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María Montez

A Dominican Star

Memorabilia

By

Vivian Pérez balamia@yahoo.com

Luisa Peguero asuil70@yahoo.com

 

To help collectors, we are in the process of compiling a list of all magazines, books and newspapers which had Maria Montez images or references. This list is not a definitive resource so we are always happy to hear of those missing.

 

And Here It Is:

 

Aumont, Jean-Pierre; L'Ile Heureuse - Comedie Farce en 3 Actes et 5 Tableaux; Paris Theatre- no.  51, Paris, 1950   (NOTE- this play was written by JP Aumont  and is dedicated to its star, Maria Montez, his wife. This book/magazine includes the entire text of the piece, photos and the cover.)

 

Aumont, Jean Pierre; Sun and Shadow; W. W. Norton & Company Inc.; New York, 1972

 

Aumont, Jean Pierre; DIS-MOI D’ABORD QUE TU M’AIMES...; Jade - Flammarian; Paris, 1986

 

Austin, John; Hollywood’s Unsolved Mysteries; Ace Publishing Corporation; New York, 1970

 

Arvelo, Alvaro hijo; La Atlántida de María; El Nacional; Sto. Domingo, República Dominicana; 27 de enero de 1991

 

Barbour, Alan G. ; A Thousand and One Delights; The Macmillan Company; New York, 1971      (NOTE- Montez in Cobra Woman on the cover, pages 1-13: "The King and Queen of Technicolor")

 

Barbour, Alan G.; Saturday Afternoon at the Movies; Bonanza Book; USA, 1986

 

Bergan, Ronald; The United Artists Story; Bonanza Book; USA, 1986

 

Bessy, Maurice & Chardon, Jean Lou; Dictionarie du Cinema et de la Television; tomo III, pg. 405; Jean-Jacques Pauvert Editeur; Paris, 1967

 

Blum, Daniel; A Pictorial History of the Talkies; G. P. Putnam’s Sons; USA, 1968

 

Boller Jr., Paul F & Davis, Ronald L.; Hollywood Anecdotes; Ballantine Books, New York, 1982

 

Boussinot, Roger; L’Encyclopedie du Cinema; Bordas; Paris, 1980

 

Cameron, Joan; Adventure and the Cinema; Sheridan Morley; Studio Vista; London 1974

 

Carrol, Sidney; Maria Montez Perpetual Emotion Beauty is Real Threat to Miss Lamour; Daily News, September 22, 1941, USA

 

Cassa, Anthony; Maria Montez, Hollywood Spitfire; Hollywood Studio Magazine, Vol. 14 #9, April 9, 1989, USA

 

Cazoria, Roberto; Maria Montez, Reina del Tecnicolor; El Nacional (Galería); Santo Domingo, 21 de septiembre de 1986

 

Centro Sperimental de Cinematografia; FilmLexicom Deghli Autori e Delle Opere; Edizioni di Bianco enero, vol, IV, Roma, 1980

 

Chaneles, Sol & Wolsky Albert; The Movie Makers; Octopus Books Limited, USA, 1974

 

Ciné Revue; 26 Année; #37; 13 Sept 1946 (Cover Page)

 

Cine-Roman - Le Magazine du Cinema, no. 224;  L'Atlantide;  Bruxelles; 18 septembre 1949  (NOTE- Montez in L'Atlantide on the cover, pages 1-16 include photos, as well as the narrative of the above mentioned, featured film)

 

Cisterna, Martha; Maria Montez Habla de su Vida; La Nación; Santo Domingo, 1944

 

Clase hijo, Pablo; Maria Montez: Mujer y Estrella; Editorial del Nordeste; Santo Domingo, 1985

 

Crichton, Kyle; Born to Act; Colliers, April 4, 1942, USA

 

Crichton, Kyle; It’s simple: If you’ve Got what it takes!; Readers’s Digest; July 1942, USA

 

Cuello López, Federico N.; Senderos de Barahona; Editora Vanessa; Santo Domingo; 1991

 

Clase hijo, Pablo; El Primer Playboy del Mundo; Editora Taller, Santo Domingo, 1986

 

