William Tuttle
William Tuttle was the make-up creator on Monty's Raintree County. Mr. Tuttle received a special Academy Award in 1964 for make-up for The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao. He died in 2007 at age 95. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Indentity Crisis
Thornton Wiilder told Monty about the importance of staying in touch with your twin, because twins often develop an identity crisis. Monty was always very close to his twin sister, Roberta (Ethel). Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Opening of The Defector
Here is a clip of the opening of Monty's last film, The Defector: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v88Th_d1hC8 Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Lonelyhearts Scene
Take a look at this scene with Monty and Maureen Stapleton in Lonelyhearts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBOCGNmtxcM Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Piano
Monty also knew how to play the piano. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Shakespeare
Monty learned about the works of Shakespeare from an early age. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Violin
Monty knew how to play the violin. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Toughness and Charm
Time magazine thought Monty had "toughness and charm" in Red River. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Another Fun Day at the Hollywood Show, Part II
Bruce Dern made his screen debut in Monty's Wild River. I also mentioned that he, his ex-wife, Diane, and daughter, Laura were in the Oscar record books for being the only father, mother, and daughter Oscar nominees. He also added that the three of them hold the record for the only father, mother,... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Another Fun Day at The Hollywood Show, Part I
For those of you who follow my blog, you know I go to the Hollywood Show in Burbank several times per year. Today was another day of the two-day memorabilia/autograph signing show. I picked up three more Monty memorabilia items: a pressbook for Lonelyhearts, and two original magazines with Monty on... Sign in to see full entry.