Ben Lyon Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
BEN LYON
Born: February 06, 1901 in Atlanta, Georgia
Died: March 22, 1979 in aboard a cruise ship passing Honolulu, Hawaii
Biography
BEN LYON (1901-1979) was an American actor who starred in films of the silent and early talking era. In Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels (1930), he piloted his own plane. He married Bebe Daniels in 1930. Both moved to England in 1935 and became popular radio and television personalities there. Lyon fought in the Royal Air Force during World War II. After Bebe's death, he married former movie co-star Marian Nixon. In 1946, while working for 20th Century Fox, he organized a color screen test for a young actress named Norma Jean Dougherty, got Dougherty her first contract and suggested a name change to "Marilyn Monroe".
1958-Spectacular (Performer), 1936-Dancing-Feet (Performer), 1935-Navy-Wife (Performer), 1931-Night-Nurse (Performer), 1931-The-Hot-Heiress (Performer), 1930-What-Men-Want (Performer), 1930-Hell's-Angels (Performer), 1930-Lummox (Performer), 1929-The-Flying-Marine (Performer), 1927-Dance-Magic (Performer), 1925-The-New-Commandment (Performer), 1925-Winds-of-Chance (Performer), 1962-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (in person), 1936-Starlight (in person), 1935-Screen-Snapshots-Series-14,-No.-8 (in person), 1931-Screen-Snapshots-Series-10,-No.-6 (in person), 1930-Screen-Snapshots-Series-9,-No.-22 (in person), 1927-Life-in-Hollywood-No.-2 (in person), 2012-Love,-Marilyn (Other), 1937-Screen-Snapshots-Series-16,-No.-11 (Other), 1955-The-Lyons-Abroad (Performer), 1942-This-Was-Paris (Performer), 1940-Confidential-Lady (Performer), 1936-Treachery-on-the-High-Seas (Performer), 1935-Frisco-Waterfront (Performer), 1934-I-Spy (Performer), 1933-I-Cover-the-Waterfront (Performer), 1932-By-Whose-Hand (Performer), 1931-Compromised (Performer), 1931-Her-Majesty,-Love (Performer), 1931-The-Stolen-Jools (Performer), 1927-Dancing-Vienna (Performer), 1927-For-the-Love-of-Mike (Performer), 1926-The-Savage (Performer), 1926-The-Reckless-Lady (Performer), 1925-The-Pace-That-Thrills (Performer), 1923-Flaming-Youth (Performer), 1980-Hollywood (in person), 1969-An-Evening-with-Jack-Benny (in person), 1966-The-Eamonn-Andrews-Show (in person), 1932-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-A-3 (in person), 1930-Screen-Snapshots-Series-9,-No.-20 (in person), 1941-Hi-Gang! (Performer), 1939-Who-Is-Guilty (Performer), 1938/II-Mad-About-Money (Performer), 1936-Down-to-the-Sea (Performer), 1935-Together-We-Live (Performer), 1934-Lightning-Strikes-Twice (Performer), 1933-The-Women-in-His-Life (Performer), 1933-Girl-Missing (Performer), 1932-Hat-Check-Girl (Performer), 1932-The-Crooked-Circle (Performer), 1932-Week-Ends-Only (Performer), 1932-The-Big-Timer (Performer), 1931-Bought! (Performer), 1931-Misbehaving-Ladies (Performer), 1930-A-Soldier's-Plaything (Performer), 1930-Alias-French-Gertie (Performer), 1927-High-Hat (Performer), 1926-The-Great-Deception (Performer), 1925-The-Necessary-Evil (Performer), 1925-One-Way-Street (Performer), 1924-Wages-of-Virtue (Performer), 1924-Lily-of-the-Dust (Performer), 1924-Painted-People (Performer), 1923-Potash-and-Perlmutter (Performer), 1923-The-Custard-Cup (Performer), 1919-Open-Your-Eyes (Performer), 1918-The-Transgressor (Performer), 1918-The-Transgressor (Writer), 1941-Hi-Gang! (Writer), 1941-Hi-Gang! (in person), 1969-Frost-on-Saturday (in person), 1937-Screen-Snapshots-Series-17,-No.-1 (Other), 1955-1960-Life-with-the-Lyons (Performer), 1955-This-Is-Music-Hall (Performer), 1954-Family-Affair (Performer), 1943-The-Dark-Tower (Performer), 1934-Crimson-Romance (Performer), 1932-Lady-with-a-Past (Performer), 1931-West-of-the-Rockies (Performer), 1931-My-Past (Performer), 1931-Aloha (Performer), 1931-Indiscreet (Performer), 1929-The-Quitter (Performer), 1929-The-Air-Legion (Performer), 1927-The-Tender-Hour (Performer), 1927-The-Perfect-Sap (Performer), 1926-Prince-of-Tempters (Performer), 1925-Bluebeard's-Seven-Wives (Performer), 1924-So-Big (Performer), 1924-Wine-of-Youth (Performer), 1924-The-White-Moth (Performer), 1921-The-Heart-of-Maryland (Performer), 1978-Hollywood-Greats (in person), 1966-Mad-Movies (in person), 1949-Screen-Snapshots:-Hollywood's-Happy-Homes (in person), 1935-Screen-Snapshots-Series-14,-No.-7 (in person), 1930-The-Voice-of-Hollywood-No.-4 (in person)
Style
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 80020Lyon and Daniels' signatures on an orange album leaf. Daniels and Lyon were married from 1930 until her death in 1971. Signatures: "Bebe Daniels" and "Ben Lyon", 4¼x2¾ album leaf.Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 55190The silent film star signs a note on a 5½x4¼beige album leaf Autograph Note signed: "To Mabelle-/My best wishes/Ben Lyon" in pencil. 5½x4¼.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 1933 - HFSID 177848Lyon signed and dated this note in London in 1933 Inscribed signature: "To Hugh-/My best wishes/Ben Lyon/London/1933". 5¼x3¼. Lyon (1901-1979, born in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American actor who starred in films of the silent and early talking era.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED - HFSID 313737The actor signs his name "With best wishes" Autograph sentiment signed: "With best wishes/Ben Lyon", in black ink, 3½x2½. Ben Lyon (1901-1979, born in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American actor who starred in films of the silent and early talking era.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 301273Sepia photograph of the actor shown in a three-piece suit Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Eddie-/With best wishes/Ben Lyon". Sepia, 8x10. Ben Lyon (1901-1979, born in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American actor who starred in films of the silent and early talking era.
