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Marion Byron

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).


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Born:
Mar 16, 1911 In Dayton, Ohio, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
34
First Appeared:
In the movie Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928-05-09
Latest Project:
Movie Swellhead 1935-05-04
Known For
Poster of Susie's Affairs
Poster of The Curse of a Broken Heart
Poster of The Heart of New York
Poster of Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Filmography
Movie Swellhead Bessie 1935-05-04
Movie Susie's Affairs Virginia 1934-06-01
Movie It Happened One Day Girl on Train 1934-07-07
Movie Gift of Gab Telephone Girl (as Marian Byron) 1934-09-01
Movie The Curse of a Broken Heart Little Ivy 1933-02-04
Movie Breed of the Border Sonia 1933-03-01
Movie The Crime of the Century 1933-02-18
Movie College Humor Student 1933-07-05
Movie Meet the Baron College Girl (uncredited) 1933-10-20
Movie Only Yesterday Grace (Uncredited) 1933-11-01
Movie The Heart of New York Mimi 1932-03-26
Movie Running Hollywood Marion Byron 1932-01-27
Movie The Tenderfoot Kitty 1932-05-23
Movie Trouble in Paradise Maid (uncredited) 1932-10-30
Movie Love Me Tonight Bakery Girl (uncredited) 1932-08-18
Movie They Call It Sin Soda Jerk (uncredited) 1932-11-05
Movie Girls Demand Excitement Margery 1931-02-08
Movie Working Girls Ellen 1931-12-12
Movie Children of Dreams Gertie 1931-06-25
Movie Playing Around Maude 1930-01-10
Movie Golden Dawn Joanna 1930-06-14
Movie Song of the West Penny 1930-03-15
Movie The Bad Man Angela Hardy 1930-09-11
Movie The Matrimonial Bed Marrieanne 1930-08-01
Movie A Pair of Tights Marion 1929-02-03
Movie Going Ga-Ga Marion 1929-01-05
Movie His Captive Woman 1929-02-03
Movie The Forward Pass Mazie 1929-11-10
Movie Broadway Babies Florine Chanler 1929-06-30
Movie Show of Shows Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number 1929-11-21
Movie So Long Letty Ruth Davis 1929-10-16
Movie Steamboat Bill, Jr. Kitty King 1928-05-09
Movie Feed 'em and Weep 1928-12-08
Movie The Boy Friend Marion Davidson 1928-11-10