Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January , â€" March , ) was an
American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.She 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. In a long career, Daniels
appeared in films.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 own father over
his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business.
Her mother was a stage actress, born Phyllis de Forest Griffin, who
was in Danny's travelling stock company when their child was born. At
the age of ten weeks her father proudly carried her on stage even
though there was no part in the play for a baby. The family moved to
Los Angeles, California in her childhood, and she began her acting
career at the age of four in the first version of The Squaw Man. The
same year, she went on tour in a stage production of Shakespeare's
Richard III. The following year, she participated in productions by
Oliver Morosco and David Belasco.
American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer.She 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. In a long career, Daniels
appeared in films.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 own father over
his ambition to change from the medical profession to show business.
Her mother was a stage actress, born Phyllis de Forest Griffin, who
was in Danny's travelling stock company when their child was born. At
the age of ten weeks her father proudly carried her on stage even
though there was no part in the play for a baby. The family moved to
Los Angeles, California in her childhood, and she began her acting
career at the age of four in the first version of The Squaw Man. The
same year, she went on tour in a stage production of Shakespeare's
Richard III. The following year, she participated in productions by
Oliver Morosco and David Belasco.
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