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Montagu Love was an English actor who was active in the film industry from 1912 to 1945. He was best known for his roles in silent films such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). He also appeared in a number of sound films, including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and The Sea Hawk (1940).
Love was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on 15 March 1880. He began his career in the theatre, appearing in a number of plays in London's West End. He made his film debut in 1912, appearing in the silent film The Call of the Sea. He went on to appear in over 100 films, including a number of major productions.
Love was married twice, first to actress Mary Glynne in 1912, and then to actress Mary Forbes in 1921. He had two children with Forbes, a son and a daughter.
Love died on 28 August 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was 63 years old.
Popular As |
Harry Montague Love |
Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
Age |
63 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
Born |
15 March, 1880 |
Birthday |
15 March |
Birthplace |
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK |
Date of death |
17 May, 1943 |
Died Place |
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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Montagu Love Height, Weight & Measurements
At 63 years old, Montagu Love height is 6' 2" (1.88 m) .
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6' 2" (1.88 m) |
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Who Is Montagu Love's Wife?
His wife is Marjorie Hollis (30 March 1929 - 17 May 1943) ( his death), Gertrude ? (1908 - 21 February 1928) ( divorced)
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Wife |
Marjorie Hollis (30 March 1929 - 17 May 1943) ( his death), Gertrude ? (1908 - 21 February 1928) ( divorced) |
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Montagu Love Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Montagu Love worth at the age of 63 years old? Montagu Love’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Montagu Love's net worth
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Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
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Under Review |
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Source of Income |
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He was still in demand in the early 1940s - ten roles in 1940 alone. But these slowed into the war years.
It is hard to forget him in purple as the Bishop of the Black Canons in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Sometimes, as with other veteran character actors, his roles were almost as featured extra-but his very costumed presence was all that was needed to lend realism.
Perhaps his best known character tour de force displaying his genuine acting power was his Henry VIII in Prince and the Pauper (1937).
A very apt example was his Detchard, noble henchmen to 'Raymond Massey', in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), in which he has little more than one line.
Into the 1930s, these were increasingly benign rather than despotic-always colonels and generals, prime ministers, American presidents - even Zorro's father.
Starting with Synthetic Sin (1929), Love's movies followed the trend of an increasing number of silent films using recorded music and some snatches of dialogue or background sound with the several incipient audio systems. Some movies originally issued as silent were released again with the process added.
`Sin' was one of 11 films of 1929 featuring Love given the semi-sound treatment.
The last of these was Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island (1929), very loosely adapted to the point of being hokey, but one of the first films also using the primitive two-color process. Love had a commanding, puckered-lip British delivery of speech which he could believably weld to any part, but it particularly fit characters of authority, as in the silent era.
But Love was just as effective as the Roman centurion in The King of Kings (1927) by 'Cecil B DeMille'.
In 1926 he was nemesis to Rudolf Valentino in The Son of the Sheik (1926) and 'John Barrymore' in Don Juan (1926). The latter movie had the particular fame of sporting the longest sword duel in silent history between Love's Count Giano Donati and Barrymore's Don Juan. The fight filming was unique and realistic with middle and close shots looking directly at the individual combatants-with the appropriate blood in their eyes. The duel was all the more complex choreography for being one with swords and daggers (historically correct but rarely seen in film history).
And, though certainly taking on a whole spectrum of roles (sultan, native chiefs, many a doctor and military officer, among many others) he became famous for his bad guy characterizations through the 1920s. Some historians credit him as the best villain of the silent era.
Silent film studios of the early days were originally based in the East, and Love started his film career at World Studios, New Jersey in 1914. His silent career alone was prodigious-nearly a hundred films. His look and bearing were perfect for authoritative figures.
Love honed basic stage talents in London, and then made an early departure for the US in 1913 with a road-company production of Cyril Maude's "Grumpy.
" An early stop was Broadway, and he returned many times to appear in a laundry list of important plays from 1913 to 1934.
Montague Love - certainly an intriguing name - but his own - started his working life as a newspaper man in London. His primary expertise centered on being a field illustrator and cartoonist who covered the Boer War (1899-1902). His realistic battle sketches gained him popularity among readers, but he was bound for a different career. He decided to become an actor. A robust man with a massive head of noble bearing and brooding lower lip, these were ingredients well suited to this goal.