Barbara Lyon
Barbara Lyon | |
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Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| Died | July 10, 1995 (aged 63) Greater London, England, UK |
| Genres | Traditional pop |
| Years active | 1954–1960 |
| Labels | UK Columbia |
Barbara Bebe Lyon (September 9, 1931 – July 10, 1995)actress, born in the United States but primarily active in the United Kingdom.
Life and career
She was born in
Life With The Lyons. Ben, Bebe, Barbara, and Barbara's brother Richard all played themselves on this show (perhaps inspired by the success in the US of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, also featuring a real-life family), bringing the family before the UK
public.
In the 1950s, both Barbara and Richard began their own independent careers; Richard
, and went into acting, both in the UK and U.S.Lyon sang in her own
TV series, Dreamtime With Barbara (1956).[3] She married Russell Turner, the show's producer, at St. James' Church in London[4] the following year. The couple divorced, and she married accountant Colin Birkett[1]
in 1968. They had one son, and later divorced.
Death
Lyon died on July 10, 1995, of a
cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 63.[1]
Discography
- "Stowaway" (1955) - UK#12
- "Letter to a Soldier" (1956) - Columbia - UK #27 [2]
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^ [1], BBC Genome
- ISBN 978-1-4766-2532-4. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
External links
- Barbara Lyon at IMDb
- Biography/discography (only shows 45rpm singles)
- Barbara Lyon discography at Discogs
- Obituary from The Independent (London)
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