Spring Byington

Spring Byington

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Spring Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an 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.

More details

Known For

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 • as Self - Mystery Guest

Batman

Batman

1966 • as J. Pauline Spaghetti

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

1953 • as Eloise Adams

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1959

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 • as Mother

TV

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Filmography

1997

Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/16/1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/12/1997

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1967

The Flying Nun
The Flying Nun
as Mother General
TV - Released: 9/7/1967

1966

Batman
Batman
as J. Pauline Spaghetti
TV - Released: 1/12/1966

1965

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
as Mother
TV - Released: 9/18/1965

1963

TV
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Louise
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1960

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
as Suzie Robinson
Movie - Released: 3/31/1960

1959

Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
Laramie
Laramie
as Daisy Cooper
TV - Released: 9/15/1959
The Detectives
The Detectives
TV - Released: 10/16/1959

1957

TV
The Lux Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/26/1957

1956

TV
The Ford Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Alice Wagner
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Mrs. Miller
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

The Rocket Man
The Rocket Man
as Justice Amelia Brown
Movie - Released: 4/1/1954
December Bride
December Bride
as Lily Ruskin
TV - Released: 10/4/1954

1953

The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
as Eloise Adams
TV - Released: 9/29/1953

1952

No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
as Mama Kingshead
Movie - Released: 6/13/1952
Because You're Mine
Because You're Mine
as Mrs. Edna Montville
Movie - Released: 10/1/1952
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
as Aunt Cordelia
TV - Released: 10/2/1952

1951

Bannerline
Bannerline
as Mrs. Loomis
Movie - Released: 10/12/1951
According to Mrs. Hoyle
According to Mrs. Hoyle
as Mrs. Harriet Hoyle
Movie - Released: 5/20/1951
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield
as Sister Edwitha
Movie - Released: 10/19/1951

1950

The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Kathy's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/5/1950
Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway
as Mrs. Masters
Movie - Released: 9/15/1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Mrs. Brentman
Movie - Released: 10/14/1950
Please Believe Me
Please Believe Me
as Mrs. Milwright
Movie - Released: 5/12/1950
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Agnes Thorndyke
Movie - Released: 6/29/1950
Louisa
Louisa
as Louisa Norton
Movie - Released: 5/31/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
as Nellie Burke
Movie - Released: 7/29/1949
The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel
as Mary Coy
Movie - Released: 11/4/1949

1948

B.F.'s Daughter
B.F.'s Daughter
as Gladys Fulton
Movie - Released: 3/24/1948

1947

Singapore
Singapore
as Mrs. Bellows
Movie - Released: 8/13/1947
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
as Mr. Martha Stafford
Movie - Released: 12/7/1947
Living in a Big Way
Living in a Big Way
as Mrs. Minerva Alsop Morgan
Movie - Released: 6/10/1947
Cynthia
Cynthia
as Carrie Bishop Jannings
Movie - Released: 8/29/1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mrs. 'Ma' Penrose
Movie - Released: 2/4/1947
Little Mister Jim
Little Mister Jim
as Mrs. Starwell
Movie - Released: 4/1/1947

1946

Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck
as Magda
Movie - Released: 4/19/1946
A Letter for Evie
A Letter for Evie
as Mrs. McPherson
Movie - Released: 1/28/1946
Meet Me on Broadway
Meet Me on Broadway
as Sylvia Kane Storm
Movie - Released: 1/26/1946
Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion
as Miss Mary Swanson
Movie - Released: 8/21/1946

1945

The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage
as Violet Price
Movie - Released: 4/28/1945
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
as Mrs. Brooks
Movie - Released: 3/22/1945
Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance
as Nona Glenn
Movie - Released: 5/23/1945
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
as Mrs. Frost
Movie - Released: 6/18/1945

1944

I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
as Mrs. Marshall
Movie - Released: 12/31/1944
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body
as Nancy Potter
Movie - Released: 3/23/1944
Reward Unlimited
Reward Unlimited
as Peggy's mother
Movie - Released: 5/25/1944

1943

Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars
as Mrs. Mars
Movie - Released: 4/29/1943
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
as Bertha Van Cleve
Movie - Released: 8/5/1943

1942

Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
as Mary Sunshine
Movie - Released: 2/20/1942
Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers
as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
Movie - Released: 3/20/1942
The Affairs of Martha
The Affairs of Martha
as Sophia Sommerfield
Movie - Released: 6/21/1942
The Vanishing Virginian
The Vanishing Virginian
as Rosa Yancey
Movie - Released: 2/1/1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Cecilia Talbot
Movie - Released: 8/7/1942

