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Daniels was born Phyllis Virginia Daniels (Bebe was a childhood nickname) in Dallas, Texas. Her father was a travelling theater manager, Scottish-born Melville Daniel MacNeal, who changed his name to Danny Daniels after a disagreement with his father over his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business. [3] Her mother was ...
Bebe Daniels. Actress: 42nd Street. Bebe Daniels already had toured as an actor by the age of four in a stage production of "Richard III". She had her first leading role at the age of seven and started her film career shortly after this in movies for Imperial, Pathe and others.
- January 1, 1
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.
- Bebe Daniels began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such as Rio Rita, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain.
- Bebe Daniels's father was a travelling theater manager, Scottish-born Melville Daniel MacNeal, who changed his name to Danny Daniels after a disagreement with his own father over his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business.
- Bebe Daniels's mother was Phyllis de Forest Griffin, born in Colombia of an American father and a Colombian mother, a stage actress who was in Danny's travelling stock company when their child was born.
Bebe Daniels. Actress: 42nd Street. Bebe Daniels already had toured as an actor by the age of four in a stage production of "Richard III". She had her first leading role at the age of seven and started her film career shortly after this in movies for Imperial, Pathe and others. At 14 she was already a film veteran, and was enlisted by Hal Roach to star as Harold Lloyd's...
- January 14, 1901
- March 16, 1971
Her father was a travelling theater manager, Scottish-born Melville Daniel MacNeal, who changed his name to Danny Daniels after a disagreement with his own father over his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business.
Daughter of theatre manager Melville Daniel MacNeal (Danny Daniels) and actress Phyllis de Forest Griffin (Phyllis Daniels). Cousin of actor Calvert DeForest and actor DeForest Kelley. Second cousin of inventor Lee de Forest. Married actor Ben Lyon, June 1930; daughter, singer and actress Barbara Lyon, born 1 September 1931;
Her father was a travelling theater manager, Scottish-born Melville Daniel MacNeal, who changed his name to Danny Daniels after a disagreement with his own father over his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business.
