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Delma Byron

American dancer and actress (1913–2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[1] and Brook Byron.[2] It was under this name that she portrayed Sally Cato MacDougall in Auntie Mame.

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Career

The daughter of Sam and Minnie Pearl Harris Bynum,[3] Byron was born in Weakley County, Tennessee but lived in Akron, Ohio as a teenager, attending Garfield High School.[2]

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.[4] In 1936, Byron received a stock contract from 20th Century Fox,[5] giving her a chance in films.

Her Broadway credits include The Leading Lady (1948) and Up in Central Park (1945).[6] As Sally Bynum', she performed in Life Begins at 8:40 (1934) and Roberta (1933) on Broadway.[7] On radio, Byron portrayed Diane Pers in the soap opera Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy.[8]

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Filmography

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She also appeared on television in The Untouchables, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, M Squad and others.

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