Ray Montgomery (actor)

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Ray Montgomery
Montgomery in Gruen Guild Playhouse (1951)
Born(1922-05-27)May 27, 1922
DiedJune 4, 1998(1998-06-04) (aged 76)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Resting placeHillcrest Memorial Park, Kern County, California
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1990
Spouse
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(m. 1959)​

Ray Montgomery (May 27, 1922 – June 4, 1998) was an American actor.[1]

Early life

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He graduated from Los Angeles High School in June 1940.[2] Upon graduation from high school, he studied journalism at the University of Southern California.[3] He was the winner of the 1940 national declamation finals in the National Forensic League Tournament at Terre Haute, Indiana.[4]

Montgomery was in a cadet in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps while at the University of Southern California.[5] He was in the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve during World War II, serving from October 1942 to August 1945.[6]

Career

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When he was 18 and still in college, Montgomery played Noel Chandler in the soap opera Dear John.[3] Montgomery had the role of Professor Howard Ogden in the syndicated children's adventure series Ramar of the Jungle in 1952–1953. Ogden was a colleague of the main character, Dr. Tom Reynolds (called "Ramar" by the natives).[7] He starred in the pilot of The West Point Story, a syndicated program about cadets at the United States Military Academy,[8] and appeared in the premiere episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, October 2, 1955.[9] In 1955 Montgomery appeared as Morton Scott in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Julesburg." In 1960, he portrayed a police officer in The Tom Ewell Show episode "The Safety Lesson."

Post-acting career

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In 1957, Montgomery left acting to join Ad-Staff Inc., a "Hollywood firm specializing in creation and production of jingles and other radio and tv spots," as the TV coordinator for the firm's Canada Dry account in the West.[10]

Personal life and death

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Montgomery was married to actress Jean Trent,[11] a "beautiful Universal starlet."[12] He died in 1998 at the age of 76 in Santa Barbara, California and was buried with his wife in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Kern County, California.[13]

Selected filmography

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References

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  13. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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