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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Bill Gunn

Actor/writer/director Bill Gunn was also a lifelong friend of Monty's. Monty was instrumental in helping him with his stage work and giving critiques for Marcus in the High Grass, his first effort as a playwright. Mr. Gunn died in 1989. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Presidential Elections

Monty voted for Republican Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election, but later actively campaigned for Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock was Monty's director for I Confess. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Walk of Fame

Monty's Star on the Walk of Fame is located at 6104 Hollywood Boulevard. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Narrator

Monty was the narrator for the TV documentary "William Faulkner's Mississippi" (1965). Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Command Performance

In August, 1950, Monty flew to London for a command performance of The Heiress. Along with Tyrone Power and Jimmy Stewart, he was presented to The Queen. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Prep for Noah Ackerman

In The Young Lions, Monty played Noah Ackerman, a sensitive Jewish WWII soldier who becomes a hero despite himself. Since it was suggested that Noah was a clerk before the war, Monty decided to wear baggy pants, distend his ears, create a larger nose with putty, and drop his weight from 150 to 130... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 19, 2009

"Conrad"

Monty is referred to in the Jets to Brazil song, "Conrad" on their album, "Orange Rhyming Dictionary". Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Elia Kazan

Monty worked with director Elia Kazan on Wild River. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine appeared with Monty in From Here to Eternity in a famous fight scene (neither used a stunt double). He won a Best Actor Academy Award for Marty (1955). Ernest is still working steadily in film and TV at age 92. Sign in to see full entry.

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