Daniels, Bebe & Lyon, Ben - Early 1930's Dual Signed Double Weight Photo - Scarce
Circa early 1930’s, 8x10 double weight “Maurice Seymour” of Chicago, photo. Signed by wife & husband, Bebe Daniels in blue fountain pen and Ben Lyon in black fountain pen.
Bebe has inscribed this photo to “Mrs. G. Juliet” also adding “Best Wishes”. Very minor corner bumps and slight edge waviness to the lower right white border, otherwise the image is outstanding!
Dual signed photos of Daniels and Lyon together are scarce. This would be a nice addition to any vintage movie collection.
Bio: Phyllis Virginia “Bebe” Daniels, 1901–1971, and Ben Lyon, 1901–1979.
Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, married in 1930, were both prominent stars. Together, they were considered a Hollywood power couple.
Bebe Daniels began her career as a child actress during the silent film era. She was in her first starring film role at age 7. She appeared in silent short subject and feature films, including playing opposite Rudolph Valentino in Monsieur Beaucaire (1924), before appearing in sound pictures. During her 50-year career, she appeared in 230 films.
Ben Lyon appeared on Broadway before transitioning to film with the 1923 silent film drama Flaming Youth. He rose to leading man in silent films and was praised for his performance as a heroic World War I aviator in Hell’s Angels (1930), which also starred a young Jean Harlow. Lyon was in demand as an actor throughout the 1930s.