Marion Byron

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-03-16 (74 years old)

Deathday

1985-07-05

Place of Birth

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Marion Byron

Biography

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" ...

Acting

1928

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

as Kitty King

1932

Love Me Tonight

as Bakery Girl (uncredited)

1935

Swellhead

as Bessie

1929

Broadway Babies

as Florine Chanler

1933

The Crime of the Century

as Bridge Player (uncredited)

1932

Running Hollywood

as Marion Byron

1930

The Matrimonial Bed

as Marrieanne

1930

Golden Dawn

as Joanna

1930

1930

1929

1929

Going Ga-Ga

as Marion

1929

So Long Letty

as Ruth Davis

1928

The Boy Friend

as Marion Davidson

1933

College Humor

as Student

1932

1932

Trouble in Paradise

as Maid (uncredited)

1933

Meet the Baron

as College Girl (uncredited)

1931

1930

The Bad Man

as Angela Hardy

1934

Gift of Gab

as Telephone Girl (as Marian Byron)

1929

The Show of Shows

as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number

1932

They Call It Sin

as Soda Jerk (uncredited)

1931

Working Girls

as Ellen (uncredited)

1934

Susie's Affairs

as Virginia

1933

Only Yesterday

as Grace (Uncredited)

1929

1934

It Happened One Day

as Girl on Train

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