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Arthur William Byron (April 3, 1872 – July 16, 1943) was an American actor[1] who played a mixture of British and American roles in films.
Born in Brooklyn, Byron was the son of actors Kate Crehan and Oliver Doud Byron.[1] He was a nephew of the stage actress Ada Rehan.[2]
Byron started his theatrical career in February 1889[3] at the age of 17 with his father's dramatic company. In 1939 he celebrated his 50 years in showbusiness.
He appeared in more than 300 plays and played with stars like Maxine Elliott, Ethel Barrymore, John Gielgud, Katherine Cornell, Maude Adams and Minnie Maddern Fiske.
He was a founder and one-time president of The Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and a member of The Lambs[2] and the Actor's fund of America.[citation needed] The Broadway producer and theatre critic Rita Hassan served as his executive assistant at the AEA.[4]
Byron appeared many times at the Lakewood Playhouse in Maine.[citation needed]
Byron was married to Kathryn Keyes, and they had two daughters and a son.[3] He died of a heart ailment, from which he suffered for some years, in Hollywood in 1943. He was cremated after his funeral service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) in its Wee Kirk Chapel. His family sent his ashes to the Byron summer home in Maine.[5][2]
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