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Arthur Byron

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Arthur Byron
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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.

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L-R: Richard Barbee, Arthur Byron, and Margaret Lawrence in the Broadway production of Transplanting Jean (1921)
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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]

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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

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