Caption: Monte Hellman
Director, Editor, Producer
Born: July 12, 1929
Star sign: Cancer
Known for: Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Shooting (1966), Ride in the Whirlwind (1966), Iguana (1988)
Source: IMDB
Monte Hellman was born on July 12, 1929, in New York City, where his parents were visiting, but he grew up in Los Angeles. He studied drama at Stanford University--on an NBC scholarship--and film at UCLA. After a few years directing in summer theater, Hellman hooked up with legendary "B" movie producer Roger Corman in the late 1950s. Corman helped ...