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Spring Byington was born on 17 October, 1886 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, is an actress,soundtrack,miscellaneous. Discover Spring Byington's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Occupation actress,soundtrack,miscellaneous
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 17 October, 1886
Birthday 17 October
Birthplace Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Date of death 7 September, 1971
Died Place Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Spring Byington Height, Weight & Measurements

At 84 years old, Spring Byington height is 5' 3" (1.6 m) .

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Height 5' 3" (1.6 m)
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Who Is Spring Byington's Husband?

Her husband is Roy Carey Chandler (1909 - 1920) ( divorced) ( 2 children)

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Husband Roy Carey Chandler (1909 - 1920) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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Spring Byington Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Spring Byington worth at the age of 84 years old? Spring Byington’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Spring Byington's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actress

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1852

Daughter of Edwin Lee (1852-1891) and Helene Maud (née Cleghorn) Byington (1862-1907).

1886

She was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on October 17, 1886 (some sources list the year as 1893), one of two daughters born to a college professor/school superintendent. Her father Edwin died when she was quite young, and mother Helene placed the children with their maternal grandparents while she studied to become a doctor. Spring developed an early interest in the theater as a high-school teenager and ambitiously put together an acting company that toured mining camps in the Colorado Springs area. Her professional career materialized via the stock company circuit in both the U. S. and Canada. At the onset of WWI she joined a repertory company that left for Buenos Aires. There she married the company's manager, Roy Carey Chandler, and had two children by him: Phyllis and Lois. The couple remained in South America and Spring learned fluent Spanish there. About four years into the marriage, the couple divorced and Spring returned to New York with her children. She never married again.

1916

Gave birth to her 1st child, a daughter Phyllis Chandler, with her husband Roy Carey Chandler (1916).

1917

Gave birth to her 2nd child, a daughter Lois Chandler, with her husband Roy Carey Chandler (1917).

1920

Other New York plays came and went throughout the 1920s, but none were certifiable hits. She did, however, gain a strong reputation playing up her fluttery comic instincts.

1924

Spring took her first Broadway bow at age 31 with a role in the comedy satire "A Beggar on Horseback", a show that lasted several months in 1924. She returned to the show briefly the following year.

1925

Other shows included "Weak Sister" (1925), "Puppy Love" (1926), "Skin Deep" (1927), "To-night at Twelve" (1928) and "Be Your Age" (1929). She also played the role of Nerissa in "The Merchant of Venice" on Broadway alongside George Arliss and Peggy Wood in the roles of Shylock and Portia, respectively.

1930

By the 1930s, Spring had established herself as a deft comedienne on stage but had made nary a dent in film.

1933

March in Little Women (1933) was hardly what one could call a stretch, it did ignite a heartwarming typecasting that kept her employed on the screen throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Her first name said it all: sunny, sparkling, flowery, energetic, whimsical, eternally cheerful. She was a wonderfully popular and old-fashioned sort.

In early 1933, following major hits on Broadway with "Once in a Lifetime" (1930) and "When Ladies Meet" (1932), Spring was noticed by RKO, which had begun the casting for one of its most prestigious pictures of the year, Louisa May Alcott's classic Little Women (1933). As a testament to her talents and graceful appeal, the studio took a chance on her and gave her the role of Marmee. As mother to daughters Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Jean Parker and Frances Dee in what is still considered the best film version of the novel, Spring was praised for her work and became immediately captivated by this medium. She never returned to Broadway. She became the quintessentially wise, concerned and understanding mother/relative in scores of films, often to her detriment. The roles were so kind, polite and conservative that it was hard for her to display any of her obvious scene-stealing abilities. As a result, she was often overlooked in her pictures. Her best parts came as a bewildered parent, snooty socialite, flaky eccentric, inveterate gossip or merry mischief-maker.

1935

She and Lionel Barrymore played wife and husband in Ah Wilderness! (1935). Three years later, they played daughter and father in You Can't Take It with You (1938).

1936

From 1936 to 1939, she did a lot of mothering in the popular "Jones Family" feature film series from 1936 to 1940.

but the flavorful roles she won came with her more disparate roles in Dodsworth (1936), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) (as the Widow Douglas), When Ladies Meet (1941) (in which she recreated her Broadway triumph), and Roxie Hart (1942) (in which she played the sob sister journalist).

1938

Spring's only Oscar nomination came with her delightful portrayal of eccentric Penny Sycamore in You Can't Take It with You (1938).

1941

Throughout the war years, she lent her patented fluff to a number of Hollywood's finest comedies, including The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), Rings on Her Fingers (1942) and Heaven Can Wait (1943).

1946

The possessor of one of Hollywood's gentlest faces and warmest voices, and about as sweet as Tupelo honey both on-and-off camera, character actress Spring Byington was seldom called upon to play callous or unsympathetic (she did once play a half-crazed housekeeper in Dragonwyck (1946)). Although playing the part of Mrs.

1949

Became a grandmother for the 2nd time at age 62 when her daughter Phyllis gave birth to a daughter, Christine Helene Baxley, on May 6, 1949.

1950

By the 1950s, Spring had sprung on both radio and TV. The petite, be-dimpled darling became the star of her very own sitcom and, in the process, singlehandedly gave the term "mother-in-law" a decidedly positive ring.

Her career began to die down in the 1950s, and, like many others in her predicament, she turned to TV.

Her sparkling performance in the comedy Louisa (1950), in which she played an older lady pursued by both Edmund Gwenn and Charles Coburn, set the perfect tone and image for her Lily Ruskin radio/TV character.

1954

December Bride (1954) was initially a popular radio program when it transferred to TV. The result was a success, and Spring became a household name as everybody's favorite mother-in-law. As a widow who lived with her daughter and son-in-law, complications ensued as the married couple tried to set Lily up for marriage--hence the title. Brash and bossy Verna Felton and the ever-droll Harry Morgan were brought in as perfect comic relief.

1955

In August 1955, she began flying lessons in Glendale, California; but the studio made her stop because of insurance problems.

1959

She performed in reference footage for Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959).

1960

Making her last film appearance in the comedy Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) as, of course, a spirited mom (this time to Doris Day), Spring, now in her 70s, started to drop off the acting radar.

1961

The show ran for a healthy five seasons, and Spring followed this in 1961 with the role of Daisy Cooper, the chief cook and surrogate mother to a bunch of cowpokes in the already established western series Laramie (1959).

1965

Pauline Spaghetti) and I Dream of Jeannie (1965) (as Larry Hagman's mother). A very private individual in real life, Spring enjoyed traveling and reading during her retirement years.

1966

She eventually retired to her Hollywood Hills home after a few guest spots on such '60s shows as Batman (1966) (playing a wealthy socialite named J.

1971

Following her death in 1971, her body was donated for medical research.