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Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV. Early life and career [ edit ] Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
Ben Lyon (1901-1979) was a film personality of the 1930s who appeared with many leading ladies and flew his own plane in Hell's Angels. He also performed with his wife Bebe Daniels in radio shows and films, and served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII.
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The situation comedy was written by popular American actress Bebe Daniels, who starred in it along with her real life family - husband Ben Lyon, and children Barbara and Richard.
Ben Lyon (1901-1979) was a leading man in silent films and a producer at 20th Century Fox. He discovered and signed Marilyn Monroe, and starred in radio shows with his wife Bebe Daniels.
Mar 26, 1979 · Ben Lyon, a dark‐haired and dark‐eyed matinee idol of the silent screen who later helped start .the careers of Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow, died last Thursday, apparently of a heart attack...
Sep 16, 2022 · After Norma Jeane Mortenson signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1946, she and Fox executive Ben Lyon came up with the stage name "Marilyn Monroe". Lyon chose the first name "Marilyn" after thinking of Broadway star Marilyn Miller. The last name "Monroe" was Norma Jeane's mother's maiden name.
Aug 16, 2018 · It’s been 72 years since studio executive Ben Lyon suggested she change her name to Marilyn Monroe, the actress whose name became synonymous with blonde bombshells she played in films.