Daranas, Mariano; Epistolario de María Montez; ABC, Madrid, 1951, Spain

 

De Carlo, Ivonne & Warren, Dong; Ivonne, An Autobiography; St. Martin’s Press; New York, 1971

 

Dickens, H.; María Montez; Films in Review, page 63, January 1963, USA

 

Diez de las Heras, Angel; Artista María Montez muere en Suresnes; El Caribe; Santo Domingo, Septiembre 8 de 1951

 

Doring, Richard & Rich, Charles; Maria Montez, Films in Review, March 1963, USA

 

Dwoskin, Stephen,; Film is. . .: The International Free Cinema; The Overlook Press, Wood Stash, New York, 1975

 

Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Cine; Editorial Labor S. A., Barcelona, 1970

 

Enciclopedia Dominicana S. A.; Public Reunidos, Santo Domingo, 1976

 

Enciclopedia del 7mo. Arte; Baru Lan S. A.; Imprenta Hispanoamericana, Mallorca 1974

 

Ferrua II, Giovanny; ¡María Montez no ha muerto!; Galería El Nacional; Santo Domingo, 18 de septiembre de 1991

 

Fered, Bill; Lure of the Tropics; Proteus Books, London 1988

 

Film & Filming; Pin-Up of the Past: Maria Montez; May 1972, USA

 

Fitzgerald, Michael G.; Universal Pictures; Arlington House Publishers; New York 1977

 

France Ilustration; Nécrologie: María Montez; Vol. 7: (Paris) September 22, 1951

 

Casca, Luis; Cine y Ciencia Ficción; Editorial Planeta S. A., Barcelona 1975

 

Casca, Luis; Las Estrellas: Historia del Cine en sus Mitos; Ediciones Urbión; Barcelona, 1991

 

Gebhart, Mirtle; Vivid Personality Success Secret of only Self Made Movie Star; 1943, USA

 

Gelman, Barbara; Photoplay Treasury; Grow Publishers Inc.; New York, 1972

 

Graham, Peter; Diccionario del Cine; Organización Editorial Navarro, México, 1969

 

Green, Marie Vernett; This Way to Charm; Screen Romances, 1943, USA

 

Hadley Garcia, George; Hispanic Hollywood; Carol Publishing Group, New York, 1990

 

Hall, Gladys; Me and Men by Maria Montez as told to Gladys Hall; Photoplay 1944, USA

 

Hall, Gladys; Reunion; Photoplay July 1945, page 27, USA

 

Halliwell, Leslie; The Filmgoer’s Companion; Macgibben and Kee; London, 1965

 

Hartung, Phillip T.; Arabian Nights; The Commonwealth, January 15, 1943, New York

 

Hartung, Phillip T.; Tangier; The Commonwealth, May 17, 1948, New York

 

Heide, Robert & Gilman, John; Starstruck, The Wonderful World; Doubleday & Company, New York, 1986

 

Herald Express; Fiery Latin Film Star, Drowns in Hot Bath; September 7, 1951, USA

 

Herrera, Héctor; María Montez, Figura Viviente; Listín Diario; Santo Domingo, 19 febrero 1970

 

Higham, Charles & Greemberg, Joel; Hollywood in the Forties; A. R. Bornes & Company, New York, 1968

 

Higham, Charles & Greemberg, Joel; Hollywood 1920-1970; A. S. Barnes & Company, New Jersey, 1977

 

Hirschborn, Cline; The Universal Story; Octopus Books, London 1983

 

Holliday, Kate; New Year in Review, New Film Starts Ascend To Fame, Some Old Ones Reappear; Page 21; Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, 1941, USA

 

Hopper, Hedda; There’s Nothing New in Maria Montez Method; the Sun Baltimore, February 13, 1944, USA

 

Hopper, Hedda; Aumont’s Life Pivots on Baby; Los Angeles Times, May 28, 1948

 

Johnson, Erskine; Maria Montez; Daily News; July 30, 1947, USA

 

Journal American; Know He’s Alive; Starlet Say’s of Missing Rai Flier, 1944, USA

 

Kael, Pauline; 5001 Nights at the Movies; Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1991

 

Katz, Ephrain; the Film Encilopedia; A Pedrigee book, the Putman Publishing Group; New York, 1979

