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Monte Hellman | |
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 Hellman in 2013 | |
| Born | Monte Jay Himmelbaum July 12, 1929 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 2021 (aged 91) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. |
| Education | Los Angeles High School |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, producer, editor |
| Spouse | Barboura Morris (1954–1958)[1] |
Monte Hellman (/ˈmɒnti/; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum;[2] July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film Beast from Haunted Cave (1959), produced by Gene Corman, Roger Corman's brother.
He would later gain critical recognition for the Westerns The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind (both 1966) starring Jack Nicholson, and the independent road movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. His later directorial work included the 1989 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! and the independent thriller Road to Nowhere (2010).
- ^ McGilligan, Patrick (1996). Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 94. ISBN 9780393313789. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "MONTE HELLMAN". Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels. Retrieved August 31, 2020.