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The ladies are listed in order of frequency as Montgomery's co-star.

JOAN CRAWFORD

Birth Name: Lucille Fay LeSueur A.K.A.: Billie Cassin Date of Birth: March 23, 1904 Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas Date of Death: May 10, 1977 Place of Death: New York, New York Cause of Death: cancer Spouses:  Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Franchot Tone;                Phillip Terry; Alfred Steele Recommended Link: Joan Crawford Online Joan Crawford was Robert Montgomery's most frequent co-star; Crawford was leading lady in 6 films with Bob. They were: Untamed (1929); Our Blushing Brides (1930); Letty Lynton (1932); Forsaking All Others (1934); No More Ladies (1935) and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937).

NORMA SHEARER

Birth Name: Edith Norma Shearer Date of Birth: August 10, 1902 Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date of Death: June 12, 1983 Place of Death: Woodland Hills, California Cause of Death: pneumonia Spouses: Irving Thalberg; Martin Arrouge Recommended Link: Norma Shearer - overview Norma Shearer co-starred with Robert Montgomery in 5 films (a three-way tie for second place with Rosalind Russell and Madge Evans.) They were: Their Own Desire (1929); The Divorcee (1930); Strangers May Kiss (1931); Private Lives (1931) and Riptide (1934).

ROSALIND RUSSELL

Date of Birth: June 4, 1907 Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut Date of Death: November 28, 1976 Place of Death: Los Angeles, California Cause of Death: cancer Spouse: Frederick Brisson Recommended Link: Rosalind Russell's Homepages Rosalind Russell ties for second place with Norma Shearer and Madge Evans for most-frequent co-star. Russell starred with Robert Montgomery in 5 films. They were: Forsaking All Others (1934); Trouble For Two (1936); Night Must Fall (1937); Live, Love and Learn (1937) and Fast and Loose (1939).

MADGE EVANS

Birth Name: Margherita Evans Date of Birth: July 1, 1909 Place of Birth: New York, New York Date of Death: April 26, 1981 Place of Death: Oakland, New Jersey Cause of Death: cancer Spouse: Sidney Kingsley Madge Evans co-starred in 5 films with Robert Montgomery. They were: Lovers Courageous (1932); Hell Below (1933); Made on Broadway (1933); Fugitive Lovers (1934) and Piccadilly Jim (1936).

ANITA PAGE

Birth Name: Anita Pomares Date of Birth: August 4, 1910 Place of Birth: Flushing, New York Spouses: Nacio Herb Brown; Herschel House Recommended Link: Anita Page - photo gallery Anita Page was in 4 films with Robert Montgomery. They were: Our Blushing Brides (1930); Free and Easy (1930); War Nurse (1930) and The Easiest Way (1931). However, in 2 of them Page was not the star (Brides and Way); and in 1 Montgomery was not the star (Free).

MYRNA LOY

Birth Name: Myrna Williams Date of Birth: August 2, 1905 Place of Birth: Helena, Montana Date of Death: December 14, 1993 Place of Death: New York, New York Cause of Death: during surgery Spouses: Arthur Hornblow, Jr.; John Hertz, Jr.;              Gene Markey; Howland H. Sergeant Recommeded Link: The Myrna Loy Center Myrna Loy starred in 3 films with Robert Montgomery. They were: When Ladies Meet (1933); Night Flight (1933) and Petticoat Fever (1936).

HELEN HAYES

Birth Name: Helen Brown Date of Birth: October 10, 1900 Place of Birth: Washington, D.C. Date of Death: March 17, 1993 Place of Death: Nyack, New York Cause of Death: heart failure Spouse: Charles MacArthur Recommended Link: Helen Hayes at CMG Worldwide Helen Hayes was in 3 films with Robert Montgomery. They were: Another Language (1933); Night Flight (1933) and Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935).

MARION DAVIES

Birth Name: Marion Cecelia Douras Date of Birth: January 3, 1897 Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York Date of Death: September 22, 1961 Place of Death: Los Angeles, California Cause of Death: cancer Spouse: Horace G. Brown Recommended Link: The Marion Davies Homepage Marion Davies starred in 3 films with Robert Montgomery. The films were: Blondie of the Follies (1932); Going Hollywood (1933) and Ever Since Eve (1937). Montgomery only has a cameo in Going Hollywood.

DOROTHY SEBASTIAN

Date of Birth: April 26, 1906 Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama Date of Death: April 8, 1957 Place of Death: Woodland Hills, California Cause of Death: cancer Spouses: William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd; Herman Shapiro Recommended Link: Dorothy Sebastian - overview Dorothy Sebastian and Robert Montgomery were in 3 films together: The Single Standard (1929); Our Blushing Brides (1929) and Free and Easy (1930). Sebastian is a featured player in The Single Standard and Montgomery is an extra.

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