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Walter Byron

Biography

Walter Byron

Overview

  • Born
    June 11, 1899 · Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    March 2, 1972 · Signal Hill, California, USA (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Walter Clarence Butler
  • Height
    5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)

Biography

  • Walter Byron was born on June 11, 1899 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Vanity Fair (1932), Back in Circulation (1937) and Don't Bet on Blondes (1935). He died on March 2, 1972 in Signal Hill, California, USA.

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  • British-born leading man of American films spanning the years 1928 to 1942, initially under contract to Samuel Goldwyn. Though handsome, he was rather uncharismatic and never quite made the grade as a star.
  • Brother of Jack Byron
  • Leading man in lesser U.S. films, and supporting or minor player in better-known U.S. films, from the late 1920s through the late 1930s.

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