1. Jean Byron is best known for the role of Natalie Lane, Patty Lane's mother in The Patty Duke Show.
13 Facts About Jean Byron
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Jean Byron was known as Jean Audette and Jean Burkhart early in her career.
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Jean Byron's family moved to Louisville when she was still quite young, and then to California when she was 19 during World War II.
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Jean Byron sang on radio stations WGRC and WHAS, both in Louisville.
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Jean Byron sang on alternate days on Kentucky Karnival, a program that originated at WGRC beginning on August 30,1943, and was distributed nationally via the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Jean Byron then studied drama from 1947 to 1950, followed by a run with the Players Ring, but offered the performers needed exposure.
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Jean Byron was asked to read from the script and imitate a British accent, which she did.
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Jean Byron served as spokeswoman for Revlon and Lux products on NBC's The Rosemary Clooney Show.
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In 1959, Jean Byron landed a semiregular spot on CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis playing Dr Imogene Burkhart, her real name.
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Jean Byron was a regular on Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour.
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Jean Byron portrayed Mama Rose in Gypsy and appeared in a production of Guys and Dolls.
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Jean Byron was married to actor Michael Ansara from 1955 to 1956.
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On February 3,2006, Jean Byron died at the age of 80 in Mobile, Alabama, of complications following hip replacement surgery.