Carlotta Monti
American film actress

Carlotta Monti

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American film actress
A.K.A.
Carlotta Montijo
Gender:
Female
Places:
United States of America
Is:
ActorFilm actor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
20 January 1907(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.)
Death:
8 December 1993(Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California)
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Carlotta Monti (January 20, 1907 – December 8, 1993) was an American film actress, who was W.C. Fields' companion in his last years.

Born Carlotta Montijo in Los Angeles, California, Monti appeared in B-movies like Kiss of Araby (1933), Tarzan the Fearless (1933) and Night Cargo (1936), usually cast as an exotic temptress. She met Fields in 1932 and their relationship lasted until his death in 1946. She had small roles in his films Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941).

Memoir

Monti's best-selling memoir, W.C. Fields & Me, published in 1971, described her life and experiences with Fields. It was adapted for the 1976 film W.C. Fields and Me, starring Rod Steiger as Fields and Valerie Perrine as Monti, who appeared as an extra in it.

Writings

  • with Cy Rice. W. C. Fields & Me. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1971. ISBN 9780-139444548