Playing a Child
Monty played the role of 14-year-old Henry in the Broadway play, The Skin of Our Teeth. He was 21 years old at the time. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Tennis Player
On weekend breaks from filming The Heiress, Monty would play tennis with Charlie Chaplin on William Wyler's court, which was part of the director's manorial estate above the Beverly Hills Hotel. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Walter Hayward
Theatre producer Walter Hayward got Monty started in acting. Walter helped him get cast in the amateur production of As Husbands Go in Sarasota, Florida. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Scenes
"I cannnot -will not- do a scene the same way each time". -Monty quote, in reference to re-takes on a film set. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 2, 2010
March Quote
Fredric March, who co-starred with Monty on Broadway in Yr. Obedient Husband, referred to Monty as "a great talent" to a New York Times reporter (Guy Flatley). Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell was Monty's co-star in his first Broadway appearance, Fly Away Home. Mr. Mitchell, the winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Stagecoach (1939), holds the record for being the first performer to win the triple crown of acting: the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony. He died in 1962 at... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Salary for Raintree
Monty was supposily offered $300,000 for his role in Raintree County. He told the producers to pay him $250,000 and use the remaining $50,000 to "make the film better". Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Long Shoot
Monty's A Place in the Sun was shot over four months. Director Stevens shot over 400,000 feet of film! Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 29, 2010
The Search Opening
Monty's The Search, opened on March 26, 1948, in the United States to universal acclaim. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Idol
Monty idolized his From Here to Eternity Oscar - winning co-star, Frank Sinatra. He played his records until they wore out, kept his photograph in a place of honor in his duplex, and showed off the gold lighter Sinatra had given him for Christmas. The engraving read: "Merry merry buddy boy. I'm with... Sign in to see full entry.