Final Shoot Day
Monty's final shoot day on From Here to Eternity was May 2, 1953. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
You Touch Me! Screenplay
Monty and friend/actor Kevin McCarthy (9/9/09 entry) had worked on an adaptation of You Touch Me! for the big screen, but the project was never completed. Monty had performed in You Touch Me! on Broadway in 1945. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Two Versions
In reference to the 1954 film Monty and Jennifer Jones co-starred in, I have used Indiscretion of an American Wife and Terminal Station interchangeably. That is not entirely correct. Terminal Station (at 89 minutes) is the longer version orginally intended by director Vittorio De Sica. Indiscretion... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
I Confess Ending
The ending to Monty's I Confess was changed. Originally "one of the main characters" was to be hanged. This was changed in the final product. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Blaine Waller
Photographer Blaine Waller was a friend of Monty's. They first met in the early 50's. To the best of my research, Mr. Waller is still alive and working in photography (I mentioned earlier that Monty dabbled in photography). He would be in his late 70's. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Bamberger Quote
Theron Bamberger, the producer of Monty's first Broadway play, Fly Away Home, described him as "the most poised 13-year-old he had ever met." Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Handsome at a Young Age
In the spring of 1929, Monty already had become extraordinarily handsome. People would stare at him on the street. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Mom's Height
Monty's mother, Sunny (Ethel), was a mere five feet tall. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 19, 2010
German Poetry
Monty would often phone Elizabeth Taylor in the middle of the night and recite German poetry to her. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Barbara Rush
Actress Barbara Rush was Monty's co-star in The Young Lions. The veteran star of TV and film is still working at age 83. Sign in to see full entry.