Spring Byington Net Worth

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Spring Byington net worth is
$11 Million

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Spring Dell Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was a professional American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. She was a key MGM contract player appearing in films from the 1930s through the 1960s. In 1939, she was nominated the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Penny Sycamore in You Can't Take It with You 
Full NameSpring Byington
Net Worth$11 Million
Date Of BirthOctober 17, 1886
DiedSeptember 7, 1971, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthColorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Height1.6 m
OccupationActress
ProfessionActor
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRoy Carey Chandler
ChildrenPhyllis Chandler, Lois Chandler
ParentsMargaret Eddy, Edwin Lee Byington, Helene Maud Cleghorn Byington
SiblingsHelene Kimball Byington
NicknamesSpring Byington, Byington, Spring
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0001981
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Dramatic or ...
MoviesYou Can't Take It with You, Little Women, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Heaven Can Wait, Meet John Doe, The Devil and Miss Jones, The Blue Bird, Dragonwyck, Mutiny on the Bounty, In the Good Old Summertime, Dodsworth, Roxie Hart, Ah, Wilderness!, When Ladies Meet, Werewolf of London, Rings on Her Fi...
TV ShowsLaramie, December Bride
Star SignLibra
#Quote
1[regarding her cheerful, optimistic image] It's very simple. Lady Macbeth and I aren't friends.
2TV keeps me young because it keeps me busy, keeps my mind alert, my senses sharp and my interests up.
#Fact
1She was a lifelong science fiction fan, and appeared in print ads for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction at the height of her TV popularity.
2Became a grandmother for the 1st time at age 55 when her daughter Lois gave birth to a son, James Alexander Graham on October 30, 1941.
3Longtime companions with actress Marjorie Main.
4Acting mentor and friends with Harry Morgan.
5Biography in "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen.
6She 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).
7Met Harry Morgan on the set of the period drama Dragonwyck (1946). Eight years later, he would co-star opposite Byington on December Bride (1954).
8She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture at 6507 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Television at 6231 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
9Gave birth to her 2nd child, a daughter Lois Chandler, with her husband Roy Carey Chandler (1917).
10Gave birth to her 1st child, a daughter Phyllis Chandler, with her husband Roy Carey Chandler (1916).
11Acquired a small coffee plantation in South America in her later years.
12In August 1955, she began flying lessons in Glendale, California; but the studio made her stop because of insurance problems.
13Spring and Lionel Barrymore were initially cast as Ma and Pa Hardy in the Andy Hardy film series starring Mickey Rooney. However, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer decided to replace the couple with Fay Holden and Lewis Stone before the series started.
14She performed in reference footage for Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959).
15Following her death in 1971, her body was donated for medical research.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Flying Nun1968TV SeriesMother General
I Dream of Jeannie1967TV SeriesMother
Batman1966TV SeriesJ. Pauline Spaghetti
Dr. Kildare1965TV SeriesMother Caritas
Kentucky Jones1965TV SeriesMrs. Jolly
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1964TV SeriesIris Fuchsia
The Greatest Show on Earth1964TV SeriesLouise
Mister Ed1963TV SeriesMiss Karen Dooley
Laramie1961-1963TV SeriesDaisy Cooper Aunt Daisy Cooper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1960TV SeriesAlice Wagner
The Tab Hunter Show1960TV SeriesMollie Coburn
Goodyear Theatre1960TV SeriesMelinda Gray
The Detectives1960TV SeriesMaudie
Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960Suzie Robinson
December Bride1954-1959TV SeriesLily Ruskin
The 20th Century-Fox Hour1956TV SeriesMrs. Miller
Strange Stories1956TV Series
Studio 571956TV SeriesCora Gibbs
The Ford Television Theatre1954TV SeriesAunt Cordelia
The Rocket Man1954Justice Amelia Brown
Make Room for Daddy1953TV SeriesEloise Adams
Because You're Mine1952Mrs. Edna Montville
No Room for the Groom1952Mama Kingshead
Bannerline1951Mrs. Loomis
Angels in the Outfield1951Sister Edwitha
The Bigelow Theatre1951TV Series
According to Mrs. Hoyle1951Mrs. Hoyle
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse1950-1951TV SeriesMrs. January
Walk Softly, Stranger1950Mrs. Brentman
Devil's Doorway1950Mrs. Masters
The Skipper Surprised His Wife1950Agnes Thorndyke
Louisa1950Louisa Norton
Please Believe Me1950Mrs. Milwright
The Reformer and the Redhead1950Kathy's Mother (voice, uncredited)
The Big Wheel1949Mary Coy
In the Good Old Summertime1949Nellie Burke
B.F.'s Daughter1948Gladys Fulton
It Had to Be You1947Mrs. Martha Stafford
Cynthia1947Carrie Jannings
Singapore1947Mrs. Bellows
Living in a Big Way1947Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
Little Mister Jim1947Mrs. Starwell
My Brother Talks to Horses1947Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
Faithful in My Fashion1946Miss Mary Swanson
Dragonwyck1946Magda
A Letter for Evie1946Mrs. McPherson
Meet Me on Broadway1946Sylvia Kane Storm
Captain Eddie1945Mrs. Frost
Thrill of a Romance1945Nona Glenn
Salty O'Rourke1945Mrs. Brooks
The Enchanted Cottage1945Violet Price
I'll Be Seeing You1944Mrs. Marshall
Reward Unlimited1944ShortPeggy's Mother
The Heavenly Body1944Nancy Potter
Heaven Can Wait1943Bertha Van Cleve
Presenting Lily Mars1943Mrs. Mars
The War Against Mrs. Hadley1942Cecilia Talbot
The Affairs of Martha1942Sophia Sommerfield
Rings on Her Fingers1942Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
Roxie Hart1942Mary Sunshine
The Vanishing Virginian1942Rosa Yancey
When Ladies Meet1941Bridget Drake
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime1941Carlotta Emerson
The Devil and Miss Jones1941Elizabeth
Meet John Doe1941Mrs. Mitchell
Arkansas Judge1941Mary Shoemaker
Lucky Partners1940Aunt
My Love Came Back1940Mrs. Malette
On Their Own1940Mrs. John Jones
Young as You Feel1940Mrs. John Jones
Laddie1940Mrs. Stanton
The Blue Bird1940Mummy Tyl
A Child Is Born1939Mrs. West
Too Busy to Work1939Mrs. John Jones
Quick Millions1939Mrs. John Jones
Chicken Wagon Family1939Josephine Fippany
The Jones Family in Hollywood1939Mrs. John Jones
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell1939Mrs. Hubbard
Everybody's Baby1939Mrs. John Jones
Down on the Farm1938Mrs. John Jones
You Can't Take It with You1938Penny Sycamore
Safety in Numbers1938Mrs. John Jones
A Trip to Paris1938Mrs. John Jones
Jezebel1938Mrs. Kendrick
Love on a Budget1938Mrs. Louise Jones
Penrod and His Twin Brother1938Mrs. Schofield
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer1938Widow Douglas (uncredited)
The Buccaneer1938Dolly Madison
The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble1937Mrs. John Jones
It's Love I'm After1937Aunt Ella Paisley
Hot Water1937Mrs. John Jones
Hotel Haywire1937Mrs. Parkhouse
The Road Back1937Ernst's Mother
Big Business1937Mrs. John Jones
A Family Affair1937Mrs. Emily Hardy
Penrod and Sam1937Mrs. Schofield
Clarence1937Mrs. Wheeler
Green Light1937Mrs. Dexter
Off to the Races1937Mrs. John Jones
Theodora Goes Wild1936Rebecca Perry
The Charge of the Light Brigade1936Lady Octavia Warrenton
The Girl on the Front Page1936Mrs. Langford
Dodsworth1936Matey Pearson
Stage Struck1936Mrs. Randall
Back to Nature1936Mrs. Louise Jones
Palm Springs1936Aunt Letty
Educating Father1936Mrs. John Jones
Every Saturday Night1936Mrs. Evers
The Voice of Bugle Ann1936Ma Davis
The Great Impersonation1935Duchess Caroline
Broadway Hostess1935Mrs. Duncan-Griswald-Wembly-Smythe
Ah, Wilderness!1935Essie
Mutiny on the Bounty1935Mrs. Byam
Way Down East1935Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
Orchids to You1935Alice Draper
Love Me Forever1935Clara Fields
Werewolf of London1935Miss Ettie Coombes
Little Women1933Marmee
Papa's Slay Ride1930ShortMama

