Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Monte Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles. Blue was born as Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father was half French, half Cherokee Indian. One of five children, his father died and his mother could not raise five children alone. Along with another brother, they both admitted to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. This did not stop him working his way through to Purdue University. When growing up, Blue built up his physique to become a football player (he grew to six feet three inches tall). He not only played football, but he was also a fireman, railroad worker, coal miner, cowpuncher, ranch hand, circus rider, lumberjack, and finally, a day laborer at the studios of D. W. Griffith. He had no theatrical experience when he came to the screen. In his first movie, The Birth of a Nation (1915), he was a stuntman and an extra in the movie. In his next movie, he starred in another small part in the movie, Intolerance (1916). Gradually moving to supporting roles for both D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, Blue earned his breakthrough role as Danton in Orphans of the Storm, starring sisters, Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. Then he rose to stardom as a rugged romantic lead along with top leading actresses such as Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, and Norma Shearer. His most prolific female screen partner was Marie Prevost with whom he made several films in the mid 20s at Warner Brothers. Blue's finest silent screen performance was as the alcoholic doctor who finds paradise in MGM's White Shadows in the South Seas (1928). Blue became one of the few silent stars to survive the talkie revolution. However, he lost his investments in the stock market crash of 1929. He rebuilt his career as a character actor, working until his retirement in 1954. One of his more memorable roles was the sheriff in Key Largo. He divorced his first wife in 1923 and married Tova Jansen in 1924. He had two children, Barbara Ann and Richard Monte. During the later part of his life, Monte Blue was an active Mason and the advance man for the Hamid-Morton Shrine Circus; while on business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had a heart attack because of complications from influenza, dying at age 76. Monte Blue has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6286 Hollywood Blvd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Blue, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: January 10, 1887

Deathday: February 18, 1963

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Known For

Possessed
Possessed

1947-05-29

Key Largo
Key Largo

1948-07-16

Ride, Ranger, Ride
Ride, Ranger, Ride

1936-11-30

The Hidden Hand
The Hidden Hand

1942-11-07

Main Street
Main Street

1923-04-25

Riders of the Night
Riders of the Night

1918-10-15

My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home

1922-04-09

Backfire
Backfire

1950-01-26

The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man

1918-12-15

The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios

1944-06-23

Three Desperate Men
Three Desperate Men

1951-01-12

Life with Father
Life with Father

1947-09-13

Rose of Cimarron
Rose of Cimarron

1952-01-28

Cheyenne
Cheyenne

1947-06-06

Apache
Apache

1954-07-09

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935-01-11

Shadow of a Woman
Shadow of a Woman

1946-09-14

This Side of the Law
This Side of the Law

1950-06-17

Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood

1941-09-05

Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin

1949-02-15

Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose

1929-12-21

Life in Hollywood No. 4
Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927-08-25

