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Ben Lyon

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American actor (1901-1979)

Film & TV

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

From Wikipedia 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. He attracted attention in the highly successful film Flaming Youth (1923), and steadily developed into a leading man. He was most successfully paired…

Known for

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
  • The Lyons in Paris — Ben1955
  • Life with the Lyons — Ben Lyon1954
  • The Dark Tower — Phil Danton1943
  • This Was Paris — Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter1942
  • Hi Gang! — Her Other Half1941
  • Confidential Lady — Jim Brent1939
  • I Killed the Count — Bernard Froy1939
  • Stardust — Roy Harley1938
  • Down to the Sea — Steve Londos1936

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ben
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Atlanta
Place of death
Honolulu
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Ben Lyon in I Cover the Waterfront.jpg
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cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1901-02-06
date of death
1979-03-22
Commons category
Ben Lyon
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Ben Lyon
start of work period
1918-00-00
writing language
English language
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