Oliver Doud Byron

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BornNovember 14, 1842
Frederick City, Maryland
DiedOctober 22, 1920(1920-10-22) (aged 77)
OccupationActor
SpouseKate Byron
Oliver Doud Byron
BornNovember 14, 1842
Frederick City, Maryland
DiedOctober 22, 1920(1920-10-22) (aged 77)
OccupationActor
SpouseKate Byron
ChildrenArthur Byron

Oliver Doud Byron (November 14, 1842 – October 22, 1920) was an American stage actor.[1]

Byron was born in Frederick City, Maryland, and first appeared onstage in Baltimore at age 14. He later appeared in a number of melodramas, including the long running Across the Continent.[2][3]

He was married to Kate Byron, sister of actress Ada Rehan. Their son was actor Arthur Byron.[4]

Across the Continent was adapted into a 1914 Pilot Films Corporation film.[5]

Byron had the Garfield Tea House constructed after the death of James A. Garfield in Long Branch, New Jersey.

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