1941

Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
as Mme Mitchell
Movie - Released: 3/14/1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones
as Elizabeth Ellis
Movie - Released: 4/11/1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as Carlotta Emerson
Movie - Released: 8/14/1941
When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet
as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
Movie - Released: 8/29/1941
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge
as Mary Shoemaker
Movie - Released: 1/28/1941

1940

The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
as Mummy Tyl
Movie - Released: 1/15/1940
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners
as Aunt Lucy
Movie - Released: 8/2/1940
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back
as Clara Malette
Movie - Released: 7/13/1940
Laddie
Laddie
as Mrs. Stanton
Movie - Released: 1/18/1940
On Their Own
On Their Own
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 5/17/1940
Young as You Feel
Young as You Feel
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 2/16/1940

1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Mrs. Hubbard
Movie - Released: 4/4/1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 6/2/1939
A Child Is Born
A Child Is Born
as Mrs. Mamie West
Movie - Released: 12/7/1939
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty
as Dolly Madison (edited from 'The Buccaneer')
Movie - Released: 6/15/1939
Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 11/17/1939
Quick Millions
Quick Millions
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 8/25/1939
Chicken Wagon Family
Chicken Wagon Family
as Josephine Fippany
Movie - Released: 8/10/1939
Everybody's Baby
Everybody's Baby
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 3/24/1939

1938

Jezebel
Jezebel
as Mrs. Kendrick
Movie - Released: 3/26/1938
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
as Penny Sycamore
Movie - Released: 9/1/1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Widow Douglas (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/11/1938
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Mrs. Schofield
Movie - Released: 2/26/1938
Love on a Budget
Love on a Budget
as Louise Jones
Movie - Released: 3/4/1938
A Trip to Paris
A Trip to Paris
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 5/6/1938
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
as Dolly Madison
Movie - Released: 2/4/1938
Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 5/30/1938
Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 10/11/1938

1937

It's Love I'm After
It's Love I'm After
as Aunt Ella
Movie - Released: 10/8/1937
A Family Affair
A Family Affair
as Emily Hardy
Movie - Released: 3/12/1937
Penrod and Sam
Penrod and Sam
as Mrs. Schofield
Movie - Released: 2/28/1937
Big Business
Big Business
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 6/18/1937
Hotel Haywire
Hotel Haywire
as Mrs. Parkhouse
Movie - Released: 6/4/1937
Clarence
Clarence
as Mrs. Wheeler
Movie - Released: 2/12/1937
Green Light
Green Light
as Mrs. Dexter
Movie - Released: 2/20/1937
Borrowing Trouble
Borrowing Trouble
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 12/10/1937
Hot Water
Hot Water
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 9/24/1937
Off to the Races
Off to the Races
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 2/5/1937
The Road Back
The Road Back
as Ernst's Mother
Movie - Released: 6/1/1937

1936

Dodsworth
Dodsworth
as Matey Pearson
Movie - Released: 9/23/1936
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Lady Octavia Warrenton
Movie - Released: 10/20/1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Ma Davis
Movie - Released: 2/15/1936
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
as Mrs. Randall
Movie - Released: 9/12/1936
Palm Springs
Palm Springs
as Aunt Letty
Movie - Released: 6/5/1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
as Rebecca Perry
Movie - Released: 11/12/1936
Every Saturday Night
Every Saturday Night
as Mrs. Evers
Movie - Released: 3/13/1936
Educating Father
Educating Father
as Mrs. John Jones
Movie - Released: 5/23/1936
The Girl on the Front Page
The Girl on the Front Page
as Mrs. Langford
Movie - Released: 9/26/1936
Back to Nature
Back to Nature
as Louise Jones
Movie - Released: 8/14/1936

1935

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Mrs. Byam
Movie - Released: 11/22/1935
Werewolf of London
Werewolf of London
as Ettie Coombes
Movie - Released: 5/13/1935
Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness!
as Essie Miller
Movie - Released: 12/25/1935
Orchids to You
Orchids to You
as Alice Draper
Movie - Released: 8/9/1935
Broadway Hostess
Broadway Hostess
as Mrs. Duncan-Griswold-Wembly-Smythe
Movie - Released: 12/7/1935
Way Down East
Way Down East
as Mrs. Louisa Bartlett
Movie - Released: 10/25/1935
Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever
as Clara Fields
Movie - Released: 6/28/1935
The Great Impersonation
The Great Impersonation
as Duchess Caroline
Movie - Released: 12/8/1935

1933

Little Women
Little Women
as Marmee
Movie - Released: 11/24/1933