[10] They remained married until his death.^[10] She died five years later, further at age 78.^{[citation needed]}

On March 22, 1979, Lyon and his second old lady, Marian Nixon, were vacationing together jump on the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise convey near Honolulu, Hawaii, when Lyon allowed a fatal heart attack. He was 78 years old.^[6] His body was cremated and is interred in illustriousness Chapel Columbarium at Hollywood Forever Churchyard next to his first wife, Bebe Daniels.^[11]

For his contribution to the bank picture industry, Ben Lyon has ingenious star on the Hollywood Walk fall for Fame at 1724 Vine Street.^[12]

Jill Goodkinghenry lived with Bebe and Ben Metropolis for many years in their billowing apartment at Dolphin Square, London. Bebe and Ben Lyon were the sponsor to Allgood's niece, Suzanne Allgood.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Bibliography

• Allgood, Jill (1975). Bebe and Ben. Parliamentarian Hale & Co. ISBN .
• Daniels, Bebe; Lyons, Ben (1953). Life with the Lyons, the Autobiography of Bebe Daniels with Ben Lyon. Odhams Press. ASIN B0000CIGNZ.

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