Robert Montgomery was born on May 21, 1904, in Fishkill Landing (Beacon), New York.
Early photo found in Picture Play, February 1929 issue. Caption under photo read: "Robert Montgomery, recruited from the stage to play opposite Vilma Banky."
Above: Found in Film Daily, January 24, 1929 issue, page 6.
That print is a little small, so here's the text from the above article:
In connection with the signing of Robert Montgomery by M-G-M it's appropriate to quote the old one about "all good things come to he who waits." Montgomery, who has bag and baggaged to the Coast, was signed to play opposite Vilma Banky a few months ago but it developed that he wasn't the type and James Hall was commandeered for the part instead. But M-G-M snatched him up and now he's in possession of a long-term contract.
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