Monte Hale

Monte Hale
Born	Buren Ely June 8, 1919(1919-06-08) San Angelo, Texas, United States (or Ada, Oklahoma)
Died	March 29, 2009(2009-03-29) (aged 89) Studio City, California
Years active	1944-1978
Spouse	Joanne Hale Cherie DeCastro
Parents	Herod Ely & Helen Ely

Monte Hale (born Buren Ely, June 8, 1919 – March 29, 2009)^[1] was a Country singer and movie actor of B-Western films. Often reported to have been born in San Angelo, Texas, Hale was really born in Ada, Oklahoma, but a Texan location sounded better for the movies.^[2] Starting to sing and play the guitar at an early age, Ely started playing in cities of Texas as well in Vaudeville and local rodeo shows. Hale then got a job during World War II as a replacement guitarist with the Stars Over Texas Bond Drive. He had joined with several Republic Pictures celebrities and staff. When signing to the company for seven years, he changed his name from Buren Ely to Monte Hale. Soon, Hale starred in his first major role in Home on the Range in 1946.

During his B-Western film run of the early 1950s, Hale started to sing at rodeos and circuses. Hale soon retired from movies and begin to appear at western conventions.

On November 12, 2004 for his work in movies, he received a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

He was also instrumental in the foundation of what is now the Autry National Center of the American West.^[1]

He died at the age of 89 in Studio City, California after a long illness; he was survived by his wife of 31 years, Joanne.^[1][3]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Oliver, Myrna (March 31, 2009). "Monte Hale dies at 89; cowboy actor helped found Autry museum in L.A.". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-monte-hale31-2009mar31,0,5278662.story. Retrieved March 31, 2009. 
2. ^ B-Westerns
3. ^ Singing Cowboy Monte Hale Dies Yahoo News, March 30, 2009

External links

• Monte Hale at the Internet Movie Database
• Monte Hale at AllRovi
• Monte Hale at B-Westerns

Persondata
Name	Hale, Monte
Alternative names	Ely, Buren (birth name)
Short description	Western Actor and country singer
Date of birth	June 8, 1919
Place of birth	San Angelo, Texas, United States
Date of death	March 29, 2009
Place of death	Studio City, California