A Perfect Crime
A Perfect Crime

1921-03-05

Song of the Gringo
Song of the Gringo

1936-11-22

Homicide
Homicide

1949-04-02

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific

1942-09-04

Trial by Trigger
Trial by Trigger

1944-05-27

White Shadows in the South Seas
White Shadows in the South Seas

1928-11-11

Young Bill Hickok
Young Bill Hickok

1940-10-21

Born to the West
Born to the West

1937-12-10

Hangman's Knot
Hangman's Knot

1952-11-15

The Affairs of Anatol
The Affairs of Anatol

1921-09-25

The Romance of Tarzan
The Romance of Tarzan

1918-10-17

The Marriage Circle
The Marriage Circle

1924-02-10

Hands Up
Hands Up

1918-08-18

Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit

1943-11-07

Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory

1949-06-11

Truck Busters
Truck Busters

1943-01-28

The Black Diamond Express
The Black Diamond Express

1927-06-04

Wagon Wheels
Wagon Wheels

1934-09-15

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935-09-09

Nevada
Nevada

1935-11-29

Bells of San Fernando
Bells of San Fernando

1947-03-01

Treachery Rides the Range
Treachery Rides the Range

1936-05-02

The Younger Brothers
The Younger Brothers

1949-05-03

Warpath
Warpath

1951-11-22

Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

1937-05-12

Officer Thirteen
Officer Thirteen

1932-11-26

The Thundering Herd
The Thundering Herd

1933-03-01

Secret Enemies
Secret Enemies

1942-09-17

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943-01-02

The Test
The Test

1935-05-10

Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Ranger of Cherokee Strip

1949-11-04

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937-04-16

Secret Agent X-9
Secret Agent X-9

1937-04-12

The Stoker
The Stoker

1932-06-15

Desert Gold
Desert Gold

1936-03-26

The Intruder
The Intruder

1933-03-13

Humoresque
Humoresque

1947-01-25

Prison Shadows
Prison Shadows

1936-07-17

Mystery Sea Raider
Mystery Sea Raider

1940-10-26

Gold Raiders
Gold Raiders

1951-09-09

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938-06-30

Amateur Crook
Amateur Crook

1937-12-10

On Probation
On Probation

1935-04-01

South of St. Louis
South of St. Louis

1949-03-06

Hawk of the Wilderness
Hawk of the Wilderness

1938-12-03

King of the Texas Rangers
King of the Texas Rangers

1941-10-03

Her Forgotten Past
Her Forgotten Past

1933-09-01

Lucretia Lombard
Lucretia Lombard

1923-12-08

Sky Racket
Sky Racket

1937-10-01

Student Tour
Student Tour

1934-10-05

The Last Round-up
The Last Round-up

1934-05-01

Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938-12-24

Souls at Sea
Souls at Sea

1937-09-03

My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde

1942-04-02

The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider

1938-09-21

The Last Posse
The Last Posse

1953-07-04

Rebellious Daughters
Rebellious Daughters

1938-07-01

Casablanca
Casablanca

1943-01-15

Illegal Traffic
Illegal Traffic

1938-11-02

100% American
100% American

1918-10-04

M'Liss
M'Liss

1918-05-05

Mademoiselle Midnight
Mademoiselle Midnight

1924-04-14

So This Is Paris
So This Is Paris

1926-07-31

Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm

1921-12-28

The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post

1917-09-29

Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland

1936-07-28

How to Educate a Wife
How to Educate a Wife

1924-05-01

Daughters of Pleasure
Daughters of Pleasure

1924-06-15

Defying Destiny
Defying Destiny

1923-09-29

Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again

1925-08-01

The Limited Mail
The Limited Mail

1925-09-05

Red Hot Tires
Red Hot Tires

1925-10-31

Hogan's Alley
Hogan's Alley

1925-12-12

Other Women's Husbands
Other Women's Husbands

1926-03-17

Jim Bludso
Jim Bludso

1917-02-04

The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945-04-28

Broadway Rose
Broadway Rose

1922-09-22

Moonlight and Honeysuckle
Moonlight and Honeysuckle

1921-07-01

Ghosts
Ghosts

1915-05-31

The 13th Commandment
The 13th Commandment

1920-01-17

Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove

1938-05-20

'G' Men
'G' Men

1935-05-04

Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones

1946-03-09

Dodge City
Dodge City

1939-04-08

Frontier Pony Express
Frontier Pony Express

1939-04-11

Juarez
Juarez

1939-06-10

Union Pacific
Union Pacific

1939-05-05

Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James

1939-12-20

Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim

1942-11-14

Trail of the Arrow
Trail of the Arrow

1952-11-02

Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda

1948-09-14

Johanna Enlists
Johanna Enlists

1918-09-14

Port of Hate
Port of Hate

1939-08-21

The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery

1941-02-28

A Million to One
A Million to One

1936-12-31

Social Error
Social Error

1935-04-30

North to the Klondike
North to the Klondike

1942-01-23

Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance

1930-04-18

Sunset in Wyoming
Sunset in Wyoming

1941-07-15

San Antonio
San Antonio

1945-12-29

Something to Think About
Something to Think About

1920-10-16

Riders of Death Valley
Riders of Death Valley

1941-07-01

Skin Deep
Skin Deep

1929-09-07

Sharad of Atlantis
Sharad of Atlantis

1936-05-30

Law of the Timber
Law of the Timber

1941-12-19

One-Round Hogan
One-Round Hogan

1927-09-17

Brass Knuckles
Brass Knuckles

1927-12-03

Trails of the Wild
Trails of the Wild

1935-07-31

The Texas Rangers Ride Again
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940-12-13

