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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. Actor: Hell's Angels. Ben Lyon was your average boyish, easy-going, highly appealing film personality of the Depression-era 1930s. Although he never rose above second-tier stardom, he would enjoy enduring success both in the United States and in the UK.
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.
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...
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.
Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American actor and a studio executive at 20th Century Fox. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels.
B en Lyon was a U.S. Air Force figure on and off the screen and a star whose career spanned from silent movies to early television. A star of the epic...
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.
Ben Lyon was an American film actor and a 20th Century Fox studio executive. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels.
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.
