Monte Blue
Movie Actor
He became Hollywood's romantic leading man during the silent film era who progressed into many character roles in sound films. His roles in westerns such as Key Largo and Annie Oakley bolstered his fame.
He was a stuntman for D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation.
He starred in Griffith's Orphans of the Storm, and appeared opposite Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, and Norma Shearer.
His father was a Civil War veteran and a scout for frontiersman Buffalo Bill Cody.
He was a lifelong friend of Cecil B. DeMille and appeared in his films.