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1956TV Series performer - 1 episode
Make Room for Daddy1953TV Series performer - 1 episode
In the Good Old Summertime1949performer: "In the Good Old Summertime"
The War Against Mrs. Hadley1942"Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64" 1888, uncredited
The Vanishing Virginian1942performer: "In the Evening by the Moonlight", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" 1902 - uncredited
Little Women1933performer: "Abide with Me" 1861 - uncredited

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sleeping Beauty1959live action model: Fairy - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Joey Bishop Show1969TV SeriesHerself
Here's Hollywood1962TV SeriesHerself
Dennis the Menace1961TV SeriesHerself
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1959TV SeriesHerself
The Lux Show1957TV SeriesHerself
What's My Line?1957TV SeriesHerself - Mystery Guest
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1956TV SeriesHerself - Actress / Singer
The Vic Damone Show1956TV SeriesHerself
The George Gobel Show1956TV SeriesHerself
Sucker Bait1943Documentary shortJack's Mother

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameMotion PictureOn 8 February 1960. At 6507 Hollywood Blvd.
1960Star on the Walk of FameWalk of FameTelevisionAwarded February 8, 1960 at 6231 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1960Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Female Supporting PerformancePlease Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
1959Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy SeriesDecember Bride (1954)
1958Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsBest Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy SeriesDecember Bride (1954)
1951Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Actress - Comedy or MusicalLouisa (1950)
1939OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleYou Can't Take It with You (1938)

Known for movies

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