Mona Bruns (1899 - 2000)

Actress. Remembered mainly for her numerous television roles on classic series, such as “Bonanza,” “Green Acres,” and “Little House on the Prairie.” She was married to actor Frank M. Thomas, and was the mother of actor Frankie Thomas. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Frank M. Thomas (1889 – 1989)*  Children:  Frankie Thomas (1921 […]

Mona Darkfeather (1883 - 1977)

Actress. She became a screen actress after answering an advertisement placed by Thomas Ince, calling for exotic-looking girls to play “Indian maidens.” Using the stage name ‘Princess Mona Darkfeather’ she appeared in some seventy short and full-length films between 1909 and 1917, probably best remembered as ‘Kalem’ in “The Vanishing Tribe” 1914). She died of […]

Mona Freeman (1926 - 2014)

Mona Freeman was a model while in high school, and after becoming the first “Miss Subways” of the New York City transit system, eventually signed a movie contract with Howard Hughes. Her contract was later sold to Paramount Pictures. Her first film appearance was in the 1944 film Till We Meet Again. She became a […]

Mona Goya (1909 - 1961)

Actress. He was born in Mexico city and died in Clichy La Garenne (France). She is best remembered for films such as Madame Récamier (1928), The Lady from the Sea (1929), Soyons Gais (1930), Révolte dans la Prison (1934), La Porteuse de Pain (1934), Juggernaut (1936), Josette (1936) and This Man in Paris (1939). Her […]

Mona Maris (1903 - 1991)

Mona Maris’ ambition to become an actress originated during World War I, when she was a pupil in Luders, France. Together with her classmates she wrote, directed, and presented short plays to entertain soldiers billeted near the school. After graduation Maris begged to go to England and her mother finally relented. In England she found […]

Monica Bleibtreu (1944 - 2009)

Actress. She was well known throughout western Europe and the German speaking countries as a performer of the stage, motion pictures and television. She was a graduate of Vienna’s prestigious Max Reinhardt acting school, and performed in theater houses throughout Germany before turning her attention to television and motion pictures. In 1975 she earned a […]

Monica Lewis (1922 - 2015)

Monica Lewis was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 22, 1922, the youngest of three children. Her father, Leon, was a pianist and composer while her mother, Jessica, was a singer with the Chicago Opera Company, with Lewis studying her voice with her mother. At the age of 11, Lewis’ family moved to New York […]

Mónica Spear (1984 - 2014)

During the Miss Venezuela 2004 pageant,Mónica Spear won the national crown and represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2005. Spear made the top 15 after Ana Karina Áñez (Miss Venezuela 2003) failed to make the top 15 in Miss Universe 2004, which was the first time in 22 years that Venezuela failed to place. Spear went on […]

Monica Zetterlund (1937 - 2005)

Jazz singer, actress, comedienne. One of Sweden’s most acclaimed jazz singers with international recognition. In 1964 she teamed with Bill Evans making the record “Waltz for Debby,” considered one of her best recordings. She also performed with Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, Thad Jones and Zoot Sims, and the Swedish jazz musician Arne Domnerus, among others. One […]

Monk Eastman (1873 - 1920)

Monk Eastman was born Edward Osterman around 1873 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His father set him up in a pet store, but he soon deserted for a life of crime on the Lower East Side. Starting out as a bouncer, Eastman rose to command the fiercest street gang in New York at the beginning of the […]

Monta Bell (1891 - 1958)

Director, Producer. Born Louis Monta Bell in Washington, D.C., he was a stage performer and a set director when Charlie Chaplin hired him as an assistant director for “The Pilgrim” (1924). Becoming a director in his own right, he produced and directed more then 20 films between 1924 to 1945. His credits include “Lady of […]

Montague John “M.J.” Druitt (1857 - 1888)

Folk Figure. A lawyer, avid sportsman including a talented cricket player, and a private teacher, Druitt was one of the many persons to be suspected to be killer ‘Jack The Ripper.’ The killer terrrorized the Whitechapel area of London, England, in 1888, murdering street prostitutes. The killer was known to have murdered 5 victims and […]

Monte “Sonny” Brewer (1932 - 1942)

Musician. Born Monte Robert Brewer in Colorado, he was a child performer and the younger brother of actresses Betty and Ilene Brewer. In his brief career he appeared in the films, “Rancho Grande” (1940), “Bachelor Daddy” (1941) and “Mr. Dynamite” (1941). He died of a stomach ailment at the age of 9 in Hollywood, California. […]

Monte Attell (1885 - 1960)

Professional Boxer. Born in San Francisco, California, he was a bantamweight street fighter who turned professional in 1903, winning his first five bouts. On June 19, 1909, he defeated Frankie Neil at Coffroth’s Arena Coma, California and won the World Bantamweight title. He defended his crown seven times until losing the championship to Frankie Conley […]