 

Lamparski, Richard; Lamparski’s What ever Became of. . .?; Bantam Book, New York, 1976

 

Lasky Jr., Jack; What ever Happened to Hollywood; Funk & Wagnolls, New York 1975

 

Lebrón de Anico; María Montez; Listión Diario; Santo Domingo; 15 de julio de 1991

 

Lembert Peguero, Luis; Barahona y sus Inquietudes Artísticas y Culturales; Listín Diario; Santo Domingo; 26 de agosto de 1972

 

Lester, Gene  with Peter Laufer; When Hollywood Was Fun; Robert Hale Ltd. ; London, 1994  (NOTE- text and photos, pages 207-210 - features Maria Montez in a transparent negligee, breasts clearly visible)

 

LIFE; Latin Ladies Hollywood is invades by Talent Saith of the Rio Grande; February 1941, USA

 

LIFE; Hay’s Office Cracks Down on Cinemas’s Sweaters; April 14, 1941 and May 5, 1941, USA

 

LIFE; Maria Montez in Arabian Night, She Does the Dance of the Single Veil; September 28, 1942, USA

 

LIFE; Hokun in Atlantis; Maria Montez Chines Men Mad in a Hollywood Wonderland; 1948, USA

 

LIFE; Goes to the Movie Behind the Scenes, the Showcase; Time Life Books; New York, 1975

 

Los Angeles Examiner; Maria Montez Will Found to Settle $2000, Estate; October 2, 1952

 

Los Angeles Times; Actor Aumont to Divorce Maria Montez; March 23, 1949, USA

 

Los Angeles Times; Maria Montez Sues producer Over Contract; February 5, 1948, USA

 

MacDonald, George Fraser; The Hollywood Histroy of the World; Fawcett Colombine, New York, 1988

 

Mack Truitt, Evelyn; Who was Who on screen; R. R. Browker Company a Kerox Educative Company, New York, 1974

 

Mancini, Marie; Based By Maria Montez; A Weekly; April 4, 1948

 

Marshall, Jim; The Strange Embarrassment of Madame Aumont; Colliers, Ohio; June 28, 1948; USA

 

Martin, Pete; Dominican Dynamite; the Saturday Evening Post; July 28, 1945; USA

 

Martin, Pete; Hollywood Without Make-up; J. B. Lippincott Company; Philadelphia, 1948

 

McCarthy, Julia; Black and White films reveal Montez Flame; Daily News (New York), September 24, 1944

 

Michael, Paul; The American Movie Reference Book (The Soud Era); Prentice-Hall, Inc.; Englewood Cliffs, New York, 1969

 

Moix, Terenci; María Montez, La Reina del Technicolor; Nuevo Fotograma; #1.161 (Madrid); Enero 15 de 1971

 

Moix, Terenci & Perez Arnay, Antony; María Montez, Homenaje; Filmoteca Canaria; 1990

 

Moix, Terenci; Mis Inmortales del Cine; Editorial Planeta, S. A.; Barcelona; 1992

 

Montez, Maria; The Man I Love; Photoplay, November 1943; USA

 

Montez, Maria; Mis Tres Hermanas; Cine Mundial (Madrid) Marzo 1945

 

Montez, Maria; The Man I; Photoplay, 1946; USA

 

Montez, Maria; This is Me; Photoplay, page 64, August 1947; USA

 

Montez, Maria; This is my Husband; Photoplay, August 1947; USA

 

Montez, Maria; Tells Court About Astrology; Photoplay, June 22, 1950; USA

 

Mordden, Ethan; The Hollywood Studios; Simon & Schuster (Fireside) New York, 1988

 

MOVIE STORY; May/1943 M.ROONEY/F.BAINTER Stanwyck, Maria Montez, Mr. Lucky

 

Newsweek; Cheesecake for the Kiddies; January 24, 1944, USA

 

Ondines; Letter to an Unknown Woman Namely Jack Smith; Film culture; 1964, USA

 

Ozz, Lis; Crónica del Siglo XX (Pgs. 685 y 767); Plaza y Jones Editores, S. A.; 1986; España

 

