Marion Byron
Actress
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After decades in the business, Marion Byron is the kind of actress whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Playing Kitty King in 'Steamboat Bill, Jr.' put her in front of the widest audience of the career. Everything here starts from 1928. Most of the work sits in comedy.
Marion Byron
Actress
After decades in the business, Marion Byron is the kind of actress whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Playing Kitty King in 'Steamboat Bill, Jr.' put her in front of the widest audience of the career. Everything here starts from 1928. Most of the work sits in comedy.
Movies (30 titles)
Plays Kitty King
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928
Plays Student
College Humor
1933
Plays Sonia
Breed of the Border
1933
Plays Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
The Show of Shows
1929
Plays Marrieanne
The Matrimonial Bed
1930
Plays Ruth Davis
So Long Letty
1929
Plays Mimi
The Heart of New York
1932
Plays Telephone Girl (as Marian Byron)
Gift of Gab
1934
Plays Maude
Playing Around
1930
Plays Marion
A Pair of Tights
1929
Plays Florine Chanler
Broadway Babies
1929
Plays Joanna
Golden Dawn
1930
Plays Marion Davidson
The Boy Friend
1928
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Only Yesterday
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Swellhead
Bessie
1935
Gift of Gab
Telephone Girl (as Marian Byron)
1934
It Happened One Day
Girl on Train
1934
Susie's Affairs
Virginia
1934
Only Yesterday
Grace (Uncredited)
1933
Meet the Baron
College Girl (uncredited)
1933
College Humor
Student
1933
Breed of the Border
Sonia
1933
The Crime of the Century
Bridge Player (uncredited)
1933
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Marion Byron still alive?
Marion Byron passed away on July 5, 1985 at age 74.
What are the most famous roles of Marion Byron?
Marion Byron is best known for roles in Steamboat Bill, Jr., Trouble in Paradise, Love Me Tonight.
How many movies has Marion Byron been in?
Over a 57-year career (since 1928), Marion Byron has appeared in 30 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Marion Byron's first movie?
The career of Marion Byron began with Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928).
What is Marion Byron's most recent movie or series?
Marion Byron's most recent release is Swellhead, which premiered on May 4, 1935.
Marion Byron
1911-03-16 · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Marion Byron (born Miriam Bilenkin; March 16, 1911, Dayton, Ohio – July 5, 1985, Santa Monica, California) was an American movie comedian. After following her sister into a short stage career as a singer/dancer, she was given her first movie role as Buster Keaton's leading lady in the film Steamboat Bill, Jr. in 1928. From there she was hired by Hal Roach to co-star in short subjects with Max Davidson, Edgar Kennedy, and Charley Chase, but most significantly with Anita Garvin, where tiny (4'11" in high heels) Marion was teamed with the 6' Anita for a brief three-film series as a "female Laurel & Hardy" in 1928–1929.
She left Roach before they made talkies, but she went on working, now in musical features, like the Vitaphone film Broadway Babies (1929) with Alice White, and the early Technicolor feature, Golden Dawn (1930).
Her parts slowly got smaller until they were unbilled walk-ons in films like Meet the Baron (1933), starring Jack Pearl and Hips Hips Hooray (1934) with Wheeler & Woolsey. Her final screen appearance was as a baby nurse to the Dionne Quintuplets in their film, Five of a Kind (1938).