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Robert Montgomery - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Robert Montgomery - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Director, Producer.
May 21, 1904 - September 27, 1981 - American film and television actor, filmmaker and producer
“Handsome and blue-eyed, with many attractive features,” “elegant and talented, Montgomery began his film career in Hollywood in 1929 as a contract lead actor for the Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios. x until the early 1940s, Montgomery was “a lovable light comedic and dramatic actor, having played in almost 40 films until 1935.” Mostly Montgomery starred “in the roles of funny, funny and lively high society playboys paired with such stars like Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, "and his professionalism is evidenced by the fact that he" always remained himself, despite such an impressive company. "For his leading roles in When Night Falls (1937) and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), Montgomery was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Montgomery worked for the Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer studio for 16 years, and his career was interrupted only by the outbreak of World War II, when he “entered service in the Navy and took part in the fighting in both the Pacific and in Europe ".
After World War II, "Montgomery's career took a more serious turn." In his first film since his return, They Were Indispensable (1945), Montgomery "not only starred, but assisted director John Ford in directing it." Montgomery made his directorial debut in a detective thriller based on Raymond Chandler's novel Lady in the Lake (1947), famous for his portrayal of what is happening through the eyes of one of the characters (played by Montgomery himself) .
Montgomery gave "friendly" testimony before the Anti-American Activities Commission, which resulted in Hollywood's infamous blacklist, and in the mid-1950s was an image advisor to Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
In 1950-57 Montgomery was a producer and presenter (and sometimes a performer of one of the roles) of the popular show "Robert Montgomery Presents", which offered the viewer TV versions of popular Hollywood films.