Ovalles, Rafael; A los 40 Años de su Merte, dominicanos Revivirán a María Montez; El Siglo, Santo Domingo; 18 de septiembre de 1991, República Dominicana

 

Parish, James Robert; Hollywood’s Great Love Teams; Arlington House Publishers, New York, 1974

 

Parish, James Robert & Stanke, Don E.; The Glamour Girls; Arlington House Publishers; New Rochella, New York, 1975

 

Parish, James Robert & De Carl, Lennard; Hollywood Players: The Forties; Arlington House Publishers, New York, 1976

 

Parson, Lowella O.; In Hollywood: Maria Montez; Los Angeles Examiner; October 10, 1944; USA

 

Parson, Lowella O.; Recovering; Los Angeles Examiner; July 2, 1945; USA

 

Parson, Lowella O.; In Hollywood; Los Angeles Examiner; February 8, 1948; USA

 

Parson, Lowella O.; Maria Montez to we Clouzot, Paris Report; Los Angeles Examiner; March 23, 1949; USA

 

Parson, Lowella O.; Maria Montez, Aumont in Rift; Los Angeles Examiner; March 23, 1949; USA

 

Parson, Lowella O.; Maria Montez Soldier Brother Sought; Los Angeles Examiner; September 10, 1951; USA

 

Prensa Asociada (A.P.); María Montez Saved as Boat Sinks in Italy; Venice, Italy; January 23, 1950

 

Quinlan, David; Witch Woman of the Screen; St. Martin’s Press; New York; 1987

 

Ragan, David; Who’s Who in Hollywood 19000-1976; Arlington House Publishers; New York; 1976

 

Rex, Harrison; Rex; Dell Publishing Co. Inc.; New York, 1974

 

Rodríguez, Arturo & Tolentino, Marianne; Angel Haché: Homenaje al Cine Blanco y Negro; Editora Corripio, Santo Domingo, 1989

 

Rovin, Jeff; The Fabulous Fantasy Films; A. S. Barnes and Company; New York; 1970

 

Sáez, José Luis; Historia de Un Sueño Importado; Editora Taller; Santo Domingo; 1987

 

Sarris, Andrew; Confessions of Occultist on the Cinema; Simon and Shuster; New York, 1970

 

Siegel, Scott & Siegel, Barbara; The Encyclopedia of Hollywood; Facts on File; New York, 1990

 

SILVER SCREEN Nov/1947: HAYWORTH, Aumont/Montez, Crawford, Flynn, Lucy, Cagney,Parks

 

Schatz, Thomas; The Genius of the System; Pantheon Books, New York, 1968

 

Schikel, Richard; The Fairbanks Album; New York Graphic Society; Boston, 1975

 

Shipman, David; The Great Movie Stars; the Hamlym Publishing Group Limited; London, 1971

 

Scott, Dianne; Mythical Maria; Photoplay; January 1, 1946, USA

 

Sholsky, Sidney; Puts Her Best Points Forward; Hollywood Tintype; Citizen News; May 25, 1944, USA

 

Smith, Jack; The Perfect Film Oppositeness of Maria Montez; Film Culture #27; Winter 1962/1963, USA

 

Smith, Jack; The Memoirs of Maria Montez; Film Culture #31; Winter 1963/1964, USA

 

Sproque, Dennis; Lush, Latin and Lethal; Photoplay, N.Y.C., June 1943, USA

 

Taylor, John Russell; Hollywood Años 40; Editora Arin, Sorpama S. A.; Barcelona, 1987, Spain

 

Sunday News; Maria Montez is Economically Independent; 1942, USA

 

Suro, Federico; Nuestra María Montez; (Ventana) Listín Diario; Santo Domingo; 31 de marzo de 1992

 

Tavel, Ronald; Maria Montez: Anima of an Antidiluvian World ( part of the book, Jack Smith: Flaming Creature - His Amazing Life and Times); A Lookout Book - The Institute for Contemporary Art, P.S. 1; New York, 1997  (NOTE- pages 88-105 include above mentioned essay by Ronald Tavel, as well as many photos of Montez. This was published in conjunction with the Important Jack Smith exhibition at P.S. 1 - Museum of Modern Art, New York, which included a great deal of Maria Montez memorabilia)

