Monte Hellman
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Hellman in 2013
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| Born |
July 12, 1932 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Los Angeles High School |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Film director, writer, producer, editor |
Monte Hellman /ˈmɔːnti/ (born July 12, 1932) is an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film Beast from Haunted Cave (1959), produced by Roger Corman.
He would later gain critical recognition for the Western Ride in the Whirlwind (1966) starring Jack Nicholson, and the independent road movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. His later directorial work has included the 1989 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! and the independent thriller Road to Nowhere (2010).
Monte Hellman was born July 12, 1932 in New York City to Gertrude (née Edelstein) and Fred Himmelbaum, who were vacationing in New York at the time of his birth. The family ended up settling in Albany, New York before relocating to Los Angeles, California when Hellman was five years old.
Hellman graduated from Los Angeles High School, and attended Stanford University, graduating in 1951. He then attended graduate school at the University of California, Los Angeles, but did not complete his studies.
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