Maria Montez was the stage name of María África Gracia Antonia Vidal de Santos Silas (June 6, 1912, Barahona, Dominican Republic - September 7, 1951, Paris, France). June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Statistics Capital: Santa Cruz de Barahona Area: 1,739 km² Population (2000 est. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 3 miles behind. ...

The second daughter of 10 children, she was given the name María África in honor of her diplomat/businessman father's native land, the Spanish Isla de la Palma, off the coast of the African continent. At a young age, she taught herself to speak English, and in 1932 she married William McFeeters, an American banker working in her seaside home town of Barahona. This article discusses one of the Canary Islands. ... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ...

Her marriage lasted several years but in 1939 she ended up in New York City where her exotic looks landed her a job as a model. Determined to become a stage actress, she hired an agent and created a résumé that made her several years younger by listing her birth as 1917 in some instances and 1918 in others. Eventually she accepted an offer from a Hollywood film studio. Her screen image was crafted as that of a hot-blooded Latin seductress, playing characters dressed in exotic costumes and sparking jewels. Dubbed "The Queen of Technicolor," she made her film debut in 1940 opposite Johnny Mack Brown, marking a career that saw her much loved by audiences, usually in adventure films as the beautiful damsel in distress. Over her career, Maria Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America and five in Europe. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... ... Johnny Mack Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an All-American college football player and successful film actor. ... A poster for The Perils of Pauline (1914). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to some dispute as to Europes actual borders. ...

While working in Hollywood, she met and married French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911- 2001) who had to leave a few days after their wedding to serve in the Free French Forces fighting against Nazi Germany in the European Theatre of World War II. At the end of World War II, the couple had a daughter, Maria Christina, born in Hollywood in 1946. They then moved to a home in Suresnes, Île-de-France in the eastern suburb of Paris under the French Fourth Republic. There, Maria Montez appeared in several films and a play written by her husband. She also wrote 3 books, two of which were published, as well as penning a number of poems. Jean-Pierre Aumont (January 5, 1911 - January 29, 2001) was a French actor. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters in World War II, who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces after the surrender of France and German occupation, following the call of General De Gaulle, and the de jure government (Free French Government) of France... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini // Preceding events Main articles: Events preceding World War II in Europe, Causes of World War II After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Treaty of Versailles placed punitive conditions on the country, including significant financial reparations, the loss of territory (some only temporarily... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Suresnes is a suburb of Paris in France. ... Capital Paris Area 12,011 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 1st) 11,264,000 10,952,011 938/km² (2004) Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Départements Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 3 miles behind. ... The Fourth Republic existed in France between 1946 and 1958. ...

The 39-year-old Montez died after apparently suffering a heart attack and drowning in her bath. She was buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris where her tombstone reads her theatrical year of birth 1918-1951. The Cimetière du Montparnasse is a famous cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, France. ...

Much loved by the people of the Dominican Republic, in her birthplace of Barahona the city changed the name of an existing street to that bearing her name. Her legacy as the only great star from that country remains, and in 1996 the Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez (Maria Montez International Airport) began service in Barahona. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... María Montez International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez) (IATA: BRX, ICAO: MDBH) is an international airport located in Barahona, Dominican Republic. ...

But it is as a camp heroine that Montez may best be remembered by contemporary audiences world-wide, and particularly in the dual role of Tollea/Naja in Cobra Woman. Her line, "Give me that Cobra Jewel" is cited and quoted regularly within the gay community, and an image of Montez in this film can be found on the cover of the latest paperback edition of Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge. 1944 melodrama/adventure film from Universal Studios, written by Scott Darling and Gene Lewis, and directed by Robert Siodmak. ... Gore Vidal, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925), known simply as Gore Vidal, is a well-known American writer of novels, plays and essays, and has been a public figure for over fifty years. ... Myra Breckinridge (1968) is a satirical novel by Gore Vidal written in the form of a diary. ...

Filmography

• Boss of Bullion City (1940)
• The Invisible Woman (1940)
• Lucky Devils (1941)
• That Night in Rio (1941)
• Raiders of the Desert (1941)
• Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)
• South of Tahiti (1941)
• Bombay Clipper (1942)
• The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
• Arabian Nights (1942)
• White Savage (1943)
• Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
• Follow the Boys (1944)
• Cobra Woman (1944)
• Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
• Bowery to Broadway (1944)
• Sudan (1945)
• Tangier (1946)
• The Exile (1947)
• Pirates of Monterey (1947)
• Siren of Atlantis (1948)
• Hans le marin (1948)
• Portrait d'un assassin (1949)
• Il Ladro di Venezia (1950)
• Amore e sangue (1951)
• La Vendetta del corsaro (1951)

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External links

• Maria Montez at The Internet Movie Database