Price: $420.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1936 - HFSID 289400Promotional photo for the film Beauty's Daughter, Inscribed in person to collector Saul Goodman Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Saul /Best wishes/Ben Lyon". B/w 8x10. Collector's ink stamp on verso dates signature: June 11, 1936.
Price: $280.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1936 - HFSID 289511Shown in trench coat and hat, strolling down a deserted street, inscribed in person to collector Saul Goodman Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Saul/Best wishes/Ben Lyon". B/w, 8x10. Collector's ink stamp on verso dates signature: June 11, 1936.
Price: $240.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 326751Loving photograph of Ben Lyon and wife Bebe Daniels signed to a fan in blue ink Inscribed photograph signed: "To Marilyn Plummer/With our best wishes-/Bebe Daniels", "Ben Lyon", in blue ink, B/w 7¾x9¾.
Price: $600.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 325157Sepia photograph of Lyon posed in a suit and tie, signed in black ink "Sincerely" (5x7) Photograph signed: "Sincerely/Ben Lyon", in black ink, Sepia 5x7. Ben Lyon (1901-1979, born in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American actor who starred in films of the silent and early talking era.
Price: $420.00
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BEN LYON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 181757Signed b/w photo of Lyon in suit-and-tie with arms crossed and throwing a shadow against a wall Annotated photograph signed "With best Wishes/Ben Lyon" in blue ink. B/w, 8x9¾ overall, 7¼x8¾ image, one surface.
Price: $420.00
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BEN LYON - CLIPPED SIGNATURE - HFSID 161017Lyon's clipped signature on white paper Clipped signature: "Ben Lyon". 2x1. Lyon (1901-1979, born in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American actor who starred in films of the silent and early talking era. In Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels (1930), he piloted his own plane.
Price: $100.00
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BEN LYON - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED TWICE - HFSID 284175Promotional photo for the film This Was Paris, signed twice with an identical inscription Photograph inscribed and signed twice: "To Rene Caulder/My best wishes/Ben Lyon". B/w 8x10.
Price: $460.00
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BEN LYON - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE - HFSID 20107Lyon's inscribed signature on a white card Inscribed signature: "To Kayo/ Best Wishes/Ben Lyon" in blue ink. 4¼x2¾. Lyon (1901-1979, born in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American actor who starred in films of the silent and early talking era.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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BEN LYON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/30/1966 - HFSID 187138Lyon signed this typed letter in 1966. In it, he tells the recipient that he knew a Mr. Rives and that his first wife Bebe Daniels had recovered from an illness. Inscribed signature: "Ben Lyon" in blue ink.
Price: $420.00
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BEN LYON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 05/19/1975 - HFSID 156974Lyon signed this typed letter in 1975. In it, he thanks Albert Manski for sending him magazine photos and regrets being unable to reciprocate with a photo of him and his second wife. Typed letter signed " Ben Lyon" in blue ink.
Price: $360.00
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BEN LYON - TYPED NOTE SIGNED 01/25/1973 - HFSID 20108Lyon signed this typed letter on his letterhead at Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1973. In it, he tells the recipient that he received his letter and provides his own address. Typed note signed "Ben Lyon" in blue ink.
Price: $320.00
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BEBE DANIELS - AUTOGRAPH 1947 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 55406Signatures: "Bebe Daniels", "Ben Lyon" and "Yours truly/Les Allen", 6½x5¼. Magazine photo, b/w, 1¼x1½, of Allen at left of signature. Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Dorothy/Cheerio/Geo Doonan/1947" affixed on verso.
Price: $240.00
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BEBE DANIELS - AUTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 55400Signatures: "Bebe Daniels", "Ben Lyon", 5½x4¾ album leaf. DANIELS (1901-1971) broke into silent films at age seven, moving on to Mack Sennett comedies in the 1910s, Cecil B.
Price: $180.00
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HOLLYWOOD HOLIDAY PLAY CAST - PROGRAM PAGE SIGNED CIRCA 1935 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 19516Program Page signed: "Bebe Daniels", "Ben Lyon" and "Skeets Gallagher". Main page of the Selwyn Theatre (Chicago) production of Hollywood Holiday, Week Beginning 1935 April 21.
Price: $420.00
