Robert Montgomery

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Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr., 1904-81) was an American film and television actor, producer, and producer.

He was also the father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery.

He began his acting career on stage, but MGM recruited him shortly.

He was quickly shown that he was able to handle dramatic roles in comedies, even as well as dramatic ones.

He drove ambulances in France during World War II until the Dunkirk evacuation.

He enlisted in the Navy on December 8, 1941, and was present at the invasion in Normandy.

He returned to Hollywood after the war, where he appeared in both film and later in television.

Early life

Henry Montgomery Jr. was born in Fishkill Landing, New York, and his mother, Mary Weed Montgomery (née Barney), was born. His father, Robert, was president of the New York Rubber Company, who committed suicide in 1922 by leaping off the Brooklyn Bridge, and the family's fortune was gone.

Personal life and death

Elizabeth Bryan Allen, a married actress from Montgomery, died on April 14, 1928 (December 26, 1904 – June 28, 1992), sister of Martha-Bryan Allen. Martha Bryan, who died at the age of 14 in 1931; Elizabeth (April 15, 1933 – May 18, 1995), and Robert Jr. (January 6, 1936 – February 7, 2000). They divorced on December 5, 1950.

Elizabeth "Buffy" Grant Harkness (1909–2003), his second wife, married on December 9, 1950, four days after his divorce from Allen was finalized, was his second wife.

At Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan on September 27, 1981, he died of cancer. His body was cremated, and the ashes were given to the family. Elizabeth and Robert Montgomery Jr., his two surviving children, died of cancer as well.

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Career

Montgomery left New York City to try his hand at writing and acting. He began a career as a performer and became well-known enough to decline an invitation to appear in the film This Is Heaven (1929). George Cukor was given a ticket to Hollywood and a Goldwyn-Mayer internship, where he debuted in So This Is College in 1929. Montgomery was able to establish himself because he "proceeded with confidence, agreed with all, and eager to accept suggestions," according to one writer. In 1997, author Scott Eyman had a "off-screen reputation as one of the chillest, most pompous actors ever to find his way to Hollywood." However, other biographies describe him as "eager and eager to accept suggestions."

Montgomery learned from and interviewed crew members from many departments, including sound crew, electricians, scene designers, camera crew, and film editors, as part of So This Is College's production. "It showed [him] that making a motion picture is a great co-operative effort," he said in a later interview. So This Is College, Hollywood's newcomer, attracted his interest, and his fame was steadily growing.

Montgomery began exclusively in comedy roles; his first dramatic role was in The Big House (1930). MGM was initially reluctant to give him the job until "his earnestness" and his persuasive arguments, as well as demonstrations of how he should act, earned him the job. He was in constant demand from The Big House to The Big House. He appeared as Greta Garbo's romantic interest in inspiration (1930).

Norma Shearer selected him to act opposite her in The Divorce (1930), Strangers May Kiss (1931), and Private Lives (1931), which led to his fame. Montgomery starred in Faithless alongside Tallulah Bankhead in 1932, but the film was not a hit. Montgomery appeared in the original pre-Code film version of When Ladies Meet (1933), starring Ann Harding and Myrna Loy. Montgomery served as president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1935, and he was re-elected in 1946. Montgomery was a psychopathic murderer in the film Night Must Fall (1937), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Montgomery enlisted in London in September 1939 after World War II began in Europe in September 1939, and although the United States was still officially neutral, Montgomery was sent by the American Field Service and drove ambulances in France until the Dunkirk evacuation. In July 1940, he returned to Hollywood and spoke at a massive rally on the MGM lot for the American Red Cross.

Montgomery and Margarete Lombard reprised their roles in light comedy roles, including Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941). He continued his hunt for dramatic roles. Montgomery, a boxer and pilot in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), was nominated for an Oscar for the second time. He joined the US Navy in December 1941, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander and served on the crew of Destroyer Squadrons (COMDES) 5 and 60; PT-5); and as the Executive Officer of Motor Torpedo Boat 5 (PT-5).

Montgomery returned to Hollywood in 1945, co-starring and making his uncredited directing debut in They They Were Expendedable, where he directed some of the PT boat scenes when director John Ford was unable to work due to health reasons. Montgomery's first credit film as director and his final film for MGM was the film noir Lady in the Lake (1947), which was based on Raymond Chandler's detective book in which he portrayed Chandler's most popular character, Phillip Marlowe. Montgomery appeared just from Marlowe's vantage point; in a mirror reflection, it was filmed entirely from Marlowe's perspective; Montgomery only appeared on camera a few times, three times. He directed and appeared in Ride the Pink Horse (1947), which was also a film noir.

Montgomery, who was active in Republican politics and worried about communist influence in the entertainment industry, served as a good witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. The Academy Awards were held in 1948, Montgomery, Alabama. Robert Montgomery Presents, an Emmy Award-winning television program, aired from 1950 to 1957. The Gallant Hours (1960), a film directed and co-produced by Montgomery, was the last film or television production for which he was affiliated in any way as actor, producer, or producer. In 1955 Montgomery was given a Tony Award for his contribution to The Desperate Hours.

Montgomery served as an unpaid consultant and mentor to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, advising him on how to look his best in his television appearances before the nation. Montgomery, a pioneering media consultant, had an office in the White House from 1954.

Two actors appear on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for movies on 6440 Broadway Boulevard and another on television at 1631 Vine Street.

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