Snake River Desperadoes
Snake River Desperadoes

1951-05-30

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916-09-04

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police

1940-10-22

The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938-02-11

Road to Singapore
Road to Singapore

1940-03-22

The Goddess of Lost Lake
The Goddess of Lost Lake

1918-10-14

The Big Wheel
The Big Wheel

1949-11-04

So You Want to Hold Your Husband
So You Want to Hold Your Husband

1950-07-01

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943-09-25

Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946-07-26

Geronimo
Geronimo

1939-11-26

Klondike Fury
Klondike Fury

1942-03-20

The Time, The Place and The Girl
The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946-12-26

Show of Shows
Show of Shows

1929-11-21

Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye

1946-11-09

The Sea Hornet
The Sea Hornet

1951-11-06

Our Leading Citizen
Our Leading Citizen

1939-08-23

The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail

1950-06-15

The Vagabond Prince
The Vagabond Prince

1916-10-22

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch

1942-10-30

The Dark Swan
The Dark Swan

1924-11-26

The Blonde Bandit
The Blonde Bandit

1949-12-22

The Devil's Needle
The Devil's Needle

1916-08-12

Hands Up!
Hands Up!

1917-04-28

Betsy's Burglar
Betsy's Burglar

1917-03-04

Stallion Road
Stallion Road

1947-04-12

The Matrimaniac
The Matrimaniac

1916-12-16

Silver River
Silver River

1948-05-20

The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady

1941-10-31

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

1954-01-01

Martyrs of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo

1915-11-20

Conquest
Conquest

1928-12-22

The Greyhound Limited
The Greyhound Limited

1929-02-09

No Defense
No Defense

1929-04-05

Come On, Marines!
Come On, Marines!

1934-03-23

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation

1915-02-08

Isle of Escape
Isle of Escape

1930-03-01

New York Town
New York Town

1941-10-31

The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew

1942-03-05

Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout

1941-12-31

Touchdown, Army
Touchdown, Army

1938-08-04

From Headquarters
From Headquarters

1929-04-27

The Purple Highway
The Purple Highway

1923-08-05

Bitter Apples
Bitter Apples

1927-04-23

Brass
Brass

1923-03-04

King of Alcatraz
King of Alcatraz

1938-09-30

Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic

1943-06-12

Two Guys from Texas
Two Guys from Texas

1948-08-27

Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness

1943-04-09

Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow

1943-04-29

The Unfaithful
The Unfaithful

1947-07-01

Danger Signal
Danger Signal

1945-11-21

Frontier Days
Frontier Days

1945-12-08

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific

1926-10-02

So You Want to Play the Horses
So You Want to Play the Horses

1946-10-05

Recompense
Recompense

1925-04-26

Revelation
Revelation

1924-06-23

Peacock Alley
Peacock Alley

1922-01-23

Being Respectable
Being Respectable

1924-07-01

The Lover of Camille
The Lover of Camille

1924-09-15

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941-05-23

A Broken Doll
A Broken Doll

1921-06-12

Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco

1942-11-10

The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

1949-06-25

The Only Road
The Only Road

1918-06-03

The Hard Way
The Hard Way

1943-01-13

Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson

1919-12-01

Loving Lies
Loving Lies

1924-01-22

The Microscope Mystery
The Microscope Mystery

1916-11-19

Romance and Arabella
Romance and Arabella

1919-02-15

Till I Come Back to You
Till I Come Back to You

1918-08-25

Everywoman
Everywoman

1919-12-30

Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly

1917-06-24

The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs

1926-01-22

Across the Atlantic
Across the Atlantic

1928-01-18

The Kentuckians
The Kentuckians

1921-02-20

The Bush Leaguer
The Bush Leaguer

1927-08-20

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan

1948-12-24