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My Take
Monty Woolley is my kind of late bloomer. A Harvard man who didn't truly arrive until fifty, when his turn in The Man Who Came to Dinner made him a star, he proves talent keeps its own schedule. That magnificent beard and his gift for waspish, sharp-tongued roles gave him a presence nobody could imitate, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame star feels entirely deserved. What I admire most is that he worked stage, film, television, and direction without ever seeming to grind for fame — he simply waited for the right part. I'd take his unhurried confidence over flashier careers any day.
Overview
Edgar Montillion "Monty" Woolley (August 17, 1888 – May 6, 1963) was an American film and theater actor. At the age of 50, he achieved a measure of stardom for his role in the 1939 stage play The Man Who Came to Dinner and its 1942 film adaptation.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Monty Woolley
- Name (Japanese)
- モンティ・ウーリー
- Reading
- もんてぃ・うーりー
- Born
- August 17, 1888 – May 6, 1963
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / theatre director / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.