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Arthur Byron

This article is about the American actor. For the English tenor, see Arthur Byron (tenor).
Arthur Byron
Byron in The Casino Murder Case, 1935
Born
Arthur William Byron

(1872-04-03)April 3, 1872
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1943(1943-07-16) (aged 71)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1932–1937
SpouseKathryn Keys
Children3
FatherOliver Doud Byron
RelativesAda Rehan (aunt)
4th President of the Actors' Equity Association
In office
1938–1940
Preceded by (acting president)
Succeeded byBert Lytell
L-R: Richard Barbee, Arthur Byron, and Margaret Lawrence in the Broadway production of Transplanting Jean (1921)

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

References

  1. ^ a b Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0195169867.
  2. ^ a b c "The Final Curtain". Billboard. July 31, 1943. p. 36. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
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