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Spring Byington was a stage actor, television actor and film actor, born on October 17, 1886 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Spring Byington died on September 7, 1971, aged 84. Listed accolades include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
My Take
What strikes me about Spring Byington is her durability across formats and decades. Most character actors stay character actors, but she earned a 1938 Best Supporting Actress nomination for You Can't Take It with You and then headlined December Bride for a seven-year run spanning radio and television. That arc, from reliable supporting presence to bankable star, is rarer and harder than it looks. I admire performers whose value is measured in trust rather than scandal, and her Walk of Fame star reads less like a trophy than like an audience saying thank you for showing up, warmly, for decades.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Spring Byington
- Name (Japanese)
- スプリング・バイイントン
- Reading
- すぷりんぐ・ばいいんとん
- Born
- October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971
- Origin
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Spring Byington born?
Spring Byington was born on October 17, 1886.
When did Spring Byington die?
Spring Byington died on September 7, 1971, aged 84.
Where was Spring Byington from?
Spring Byington was from Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.
What did Spring Byington do?
Spring Byington worked as actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
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