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Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit (died 1963)

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Born
August 17, 1888
Died
May 6, 1963
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1888

About Monty Woolley

Edgar Montillion "Monty" Woolley 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. His distinctive white beard was his trademark and he was affectionately known as "The Beard." He won a Best Actor award from the National Board of Review in 1942 for his role in The Pied Piper. Woolley became a familiar guest on such shows as The Fred Allen Show, Duffy's Tavern, The Big Show, The Chase and Sanborn Hour with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, and others.

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Monty Woolley timeline

  1. 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.
  2. He won a Best Actor award from the National Board of Review in 1942 for his role in The Pied Piper.

The world when Monty Woolley was born

Monty Woolley was born in 1888. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Blizzard of 1888 paralyzes US East Coast
  • Technology milestoneKodak box camera — "You press the button, we do the rest"
  • Defining fadKodak camera craze
  • World population~1.48B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population57.6M

1888 versus 2026

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Measure18882026
Population57.6M341 million

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