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Melinda Byron(1936-2018)

  • Actress
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Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, and Melinda Byron in The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Melinda Byron was born on 20 October 1936 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Teenage Thunder (1957), Rescue 8 (1958) and Henry, the Rainmaker (1949). She was married to Faust F. Rossi. She died on 30 May 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1936
DiedMay 30, 2018(81)
BornOctober 20, 1936
DiedMay 30, 2018(81)
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Known for

Teenage Thunder (1957)
Teenage Thunder
5.6
  • Betty Palmer
  • 1957
Lang Jeffries in Rescue 8 (1958)
Rescue 8
7.8
TV Series
  • Stella Blanchard
Walter Catlett, Mary Stuart, William Tracy, and Raymond Walburn in Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
Henry, the Rainmaker
6.2
  • Marilyn Loper
  • 1949
Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes in The Long Night (1947)
The Long Night
6.5
  • Peggy(as Patty King)
  • 1947

Credits

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Actress

  • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
    The Donna Reed Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Betsy
    • Ellen Schiller
    • 1959–1960
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mary Lou
    • 1960
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Paula Cartwright
    • 1960
  • Lang Jeffries in Rescue 8 (1958)
    Rescue 8
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Stella Blanchard
    • 1958
  • Bruce Gordon in Behind Closed Doors (1958)
    Behind Closed Doors
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Janet Kellogg
    • 1958
  • Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • April Lawrence
    • 1958
  • Ten North Frederick (1958)
    Ten North Frederick
    6.7
    • Hope (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Teenage Thunder (1957)
    Teenage Thunder
    5.6
    • Betty Palmer
    • 1957
  • Elvis Presley, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, and Lizabeth Scott in Loving You (1957)
    Loving You
    6.5
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1949)
    The Lone Ranger
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sally Walker
    • 1957
  • Allen Martin Jr. and Margaret O'Brien in Her First Romance (1951)
    Her First Romance
    5.5
    • Girl (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Robert Mitchum, Myrna Loy, and Peter Miles in The Red Pony (1949)
    The Red Pony
    6.3
    • Jinx Ingals (as Patty King)
    • 1949
  • Walter Catlett, Mary Stuart, William Tracy, and Raymond Walburn in Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
    Henry, the Rainmaker
    6.2
    • Marilyn Loper
    • 1949
  • Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, and Robert Newton in Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
    6.8
    • Girl Child (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes in The Long Night (1947)
    The Long Night
    6.5
    • Peggy (as Patty King)
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Patty King
  • Born
    • October 20, 1936
    • Evanston, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 30, 2018
    • Bethesda, Maryland, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Faust F. RossiAugust 25, 1962 - ? (her death, 3 children)

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    Radio, film and TV actress of the 1950s.

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