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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.

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(s)	Kathryn Keys
Children	3
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

Early years

Byron was the son of actors Kate Crehan and Oliver Doud Byron.[1] He was a nephew of the stage actress Ada Rehan, his maternal aunt.

Career

Byron started his theatrical career in February 1889[2] 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 the founder and one-time president of The Actors' Equity Association and he also served as an officer of The Lambs and the Actor's fund of America.

Byron appeared many times at the Lakewood Playhouse in Maine.

Personal life and death

Byron was married to Kathryn Keyes, and they had two daughters and a son.[2] 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.[3]

Selected filmography

References

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)
• Arthur Byron at Find a Grave

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