Delma Byron
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Sara Delma Byron (July 31, 1913 – May 29, 2006) was an American dancer and actress. She also acted under the names Sally Bynum, Sally Bynam and Brook Byron. It was under this name that she portrayed Sally Cato MacDougall in Auntie Mame.
Career
The daughter of Sam and Minnie Pearl Harris Bynum, Byron was born in Weakley County, Tennessee but lived in Akron, Ohio as a teenager, attending Garfield High School.
She attended Murray College for one year. Leaving college, she became a dancer in a touring troupe The Band Box Revue. Later, she became a model, attracting attention from Hollywood as her picture appeared on magazine covers. In 1936, Byron received a stock contract from 20th Century Fox, giving her a chance in films.
Her Broadway credits as Delma Byron include The Leading Lady (1948) and Up in Central Park (1945). As Sally Bynum, she performed in Life Begins at 8:40 (1934) and Roberta (1933) on Broadway. On radio, Byron portrayed Diane Pers in the soap opera Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy.
Obituary
BROOK BYRON Died May 29, 2006 Actress Brook Byron died at age 92. She was also billed as Delma Byron. Ms. Byron appeared in a number of films from the 1930s through the 1960s. She starred with Shirley Temple in the 1936 film "Dimples." Over 20 years later she appeared with Rosalind Russell in the best version of "Auntie Mame". Her film and TV credits include "Everybody’s Old Man", "Laughing at Trouble", "M Squad" and "The Untouchables".
Filmography
- Laughing at Trouble (1936) .... Mary Bradford
- ... aka Laughing at Death
- Dimples (1936) .... Betty Loring
- Champagne Charlie (1936) (uncredited) .... Iris
- Everybody's Old Man (1936) .... Miss Martin
- Professional Soldier (1935) (uncredited) .... Bit
- Delma Byron appeared in YANK magazine on 25 March 1945
Delma Byron at the Internet Movie Database
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