Douglass Montgomery


Robert Douglass Montgomery was an American film actor.

Early years

The son of Chester Montgomery, a jeweler, Montgomery graduated from Los Angeles High School.

Career

Montgomery used the stage name Douglass Montgomery when he started acting in New York. He often appeared as a handsome, if slightly naive, fair-haired young man.
He gained early acting experience at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.
The film component of his career began at MGM in 1930, playing the second male lead in films such as Paid and Five and Ten. When he signed his contract at the studio his name was changed to Kent Douglass, to avoid confusion with that studio's star Robert Montgomery. Upon leaving MGM in 1932, he changed it back to Douglass Montgomery.
Among his most celebrated roles was Laurie in Little Women, opposite Katharine Hepburn's Jo March. He also played Johnny Hollis in The Way to the Stars.
After serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, Montgomery moved to Great Britain and made films there. He later returned to the U.S. and appeared in a number of television shows.

Marriage

Montgomery married British actress Kay Young on March 14, 1952 at Bethlehem Federated Church. He was her second husband. Young had divorced film actor Michael Wilding the year before she wed Montgomery. Young and Montgomery remained married until his death.

Death

Douglass Montgomery died of spinal cancer in Norwalk, Connecticut, aged 58, on July 23, 1966. He was cremated, with his ashes given to his widow.

Filmography