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