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.
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]
^ ab"(photo caption)". The Akron Beacon Journal. Ohio, Akron. December 26, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^Galloway, Margaret (July 25, 1954). "Mayfield Folks See Brook Byron During TV Rest". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. p. Section 5, page 1. Retrieved September 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
