Marion Byron


Actor, Comedian

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Also Known As
Miriam Bilenkin, Marion "Peanuts" Byron, Peanuts Byron
Birth Place
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Born
March 16, 1911
Died
July 05, 1985
Cause of Death
Illness

Biography

Marion Byron found success as an actress early on, when she was just 17 years old. Byron kickstarted her acting career in various films such as the comedy "Steamboat Bill, Jr" (1928) with Buster Keaton, "Broadway Babies" (1929) with Alice White and "His Captive Woman" (1929). She also appeared in the Charlotte Greenwood adaptation "So Long Letty" (1929). She continued to work steadil...

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Biography

Marion Byron found success as an actress early on, when she was just 17 years old. Byron kickstarted her acting career in various films such as the comedy "Steamboat Bill, Jr" (1928) with Buster Keaton, "Broadway Babies" (1929) with Alice White and "His Captive Woman" (1929). She also appeared in the Charlotte Greenwood adaptation "So Long Letty" (1929). She continued to work steadily in film throughout the twenties and the thirties, appearing in "The Forward Pass" (1929), "The Show of Shows" (1929) with Frank Fay and "Golden Dawn" (1930). She also appeared in "The Bad Man" (1930). In the latter part of her career, she continued to act in the comedy "Girls Demand Excitement" (1931) with Virginia Cherrill, "The Tenderfoot" (1932) and "Breed of the Border" (1933). Byron last acted in "Five of a Kind" (1938). Byron passed away in July 1985 at the age of 74.

Life Events

1928

Screen debut, "Plastered in Paris"

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