Byron Palmer

Byron Palmer (21 June 1920 – 30 September 2009) was an American stage and screen actor and singer. He hosted Miss Universe 1958 in Long Beach, California, USA.

Palmer and Joan Weldon on CBS Radio, 1955.

Early years

Palmer was the second of four children born to Harlan G. Palmer and Ethelyn Hunkins Palmer.[1]

Film and stage

Palmer's film credits include Man in the Attic and The Best Things in Life Are Free, while he appeared in Bless You All[2] and Where's Charley? on Broadway.[3]

Television

Palmer was the host of the 1955 syndicated variety program This Is Your Music (1955) and was one of the hosts of Bride and Groom, which was broadcast first on CBS and later on NBC in the 1950s.[4]

Otherwise, he made a limited number of television appearances, including three episodes of Perry Mason. In his first appearance in 1960 he played murder victim Charles Houston in "The Case of the Wary Wildcatter." He retired from television after playing murderer Harper Green in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Capering Camera."

Personal life

Palmer married actress Ruth Hampton in 1954.[5] Later, until her death in 2004, Palmer was married for thirty years to actress and dancer Georgine Darcy.[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	Tonight We Sing	Gregory Lawrence
1953	Man in the Attic	Insp. Paul Warwick
1955	Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki	Bob Baxter
1956	Glory	Hoppy Hollis
1956	The Best Things in Life Are Free	Hollywood Star
1956	Emergency Hospital	Ben Caldwell

References

1. "Byron Palmer". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
2. ""Byron Palmer" search results". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
3. "Byron Palmer, Broadway and TV performer, dies at 89". chicagotribune.com. 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
4. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 135, 1074. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
5. Lentz, Harris M. III (2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 9780786424894. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
6. Oliver, Myrna (July 21, 2004). "Miss Torso in Rear Window: Ex-ballerina played across-the-court dancer in Hitchcock thriller". Montreal Gazette. Los Angeles Times. pp. C7.

External links

• Byron Palmer on IMDb