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Bebe Daniels(1901-1971)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Bebe Daniels, c. 1933.
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42nd Street (1933)
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Bebe Daniels already had toured as an actor by the age of four in a stage production of "Richard III". She had her first leading role at the age of seven and started her film career shortly after this in movies for Imperial, Pathe and others. At 14 she was already a film veteran, and was enlisted by Hal Roach to star as Harold Lloyd's leading lady in his "Lonesome Luke" shorts, distributed by Pathe. Lloyd fell hard for Bebe and seriously considered marrying her, but her drive to pursue a film career along with her sense of independence clashed with Lloyd's Victorian definition of a wife. The two eventually broke up but would remain lifelong friends. Bebe was sought out for stardom by Cecil B. DeMille, who literally pestered her into signing with Paramount. Unlike many actors, the arrival of sound posed no problem for her; she had a beautiful singing voice and became a major musical star, with such hits as Rio Rita (1929) and 42nd Street (1933). In 1930 she married Ben Lyon, with whom she went to England in the mid-'30s, where she became a successful West End stage star. She and her husband also had their own radio show in London, and became the most popular radio team in the country--especially during World War II, when they refused to return to the US and stayed in London, broadcasting even during the worst of the "blitz".

They later appeared in several British films together as their radio characters. Her final film was one in that series, The Lyons Abroad (1955).
BornJanuary 14, 1901
DiedMarch 16, 1971(70)
BornJanuary 14, 1901
DiedMarch 16, 1971(70)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

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Bebe Daniels, Harold Lloyd, and 'Snub' Pollard in Look Pleasant, Please (1918)
William Blaisdell, Sammy Brooks, Bebe Daniels, Bud Jamison, Gus Leonard, and Harold Lloyd in All Aboard (1917)
Bebe Daniels, Max Hamburger, Estelle Harrison, Harold Lloyd, Earl Mohan, 'Snub' Pollard, Charles Stevenson, and A.H. Frahlich in Luke's Lost Liberty (1917)
Bebe Daniels, Estelle Harrison, and Marie Mosquini in Just Dropped In (1919)
Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, and Richard Lyon in Family Affair (1954)
Bebe Daniels and Harold Lloyd in Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
Bebe Daniels, Dee Lampton, Harold Lloyd, Gene Marsh, and Earl Mohan in Luke Pipes the Pippins (1916)
Bebe Daniels, Dee Lampton, Harold Lloyd, and 'Snub' Pollard in Ring Up the Curtain (1919)
Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels in Argentine Love (1924)
Bebe Daniels and Harold Lloyd in His Only Father (1919)
Bebe Daniels and Harold Lloyd in Swing Your Partners (1918)
Bebe Daniels and Harold Lloyd in Lonesome Luke Loses Patients (1917)

Known for

Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)
42nd Street
7.3
  • Dorothy Brock
  • 1933
Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels in The Maltese Falcon (1931)
The Maltese Falcon
6.8
  • Ruth Wonderly
  • 1931
Randolph Scott, Sidney Blackmer, and Bebe Daniels in Cocktail Hour (1933)
Cocktail Hour
5.9
  • Cynthia Warren
  • 1933
Bebe Daniels in Rio Rita (1929)
Rio Rita
6.0
  • Rita Ferguson
  • 1929

Credits

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Actress

  • The Lyons Abroad (1955)
    The Lyons Abroad
    • Bebe (as Bebe Daniels Lyon)
    • 1955
  • Hi Gang! (1941)
    Hi Gang!
    • The Liberty Girl
    • 1941
  • The Return of Carol Deane
    • Carol Deane
    • 1938
  • Treachery on the High Seas
    • May Hardy
    • 1936
  • Jack Durant, Alice Faye, and Frank Mitchell in Music Is Magic (1935)
    Music Is Magic
    • Diane De Valle
    • 1935
  • Bebe Daniels and Lyle Talbot in Registered Nurse (1934)
    Registered Nurse
    • Sylvia Benton
    • 1934
  • Amy Veness in A Southern Maid (1934)
    A Southern Maid
    • Juanita
    • Dolores
    • 1934
  • Bebe Daniels in The Song You Gave Me (1934)
    The Song You Gave Me
    • Mitzi Hansen
    • 1934
  • Counsellor at Law (1933)
    Counsellor at Law
    • Rexy Gordon
    • 1933
  • Randolph Scott, Sidney Blackmer, and Bebe Daniels in Cocktail Hour (1933)
    Cocktail Hour
    • Cynthia Warren
    • 1933
  • Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)
    42nd Street
    • Dorothy Brock
    • 1933
  • Edward G. Robinson and Bebe Daniels in Silver Dollar (1932)
    Silver Dollar
    • Lily Owens
    • 1932
  • Honor of the Family (1931)
    Honor of the Family
    • Laura
    • 1931
  • Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels in The Maltese Falcon (1931)
    The Maltese Falcon
    • Ruth Wonderly
    • 1931
  • Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon in My Past (1931)
    My Past
    • Miss Doree Macy
    • 1931

Writer

  • Life with the Lyons (1955)
    Life with the Lyons
    • writer
    • script
    • TV Series
    • 1955–1960
  • The Lyons Abroad (1955)
    The Lyons Abroad
    • radio series Life With the Lyons
    • 1955
  • Family Affair (1954)
    Family Affair
    • radio series
    • 1954
  • Hi Gang! (1941)
    Hi Gang!
    • radio series
    • 1941

Producer

  • The Adventures of Timothy Telescope
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1956
  • Life with the Lyons (1955)
    Life with the Lyons
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947)
    The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival
    • associate producer: "Fabulous Joe"
    • 1947
  • Walter Abel and Margot Grahame in The Fabulous Joe (1947)
    The Fabulous Joe
    • producer
    • 1947

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bebe Daniels Lyon
  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • January 14, 1901
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 16, 1971
    • London, England, UK(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Spouse
    • Ben LyonJune 14, 1930 - March 16, 1971 (her death, 2 children)
  • Parents
      Melville Daniel MacNeal
  • Relatives
    • DeForest Kelley(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in George Black's "Hee Haw! - George Black's Laughter Show," at the Holborn Empire Theatre in Holborn, London, England, with Ben Lyon, Max Miller, The Eight Haw-Haw Girls, The Three Musketeers, Len & Bill Loew, The Darmora Ballet, Vic & Joe Crastonian, Sonny Farrar, Gaston Palmer, The Rhythmagicians, Charles Smart and Dolly Elsie in the cast. Charles Henry was producer. Alec Shanks was costume designer. Norman Hartnell designed Daniels' gown.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 55 Articles
    • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    While making a personal appearance at a Chicago hotel, several thousand dollars' worth of jewelry was stolen from Daniels' hotel room. A longtime fan of Daniels, gangster Al Capone heard about this and put out the word that whoever stole the jewelry had 24 hours to return it "or else". The jewelry was returned the next day.
  • Quotes
    All during the war, we kept saying, Ben [husband Ben Lyon] and I, that when it was over, we would come back to Hollywood. But now we've been here, and we just have to be honest, this is no longer home. Home is back in London, because we went through the bombings with them.

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