Profile
Ben Lyon
Actor
Male
Born
Feb 6, 1901
Hometown
Atlanta, Georgia
Died
Mar 22, 1979
Death Place
Honolulu
Ben Lyon was an American film actor and a 20th Century Fox studio executive.
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1901
Birth
Born on February 6, 1901.
TEENAGE

1918
17 Years Old
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels.
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TWENTIES
His greatest success as an actor came in 1930 with the film Hell's Angels.
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THIRTIES
1940
39 Years Old
Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels settled in London during the Second World War and featured with the comedian Vic Oliver in the radio series Hi, Gang! that ran from 1940 to 1949.
FORTIES
1950
49 Years Old
Hi Gang was succeeded in 1950 by Life With The Lyons, which also featured their real life son Richard and daughter Barbara, and had a run on BBC and independent television from 1954 until 1960.
LATE ADULTHOOD

1971
70 Years Old
When Daniels's health declined during the 1960s following a series of strokes, Lyon cared for her until her death in 1971.
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1979
78 Years Old
Died on March 22, 1979.
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