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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gween was Monty's co-star in the Broadway play, You Touch Me! This veteran character actor won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Miracle on 34th Street ( 1947 ) for playing Kris Kringle (Santa Claus). He died in 1959 at age 81. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Will Geer

Will Geer was Monty's co-star in the Off-Broadway play, The Seagull ( 1954). Will is best known for his Emmy - winning role in the long-running TV series, "The Waltons" (popular in my househould growing up). Yep, Monty was in a play with Grandpa Walton! Mr. Geer died in 1978 at age 76. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 4, 2010

Celeste Holm

Celeste Holm was Monty's co-star in the Broadway comedy, The Wind and the Rain ( 1938). Celeste is a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winner for the 1947 film, Gentleman's Agreement. She is 92 years old and still working consistently in TV and film. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Barbara Loden

Barbara Loden had a small part as Monty's secretary in Wild River, directed by her mentor and future husband, Elia Kazan. She was a talented performer in her own right, winning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress for the Broadway play, After the Fall ( 1964 ). Barbara was also a promising film... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead was Monty's co-star in the Broadway play, The Skin of Our Teeth. A legendary stage actress, Bankhead is largely remembered by film buffs for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat ( 1944 ). She died in 1968 at age 66. (Monty worked with Hitchcock on I Confess ). Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 1, 2010

Fredric March

Fredric March co-starred with Monty in the Broadway plays, The Skin of Our Teeth and Yr. Obedient Husband. March won two Tony Awards for his work in the Broadway dramas Years Ago (1947) and Long Day's Journey Into Night (1957 ). He also won two Best Actor Academy Awards for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde *... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

There Shall Be No Night

There Shall Be No Night, a Broadway play starring Monty, won the Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama in 1941. It was written by Robert Sherwood. (All of Monty's Broadway shows are listed in the 8/11/09 entry). Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Skin of Our Teeth

Thornton Wilder wrote The Skin of Our Teeth, the Broadway play starring Monty. The play won the Pulitzer Prize as best original Broadway play of 1942. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Zodiac Sign

Since Monty was born on October 17, he was a Libra. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 28, 2009

The Young Lions Novel

Monty's film, The Young Lions, is based on a novel (of the same name) written by Irwin Shaw. It was published in 1949. Sign in to see full entry.

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