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(Irena Ludmila Vladimirovna Augustynowic)
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| 5 July 33 |
is born in Warsaw, Poland, of Russian-Polish ancestry, to Walery Montwill and his wife
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her brother, Andrew, is born
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| Late 30s |
goes with her family to the States. When her father adopts the family name of his paternal grandmother, Montville, Lisa is raised as Irene Montwill.
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attends the High School of Music and Art and the High School of Performing Arts in New York
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moves with her family to Fort Pierce, Florida
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studies drama for a year at the University of Miami
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moves with her family to Lima, Peru, where her father becomes director of a mining company
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performs with the Lima Theater Workshop
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gets engaged to a Peruvian
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| c. 53 / 54 |
debuts in Cecobolo, a.k.a. The Daughter of the Sun God, filmed on location in Peru and produced by Dick Welding, ex-hubby of John Wayne's wife Pilar Palette. Due to financial problems the film won't be released until 1962.
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does a few local films in Peru
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| Late 53 |
her father dies unexpectedly
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| c. early 54 |
following the death of her father, she, her mother and her brother return to Fort Pierce
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| Mid-February 54 |
moves with her mother to Hollywood to complete additional soundtracks for Cecobolo. Her brother will attend a private school in the north.
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signs with the Mitch Hamilburg Agency, which also handles Gene Autry
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gets married and divorced
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| c. 55 |
signed to do Pearl of the South Pacific, she catches the eye of billionaire Howard Hughes, who wants to sign her to a personal contract. At their first meeting, she tells him about her love of opera and poetry and Russian literature; she never hears from him again.
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attends the premiere of Liberace’s Sincerely Yours at the Pantages Theater
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| September 55 |
attends a South American newspaper party with young actor Dick Davalos
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| 56 |
doesn’t date co-star Rod Taylor while filming World Without End
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| c. 56 |
double dates with fellow actress Ruta Lee while filming Gaby
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during the filming of Gaby, director Curtis Bernardt takes her, Ruta and Narda Onyx out to dinner
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becomes a member of the Baha’i faith
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| 57 |
becomes friends with Hawaiian actor Johnny Kieoni while filming Naked Paradise on location in Hawaii
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| c. 57 |
marries actor David Janti
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| 58 |
films She Gods of Shark Reef on location on the island of Kauai. Director Roger Corman shoots it back-to-back with his Thunder Over Hawaii.
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| 19 January 59 |
her daughter, Shireen J., is born in Los Angeles
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divorces Janti
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becomes chairman of The Human Relations Committee in Culver City and is active with the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations
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| Early 70s |
resides in Tucson, Arizona
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becomes executive director of a Head Start program in Tucson, Arizona
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becomes a member of the executive staff of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley
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| 04 |
resides in Santa Monica, California
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| May 08 |
is scheduled to attend the Memphis Film Festival, June 5 to 7 at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi
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authors her book, Baha'i: The New Vision
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Sources:
"Lisa Montell - A Great Way to Make a Living!" by Mike Barnum for Classic Images, Movie News, Picture Show's Who's Who, The Bridgeport Telegram, Screen Stars, News-Tribune, www.LisaJanti.com, www.Ancestry.com |
Recommended Books:
Baha'i: The New Vision by Lisa Janti |
Links:
Filmography
Official Website |
