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Monty Woolley Biography
Birth Name:Edgar Montillon Woolley
Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States
Profession Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won second place at the 1943 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Won the 1942 National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
- Earned degrees from Yale University and Harvard University
- Was best recognized for his performance in the stage play "The Man Who Came to Dinner․"
- Was a college classmate of composer and songwriter Cole Porter
- Was once a teacher of writers Thornton Wilder and Stephen Vincent Benet
- Once worked as an assistant professor of English at Yale University
Awards
- 1942NBR Award-Best Acting: winner
- 1942NYFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 1942Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (March): winner
- 1942Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (September): winner
- 1943Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
- 1943NYFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 1943Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
- 1943Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (November): winner
- 1945Oscar-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated