OBITUARY
Monte Hale dies at 89; cowboy actor helped found Autry museum in L.A.
Hale was a top B-western box office draw in the 1940s. He had his own series of action- and song-packed films, and later had a memorable role as Rock Hudson’s lawyer in ‘Giant.’
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By Myrna Oliver
Los Angeles Times
March 31, 2009
Monte Hale, one of the last of Hollywood’s celluloid “singing cowboys” and a founder of what is now the Autry National Center of the American West, has died. He was 89. (Click on ‘Continue Reading’ for more)
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