Spring Byington
Biography
Spring Byington was an American actress whose career spanned stage, radio, film, and television. Born in Colorado Springs, she began performing professionally with the Elitch Garden Stock Company and later joined a touring repertory company before making her Broadway debut in Beggar on Horseback in 1924. She appeared in many Broadway productions through the 1930s, including Once in a Lifetime and When Ladies Meet. On screen, she played Marmee in Little Women (1933) and a mother in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), and she became a household name through the Jones Family film series. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress as Penelope Sycamore in You Can't Take It with You (1938) and appeared in Jezebel (1938) and Meet John Doe (1941). From 1952 she starred in the radio and television sitcom December Bride, which ran 156 episodes through 1959. Television work included Laramie from 1961 to 1963, Batman in 1966, and The Flying Nun in 1968.
84years old at death
- Born Colorado Springs
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 27 years1933 to 1960
Genres
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First role
Byington became a member of New York City's Belasco De Mille Company in 1903, a repertory troupe that toured Buenos Aires, Argentina. She appeared there in Dr. Morris, a play by Dr. Alberto del Solar.
Big break
Byington's Broadway break came in 1924 when her work with the Stuart Walker Company landed her a role in Kaufman and Connelly's Beggar on Horseback, which ran six months.
Spring Byington movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Frank Capra directed two of these films, William Wyler two. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Henry FondaThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) and Jezebel (1938)
- Mickey RooneyThe Big Wheel (1949) and A Family Affair (1937)
- Joseph CottenWalk Softly, Stranger (1950) and I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
- Regis ToomeyMeet John Doe (1941) and The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Stanley AndrewsMeet John Doe (1941) and The Blue Bird (1940)
- Lionel BarrymoreYou Can't Take It with You (1938) and A Family Affair (1937)
- Russell HicksThe Blue Bird (1940) and The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
- Thomas MitchellThe Big Wheel (1949) and Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
- Gene LockhartMeet John Doe (1941) and The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
- Ginger RogersI'll Be Seeing You (1944) and Roxie Hart (1942)
- Samuel S. HindsYou Can't Take It with You (1938) and Little Women (1933)
- Olivia de HavillandIt's Love I'm After (1937) and The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
- Louis CalhernDevil's Doorway (1950) and Heaven Can Wait (1943)
- E.E. CliveIt's Love I'm After (1937) and The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
- Edward ArnoldMeet John Doe (1941) and You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Marjorie MainHeaven Can Wait (1943) and The Affairs of Martha (1942)
- Florence BatesHeaven Can Wait (1943) and The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Olin HowlandI'll Be Seeing You (1944) and Little Women (1933)
- Sara HadenThe Affairs of Martha (1942) and A Family Affair (1937)
- Gene TierneyDragonwyck (1946) and Heaven Can Wait (1943)
- Patric KnowlesIt's Love I'm After (1937) and The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
- Walter HustonDragonwyck (1946) and Dodsworth (1936)
- Don AmecheHeaven Can Wait (1943) and The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
- Jean ArthurThe Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Paul LukasDodsworth (1936) and Little Women (1933)
- Richard HaydnPlease Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) and Singapore (1947)
- Shirley TempleI'll Be Seeing You (1944) and The Blue Bird (1940)
- Aubrey MatherHeaven Can Wait (1943) and The Affairs of Martha (1942)
- Allyn JoslynHeaven Can Wait (1943) and The Affairs of Martha (1942)
- William BaileyDevil's Doorway (1950) and In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
- Jeff DonnellBecause You're Mine (1952) and Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
- Margaret LindsayPlease Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) and Jezebel (1938)
- Harlan BriggsA Family Affair (1937) and Dodsworth (1936)
- S.Z. SakallIn the Good Old Summertime (1949) and The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Scotty BeckettHeaven Can Wait (1943) and The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
- Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonJezebel (1938) and You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Marvin KaplanAngels in the Outfield (1951) and The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
- Charles IrwinThe Big Wheel (1949) and The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Charles WaldronDragonwyck (1946) and The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
- Helene ReynoldsHeaven Can Wait (1943) and Roxie Hart (1942)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Spring Byington's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$32.8 million
9 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 9 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 18 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 18Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$7.4M22.7% of the total
- 2$6.0M18.3% of the total
- 3$5.2M15.7% of the total
- 4$4.5M13.6% of the total
- 5$4.1M12.6% of the total
- 6$2.7M8.3% of the total
- 7$2.0M6.1% of the total
- 8$502K1.5% of the total
$375,000from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.