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Dallas, Texas, USA
Bebe Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as 42nd Street (1933), and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain. Throughout her career, Daniels appeared in 230 films.
Known for
- Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema — Self (archive footage)2007
- 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage — Self (archive footage)2006
- Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy — (archive footage)1962
- The Lyons in Paris — Bebe1955
- This Is Your Life — Self1955
- Life with the Lyons1955
- Life with the Lyons — Bebe Lyon1954
- This Is Your Life — Self1952
- Hi Gang! — The Liberty Girl1941
- The Return of Carol Deane — Carol Deane1938
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Key facts
- Born
- Phyllis Virginia Daniels , ( 1901-01-14 ) January 14, 1901, Dallas, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- March 16, 1971 (1971-03-16) (aged 70), London , England
- Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Other name
- Bebe Lyon
- Occupations
- Actress dancer singer producer writer
- Years active
- 1910–1961
- Spouse
- Ben Lyon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 )
- Children
- 2, including Barbara Lyon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Daniels
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Place of death
- London
- Spouse
- Ben Lyon
- Child
- Barbara Lyon
- Occupation
- television producer
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Medal of Freedom
- Image
- Film actress Bebe Daniels (SAYRE 22767).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bebe Daniels
- date of birth
- 1901-01-14
- date of death
- 1971-03-16
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- start of work period
- 1910-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" (/ˈbiːbiː/) Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.
She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as Rio Rita (1929), and later gained fame on radio and television in Britain. Over the course of her 50-year career, Daniels appeared in 230 films.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bebe Daniels” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.