Melinda Byron | |
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| Born | Charline Newman October 20, 1936 |
| Died | May 30, 2018 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950s |
| Spouse | Faust Rossi |
| Children | 3 |
Melinda Byron was an American film actress mostly active in the 1950s. [1] [2]
Melinda Byron | |
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| | |
| Born | Charline Newman October 20, 1936 |
| Died | May 30, 2018 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1950s |
| Spouse | Faust Rossi |
| Children | 3 |
Melinda Byron was an American film actress mostly active in the 1950s. [1] [2]
Byron was born in Evanston, Illinois and raised in Los Angeles. She began her career in entertainment at an early age on radio.
In the early 1960s she married Faust Rossi and left her film career. They had three children.
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