Monty's Birthday
I am taking a few days off from blogging. But I did want to mention that tomorrow, October 17, is Monty's birthday. He would be 89 years old if he were alive today. Happy B-day, Monty! Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
George Stevens
George Stevens was Monty's director for A Place in the Sun. Stevens won the Oscar for Best Director for the film. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Lee Remick
Lee Remick was Monty's co-star in Wild River. Lee was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and was a seven-time Emmy nominee for her TV work. Ms. Remick died in 1991 at age 55. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint was Monty's co-star in Raintree County. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for On the Waterfront (1954). Ms. Saint is 85 years old. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter was Monty's co-star in I Confess. Anne won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for The Razor's Edge (1946 ). She died in 1985 at the age of 62. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn starred with Monty and Elizabeth Taylor in Suddenly, Last Summer. Both Katharine and Elizabeth were nominated for Best Actress Oscars for their roles (the award went to Simone Signoret for A Room at The Top ). Katharine is the all-time Oscar champ among performers with four Best... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Dolores Hart
Dolores Hart played Monty's girlfriend in Lonelyhearts. Dolores left Hollywood in 1963 to become a nun. She entered the strictly cloistered Benedictine Regina Laudis Monastery in Bethelehem, Connecticut, where she lives today. She is still an active member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters was Monty's co-star in A Place in the Sun, for which she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress. Shelley would go on to win two Best Supporting Actress Oscars for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965). Ms. Winters died in 2006 at the age of 85. (Here we find... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Joanne Dru
Joanne Dru was Monty's co-star in Red River. She appeared in a number of westerns in her career. Ms. Dru died in 1996 and is the sister of Peter Marshall (best known as host of TV's "Hollywood Squares"). Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
"What's My Line?"
Monty appeared as himself ("Mystery Guest") on the January 20, 1963, episode of the popular TV game show, "What's My Line?" Sign in to see full entry.