Sometimes reported to have been born in San Angelo, Texas, Hale was actually born in Ada, Oklahoma but grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, attending Washington Grade School and Shawnee High School.
15 Facts About Monte Hale
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Monte Hale's parents had divorced and both had remarried, with youngest brother Bobby going with his mother.
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Monte Hale headed for Houston and found work playing his music.
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Monte Hale appeared in some of the first westerns filmed in colour and was given use of Roy Rogers' musical sidekicks, the "Sons of the Pioneers" for one of his movies.
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Monte Hale was often cast as a young cowboy, with cameos by Don Barry, Allen Lane and Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
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Monte Hale then played more traditional Western heroes in films set in the late 19th century.
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Monte Hale reported that he had to leave his horse Pardner behind.
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Monte Hale was a recording star and appeared in a series of Western comics published by Fawcett Comics.
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Monte Hale finished his Republic contract with an appearance in the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans movie Trail of Robin Hood with fellow Republic stars Rex Allen and Rocky Lane.
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Monte Hale made many public appearances at rodeos and other Western shows.
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Monte Hale played a villain role in the 1954's Yukon Vengeance.
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Monte Hale appeared in a few television roles and movies up until 1966.
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Monte Hale was instrumental in the foundation of what is the Autry National Center of the American West.
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Monte Hale died at 89 in Studio City, California after a long illness; he was survived by his wife of 31 years, Joanne.
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Monte Hale was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California.