Barbara Lyon

Barbara Lyon

Infobox musical artist
Name = Barbara Lyon
Background = solo_singer
Born = September 9, 1931, Hollywood, California, United States
Died = July 10, 1995, West Middlesex, England, UK
Genre = Traditional pop
Years_active = 1954-1960
Label = UK Columbia
URL = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528906/bio Biography on IMDb]

Barbara Lyon (September 9, 1931July 10, 1995) was a singer of popular songs, born in the United States but having her career primarily in the United Kingdom.

She was born in Hollywood, California, USA. Her parents, Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, were both Hollywood actors, beginning in silent films with careers extending into the 1930s. In the early part of World War II, Ben Lyon joined the Royal Air Force, and though the family returned later to the United States, they made Britain their adopted home. From the late 1940s until 1961, they had a radio program on the BBC, "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 recorded one single, but primarily found his career to be as an actor, both in the UK and the US. With Barbara, the situation was reversed: she did some acting, but found more popularity as a singer, with two UK chart hits. However, after those two hits she was unable to chart, and went into acting and game shows, both in the UK and US.

External links

* [http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirb/barbaral.htm Biography/discography] (only shows 45rpm singles)
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528906/bio Biography on IMDb]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19950722/ai_n13996381 Obituary from "The Independent" (London)]


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