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| Born | Phyllis Daniels January 14, 1901 Dallas, Texas U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1971 (aged 70) London, England U.K. |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Lyon |
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Early life and career
Daniels was born Phyllis Daniels in Dallas, Texas. Her father was a theater manager and her mother a stage actress. The family moved to Los Angeles, California in her childhood and she began her acting career at the age of four in the first version of The Squaw Man. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West That same year she also went on tour in a stage production of Shakespeare's Richard III. Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591 The following year she participated in productions by Morosooa and David Belasco. David Belasco ( July 25, 1853 - May 14, 1931) was an American Playwright, Impresario, director By the age of seven Daniels had her first starring role in film as the young heroine in A Common Enemy. At the age of nine she starred as Dorothy Gale in the 1910 short film The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. At the age of fourteen she starred opposite film comedian Harold Lloyd in a series of Lonesome Luke two-reel comedies starting with the 1915 film Giving Them Fits. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer Giving Them Fits is a 1915 short Comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The two eventually developed a publicized romantic relationship and were known in Hollywood as "The Boy" and "The Girl. "[1] In 1919, she decided to move to greater dramatic roles and accepted a contract offering from Cecil B. Demille, who gave her secondary roles in such films as Male and Female, Why Change Your Wife, and The Affairs of Anatol. Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director In 1921 she was arrested for speeding in a 10 mph zone — she was going at 15 mph. She spent five days in jail for that.
Later life and career
In the 1920s, Daniels was under contract with Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. She became an adult star by 1922 and by 1924 was playing opposite Rudolph Valentino in Monsieur Beaucaire. Rudolph Valentino ( May 6, 1895 &ndash August 23, 1926) was an Italian Actor, Sex symbol, and early Following this she was cast in a number of light popular films, namely Miss Bluebeard, The Manicure Girl, and Wild Wild Susan. Paramount dropped her contract with the advent of talking pictures, because it was commonly believed that only trained actors from the stage would be successful in the talkies. Daniels was hired by Radio Pictures (later known as RKO) to star in one of their biggest productions of the year. She also starred in the 1929 talkie Rio Rita. For other uses of Rio Rita see Rio Rita (disambiguation Rio Rita is a 1929 Radio Pictures musical comedy starring It proved to be one of the most successful films of that year, and Bebe Daniels found herself a star and RCA Victor hired her to record several records for their catalog.
Radio Pictures starred her in a number of musicals including Dixiana (1930) and Love Comes Along (1930). Dixiana is a 1930 lavish American Musical film directed by Luther Reed produced by Radio Pictures (later known as RKO) Towards the end of 1930, Bebe Daniels appeared in the musical comedy Reaching for the Moon. However, by this time musicals had gone out of fashion so that most of the musical numbers from the film had to be removed before it could be released. Unforunately, Daniels had become associated with musicals and so Radio Pictures did not renew her contract. Warner Brothers realized what a box office draw she was and offered her a contract which she accepted. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and During her years at Warner Brothers she starred in such pictures as My Past (1931), Honor of the Family (1931) and the extremely successful 1931 pre-code version of The Maltese Falcon, which opened to rave reviews. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Honor of the Family is a 1931 dramatic film released by First National Pictures, (a subsidiary of Warner Bros The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 Warner Bros Crime film based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The Maltese Falcon is a 1931 Warner Bros Crime film based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. In 1932, she appeared in Silver Dollar (1932) and the successful Busby Berkeley choreographed musical comedy 42nd Street (1933) in which she sang once again. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in Gold, Silver, and Base metal versions Busby Berkeley ( November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles California, was a highly 42nd Street is a Warner Bros Musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon with choreography by Busby Berkeley. Her last film for the Warner Brothers was Registered Nurse (1934). A registered nurse (" RN " is a health care professional responsible for implementing the practice of Nursing through the use of the Nursing
She retired from Hollywood in 1935. With her husband, film actor Ben Lyon, whom she married in 1930, she moved to London. Ben Lyon ( February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American Film Actor and a 20th Century Fox studio executive London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A few years later, Daniels starred in the London production of Panama Hattie in the title role originated by Ethel Merman. Panama Hattie is a theater musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Herbert Fields and B Ethel Merman ( January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American Actress and Singer for Musical The Lyons then did radio shows for the BBC. Most notably, they starred in the series Hi Gang, continuing for decades and enjoying considerable popularity during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Daniels wrote most of the dialogue for the Hi Gang radio show. The couple remained through the intolerable days of the blitz.
Following the war, Daniels was awarded the Medal of Freedom by Harry S. Truman for war service. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed In 1945 she returned to Hollywood for a short time to work as a film producer for Hal Roach and Eagle Lion. Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr ( January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and She returned to England in 1948 and lived there for the remainder of her life. Daniels, her husband, her son Richard and her daughter Barbara all starred in the radio sitcom Life With The Lyons (1951 to 1961), which later made the transition to television. Barbara Lyon ( September 9, 1931 – July 10, 1995) was a singer of popular songs, born in the United States but having Life With The Lyons was a British Radio and television domestic Sitcom dating from the 1950s
Bebe Daniels died of a stroke in London at the age of 70. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Her remains were cremated at London's Golders Green Crematorium and the ashes brought home where she was interred in the Chapel columbarium at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum was the first crematorium to be opened in London, and one of the oldest crematoria in Britain. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Bebe was survived by her husband Ben Lyon and their two children.
References
The Times, Bebe Daniels American star who made a hit on British radio, March 17, 1971, Page 18. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.
External links
- Bebe Daniels Photo Galleries
- Bebe Daniels on SilentsAreGolden.com
- Good Little Bad Girl: Bebe Daniels
- Bebe Daniels at the Internet Movie Database
- Photographs and bibliography
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