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All All. Sign In. Henry Montgomery Jr. Robert Montgomery was born Henry Montgomery Jr. Montgomery had a younger brother, Donald. He was not related to Belinda Montgomery.

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As a child, he enjoyed a privileged life. When Henry Montgomery died and owing to the Depression, the family fortune was gone. Henry Jr. He later went to New York to be a writer, and on the advice of a friend, tried acting. When Norma Shearer picked him to be her leading man in Private Lives , he was set. He ran the gamut of different characters over the years.

He served as President of the Screen Actors Guild from and He saw action in both Europe and the Pacific.

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He left MGM to become an independent director, preferring work behind the camera instead of in front. A staunch Republican, he was a friendly witness before the House Un-American Activities in during the McCarthy era and then spent most of his time on television and stage. His popular show, Robert Montgomery Presents , was where his daughter, Elizabeth Montgomery who later gained lasting fame as beautiful witch Samantha Stevens on Bewitched , got her first acting job.