Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron
Byron in The Casino Murder Case, 1935
Born	Arthur William Byron (1872-04-03)April 3, 1872 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	July 16, 1943(1943-07-16) (aged 71) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1932–1937
Spouse	Kathryn Keys
Children	3
Father	Oliver Doud Byron
Relatives	Ada Rehan (aunt)


4th President of the Actors' Equity Association
In office 1938–1940
Preceded by	Burgess Meredith (acting president)
Succeeded by	Bert Lytell

Arthur William Byron (April 3, 1872 – July 16, 1943) was an American actor^[1] who played a mixture of British and American roles in films.

Early years

Born in Brooklyn, Byron was the son of actors Kate Crehan and Oliver Doud Byron.^[1] He was a nephew of the stage actress Ada Rehan.^[2]

Career

Byron started his theatrical career in February 1889^[3] at the age of 17 with his father's dramatic company. In 1939 he celebrated his 50 years in showbusiness.

He appeared in more than 300 plays and played with stars like Maxine Elliott, Ethel Barrymore, John Gielgud, Katherine Cornell, Maude Adams and Minnie Maddern Fiske.

He was a founder and one-time president of The Actors' Equity Association and a member of The Lambs^[2] and the Actor's fund of America.^{[citation needed]}

Byron appeared many times at the Lakewood Playhouse in Maine.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life and death

Byron was married to Kathryn Keyes, and they had two daughters and a son.^[3] He died of a heart ailment, from which he suffered for some years, in Hollywood in 1943. He was cremated and his ashes were sent to the Byron summer home in Maine.^[2]

Selected filmography

Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride (1904, Edison)
Fast Life (1932) - John D. Jameson
The Mummy (1932) - Sir Joseph Whemple
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) - Warden Paul Long
Gabriel Over the White House (1933) - Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State
The Silk Express (1933) - Conductor Clark
Private Detective 62 (1933) - Tracey (uncredited)
The Mayor of Hell (1933) - Judge Gilbert
College Coach (1933) - Dr. Phillip Sargent
Two Alone (1934) - Slag
The House of Rothschild (1934) - Baring
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) - John Harly
Fog Over Frisco (1934) - Everett Bradford
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934) - Police Insp. Stone
The Man with Two Faces (1934) - Dr. Kendall
That's Gratitude (1934) - Thomas Maxwell
Marie Galante (1934) - Gen. Gerald Phillips
The President Vanishes (1934) - President Craig Stanley
The Secret Bride (1934) - Governor W.H. Vincent
Shadow of Doubt (1935) - Morgan Bellwood
The Whole Town's Talking (1935) - Spencer
The Casino Murder Case (1935) - Richard Kinkaid
Murder in the Fleet (1935) - Capt. John Winslow
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935) - No. 1 Boss
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) - Mr. Erickson
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) - (scenes deleted) (final film role)

References

^ ^a ^b Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0195169867.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Final Curtain". Billboard. July 31, 1943. p. 36. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Babcock, Muriel (May 18, 1930). "Bravos ring out nightly". Los Angeles Times. p. Part III 11. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Arthur Byron at IMDb
Arthur Byron at the Internet Broadway Database
Arthur Byron portrait gallery at the University of Washington
Broadway Photographs(Univ. of S. Carolina)

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