About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1911-03-16
Place of birth:
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Website:
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Marion Byron

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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).

Known for

Acting

1935 Swellhead Actor Bessie N/A
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1934 Gift of Gab Actor Telephone Girl (as Marian Byron) 59
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1934 It Happened One Day Actor Girl on Train N/A
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1934 Susie's Affairs Actor Virginia 59
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1933 Only Yesterday Actor Grace (Uncredited) 58
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1933 Meet the Baron Actor College Girl (uncredited) 58
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1933 College Humor Actor Student 58
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1933 Breed of the Border Actor Sonia N/A
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1933 The Crime of the Century Actor Bridge Player (uncredited) 58
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1933 The Curse of a Broken Heart Actor Little Ivy N/A
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1932 They Call It Sin Actor Soda Jerk (uncredited) 58
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1932 Trouble in Paradise Actor Maid (uncredited) 64
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1932 Love Me Tonight Actor Bakery Girl (uncredited) 59
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1932 The Tenderfoot Actor Kitty 59
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1932 The Heart of New York Actor Mimi 59
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1932 Running Hollywood Actor Marion Byron N/A
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1931 Working Girls Actor Ellen (uncredited) 58
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1931 Children of Dreams Actor Gertie N/A
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1931 Girls Demand Excitement Actor Margery N/A
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1930 The Bad Man Actor Angela Hardy N/A
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1930 The Matrimonial Bed Actor Marrieanne 59
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1930 Golden Dawn Actor Joanna 58
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1930 Song of the West Actor Penny N/A
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1930 Playing Around Actor Maude 58
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1929 Show of Shows Actor Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number 58
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1929 The Forward Pass Actor Mazie N/A
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1929 So Long Letty Actor Ruth Davis 58
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1929 Broadway Babies Actor Florine Chanler 58
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1929 The Unkissed Man Actor N/A
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1929 A Pair of Tights Actor Marion 59
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1929 His Captive Woman Actor 59
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1929 Going Ga-Ga Actor Marion 59
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1928 Feed 'em and Weep Actor 58
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1928 The Boy Friend Actor Marion Davidson 58
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1928 Steamboat Bill, Jr. Actor Kitty King 65
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