 

The Chicago Tribune; Mighty Montez; February 13, 1944, USA

 

The New York Times; Film Reviews 1913-1968, Vol. 6; The New York times $ Arno Press N.Y., 1970, USA

 

The Philadelphia Inquirer; The Life Story of Maria Montez; Amusements Stage, Screen and Music; December 7, 1947, USA

 

Thomas, Tony & Solomon, Aubrey; The Film of 20th Century Fox; The Citadel press, Syracuse, New York, 1985

 

TIME; Dreams End, Actor Aumont to Divorce Maria Montez; May 24, 1949; USA

 

TIME; End of the Road (Jean Roy); November 26, 1956; USA

 

Tolentino, Marianne; María Montez, Revivida por Angel Hache; (Ventana) Listín Diario; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Mayo 31, 1992

 

Thomas, Bod; Maria Recalled as Girl with Zireless Drive; Hollywood Citizen News; September 10, 1951; USA

 

Trent, Paul; Richard Lowton; The Image Makers Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour; Bonanza, New York 1982

 

Tueny, Emely; Maria Montez, Primer Festival; (Galería) El Nacional; (Santo Domingo) 31 de marzo de 1992

 

Vasquez, Segundo A.; La Inmortal María Montez Nació para Triunfar; ; (Galeria) El Nacional; (Santo Domingo) 22 septiembre 1991

 

Vasquez, Segundo A.; María Montrez, Objeto de Numerosos Homenajes en los Ultimos Años Aún no Ha Recibido Ninguno en su Tierra Natal; Hoy (Santo Domingo), 27 septiembre 1991

 

VARIETY; Tina Marquand Tesis for Roles at 20th; December 14, 1964, USA

 

Vermitye, Lerry; María Montez; Screen Facts, #13 vol 3, #1 (Pages 1-27) 1966 USA

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Hace 65 años. . . Nació María Montez, Estrella Dominicana y Mundial; Suplemento del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 4 junio 1977

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Víctima de Trágico y Misterioso Accidente, Dejó de Existir Nuestra Estrella del Cine Mundial; Suplemento del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 10 septiembre 1977

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Homenaje a María Montez; Suplemento del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 3 junio 1978

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Rafael Campos Navarro: Otra Olvidada Estrella del Cine Internacional; Suplemento del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 23 septiembre 1978

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; María Montez, Latinoamericana Reina del Tecnicolor; Mundo Consular (Mëxico, D. F.), Febrero 1981

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Estrella Dominicana del Cine Latinoamericano de los Años Cuarenta; Suplemento del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 6 junio 1981

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Recordando a María Montez en el 32 Aniversario de su Muerte; Suplemento del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 5 noviembre 1983

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Los Sueños Me Guiaron por el Camino de la Fama: Expresaba María Montez; Suplemento del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 1 septiembre 1984

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; María Montez Murió hace 40 años y sus Fanáticos la Recuerdan; Escala del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 1 septiembre 1991

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; María Montez en Festival de Cine en New York; Escala del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 20 octubre 1991

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; María Montez en dos Películas Reestrenadas en Estados Unidos; Hoy (Sto. Domingo) 4 noviembre 1991

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; María Montez, la Dominicana que Logró lo que Ninguna Otra; Hoy (Sto. Domingo) 2 enero 1992

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Un Museo para Recordar a la Excelsa María Montez; Opinión del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 19 de mayo de 1992

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Primer Festival Cinematográfico de María Montez; Ventana, Artes y Letras del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 31 de marzo de 1992

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; María Montez: Su Vida; Talleres Gráficos; Editora Corripio, C. por A.; 5 enero 1994

 

Vincens de Morales, Margarita; Cine Breve Biografía de María Montez; Ventana, Artes y Letras del Listín Diario (Sto. Domingo) 31 mayo 1992

 

Vidal, Gore; Myron; Ediciones Grijalbo, Barcelona 1976

 

Well, Troddi Path; Bowery to Broadway; NewsWeek; November 13, 1944, USA

 

Willis, John; Aumont: Screen World; Grawn Publishers, Inc., 1975, USA

 

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