Monty Woolley

Monty Woolley (August 17, 1888 - May 6, 1963) was an American actor. Born Edgar Montillion Wooley in New York City, Woolley was a professor and lecturer at Yale University (one of his students was Thornton Wilder) who began acting on Broadway in 1936.

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August 17 - 1888 - May 6 - 1963 - American - Actor - New York City - Yale University - Thornton Wilder - Broadway - 1936

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He was typecast as the wasp-tongued, supercillious sophisticate. His most famous role is that of the cranky professor forced to stay immobile because of a broken leg in 1942's The Man Who Came to Dinner, which he had performed onstage before taking it to Hollywood.

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1942 - The Man Who Came to Dinner - Hollywood

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