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Marion Byron
Actor

Marion Byron

16 Mar 1911Born
5 Jul 1985Died
74Age at death
37Credits

Biography

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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.

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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

Filmography

  1. 1935SwellheadFilm: Bessie
  2. 1934Gift of GabFilm: Telephone Girl (as Marian Byron)
  3. 1934It Happened One DayFilm: Girl on Train
  4. 1934Susie's AffairsFilm: Virginia
  5. 1933Only YesterdayFilm: Grace (Uncredited)
  6. 1933Meet the BaronFilm: College Girl (uncredited)
  7. 1933College HumorFilm: Student
  8. 1933Breed of the BorderFilm: Sonia
  9. 1933The Crime of the CenturyFilm: Bridge Player (uncredited)
  10. 1933The Curse of a Broken HeartFilm: Little Ivy
  11. 1932They Call It SinFilm: Soda Jerk (uncredited)
  12. 1932Trouble in ParadiseFilm: Maid (uncredited)
  13. 1932Love Me TonightFilm: Bakery Girl (uncredited)
  14. 1932The Hollywood HandicapFilm
  15. 1932The TenderfootFilm: Kitty
  16. 1932The Heart of New YorkFilm: Mimi
  17. 1932Running HollywoodFilm: Marion Byron
  18. 1931Working GirlsFilm: Ellen (uncredited)
  19. 1931Children of DreamsFilm: Gertie
  20. 1931Girls Demand ExcitementFilm: Margery
  21. 1930The Bad ManFilm: Angela Hardy
  22. 1930The Matrimonial BedFilm: Marrieanne
  23. 1930Golden DawnFilm: Joanna
  24. 1930Song of the WestFilm: Penny
  25. 1930Playing AroundFilm: Maude
  26. 1929The Show of ShowsFilm: Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
  27. 1929The Forward PassFilm: Mazie
  28. 1929So Long LettyFilm: Ruth Davis
  29. 1929Broadway BabiesFilm: Florine Chanler
  30. 1929The Unkissed ManFilm
  31. 1929A Pair of TightsFilm: Marion
  32. 1929His Captive WomanFilm
  33. 1929Going Ga-GaFilm: Marion
  34. 1928Feed 'em and WeepFilm
  35. 1928The Boy FriendFilm: Marion Davidson
  36. 1928Plastered in ParisFilm: Mimi
  37. 1928Steamboat Bill, Jr.Film: Kitty King

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