Trivia of Robert Montgomery

 Trivia of Robert Montgomery (21 May 1904 - 27 September 1981)

*He was widely considered to be one of the best dressed men in Hollywood and for years did not carry a wallet because it ruined the drape of his suits.

*Montgomery was teamed with Joan Crawford in six films: Untamed (1929), Our Blushing Brides (1930), Letty Lynton (1932), Forsaking All Others (1934), No More Ladies (1935), and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937).

*He appeared as Greta Garbo's romantic interest in Inspiration (1931).His role suppose to be a cool and jerk man but behind the scene Montgomery so often smirking, sparkling foil to another his co-star Norma Shearer.He looks timid and nervous around the great Garbo. Decades later Montgomery turned as one of the chilliest, most pompous actors ever in Hollywood.

*Norma Shearer was his romantic interest in five MGM films: Their Own Desire (1929), The Divorcee (1930), Strangers May Kiss (1931), Private Lives (1931), and Riptide (1934).

*Carole Lombard was a devoted Democrat, while Robert Montgomery was a Republican. During breaks in filming Mr & Mrs Smith (1941), Lombard made a point of running into the studio parking lot and putting election bumper stickers advocating the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Montgomery's car.

*Shortly after Dwight D. Eisenhower was inaugurated in 1953, the new President asked Montgomery to become the White House's television consultant. Montgomery agreed and insisted on taking no pay. Pioneered the concept of the political "image consultant" in the early television era by advising President Eisenhower on how to most effectively present himself to television viewers. Following Richard Nixon's disastrous first televised debate with John F. Kennedy during the 1960 campaign, Eisenhower remarked that he was certain that if Nixon had only let Montgomery coordinate his appearance, Nixon would have performed better, and would have probably won the debate and the election.

*The Gallant Hours (1960) was a film Montgomery directed and co-produced with his actor friend James Cagney.It was the last film or television production with which he was connected in any capacity as director and producer.Montgomery had served under Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., as a Commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and he came up with the idea of making a film about Halsey when he attended the 75th birthday celebration honoring the Admiral in 1957.

*He was father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery (best known for her 1960s television series, Bewitched) and Robert Montgomery Jr (actor The Tall Man 1960).