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
''Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade'' is a 1955 novel by American author Patrick Dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the Ward (law), ward of his Aunt Mame Dennis, the sister of his dead father.
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''.
Career
The daughter of Sam and Minnie Pearl Harris Bynum, Byron was born in
Weakley County, Tennessee
Weakley County is a county located in the northwest of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,902. Its county seat is Dresden. Its largest city is Martin, the home of the University of Tennessee at Martin. Th ...
but lived in
Akron, Ohio
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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
20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...
, giving her a chance in films.
Her Broadway credits 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.
Filmography
She also appeared on television in ''The Untouchables
Untouchable or Untouchables may refer to:
People
* Untouchability, the practice of socially ostracizing a minority group of very low social status
* Untouchables, word for the Dalits or Scheduled Castes of India
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'', ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective
''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.
Radio
Dick Powell starred in the ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective' ...
'', ''M Squad
''M Squad'' is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. It was produced by Lee Marvin's Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the program's ...
'' and others.
References
External links
*
Delma Byron , Those obscure objects of desire
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2006 deaths
1913 births
Actresses from Tennessee
American female dancers
Dancers from Tennessee
20th-century American dancers
20th-century American women
21st-century American women