Monte Blue (1887 - 1963)

Monte Blue had no theatrical experience when he came to the screen. His first movie was The Birth of a Nation (1915), in which he was a stuntman and an extra. Next, he played another small part in Intolerance (1916). He also was a stuntman or stand-in for Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree during the making […]

Monte Collins (1898 - 1952)

Comedian. A comic actor and screenwriter, he appeared in several Columbia comedy shorts, including his own series with actor Tom Kennedy. (bio by: T W Zimmerman)

Monte Hale (1919 - 2009)

Actor. He is best remembered as one of Hollywood’s singing cowboys. Born Buren Ely in Ada, Oklahoma, he grew up in the dust bowl of the Southwest. He mastered the guitar at the age of fifteen. Honing his craft by adding his vocals, he took his act on the vaudeville circuit and local western shows. […]

Monte Irvin (1919 - 2016)

Monte Irvin Monte Irvin was not the first African-American player in the modern major leagues, but of all the talented players who made the perilous trip from the Negro leagues to the big leagues in the late 1940s, Irvin may have been the best. “Monte Irvin was the choice of all Negro National and American […]

Montgomery Barrett (1897 - 1949)

Cartoonist and author.  In 1927 he began the syndicated cartoon strip “Jane Arden.”  He wrote various magazine articles and historical novels.  Three of his books with Texas backgrounds were “Sun in Their Eyes” (1944), “Tempered Blade” (1946) and “Smoke up the Valley” (1949).  Family links:  Parents:  Edward W Barrett (1866 – 1950)  Clara Prow Barrett […]

Montgomery Clift (1920 - 1966)

Actor. He is best remembered for his role as ‘Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt’ in the motion picture “From Here to Eternity” (1953).  He represented the new wave of post-World War II actors who were handsome, intelligent, soft-spoken, introspective, and acted with intensity. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, just after his twin sister Roberta, to a […]

Monty Banks (1897 - 1950)

Silent film actor, stage actor, film director and producer that worked with Mack Sennett films. (bio by: David)

Monty Hall (1921 - 2017)

Monty Hall started his career in Winnipeg at CKRC radio while still a student. He moved to Toronto in 1946 and found a job with radio station CHUM, where management shortened his name to Hall and misspelled his first name as “Monty” on billboards, giving him the stage name “Monty Hall”. For the next decade […]

Monty Oum (1981 - 2015)

Oum dropped out of high school and began putting together fan videos as early as 2002. In January 2007, he discovered some reverse engineering techniques online that allowed him to extract models from Halo 2 and, utilizing assets from Super Smash Bros. Melee, created the “ultimate showdown” between a SPARTAN (Halo) and Samus Aran (Metroid) […]

Moose Charlap (1928 - 1974)

Mark “Moose” Charlap (December 19, 1928 – July 8, 1974) was a Jewish-American Broadway composer best known for Peter Pan (1954), for which Carolyn Leigh wrote the lyrics. The idea for the show came from Jerome Robbins, who planned to have a few songs by Charlap and Leigh. It evolved into a full musical, with […]

Morden Neilson (1879 - 1947)

Businessman. Born in Brockville, Ontario, he inherited the William Neilson Company upon his father’s death in 1915. He had grown with the company, through hand churning the ice cream to being general manager. Upon graining control of the operations, he continued to expand the company. Eskimo Pies, a popular ice cream treat were introduced in […]

Morey Amsterdam (1908 - 1996)

Morey Amsterdam Born in Chicago, Morey Amsterdam started in vaudeville at the age of 14, as a straight man for his piano-playing brother. His father, a concert violinist who worked with the Chicago Opera and the San Francisco Symphony, wanted Morey to pursue a career in classical music but Morey had other plans. By the […]

Morgan Earp (1851 - 1882)

Western Lawman. The brother of Western figure Wyatt Earp, he is best known for the gunfight with Ike Clanton’s gang at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Born in Marian County, Iowa, he was the youngest of “Fighting Earps.” His father moved the family, to San Bernardino, California in 1864. He married Luisa Houston in […]

Morgan Farley (1898 - 1988)

Actor. Born in Mamaroneck, New York, he was a wide-ranging performer on stage, film and television. He began his career on Broadway in the play “Seventeen” in 1918 and gained prominence in the 1920s, starring in many other stage productions. For feature films, he made his debut in “The Love Doctor” (1929), followed by “The […]

Morihiro Ichihara (1970 - 1970)

Prominent banker. Also served as mayor of Yokohama. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Morley Callaghan (1903 - 1970)

Author. Interred in an unmarked grave within his family plot.