Kanab in Kane County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Lisa Montell

Utah's Little Hollywood

— Kanab Utah “Walk of Fame” —

Lisa Montell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 29, 2016

1. Lisa Montell Marker

Inscription. Beautiful actress Lisa Montell became known as the "Starlet of Many Faces", playing many different ethnic roles. Lisa starred in "Tomahawk Trail", in 1957 in Kanab and also appeared in many other westerns such as "The Deputy", "Maverick", "Cheyenne", "Broken Arrow", "Have Gun Will Travel", "Sugarfoot" and with Clayton Moore in his last film "The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold”.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Women. In addition, it is included in the Utah - Kanab "Walk of Fame" series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.

Location. 37° 2.646′ N, 112° 31.575′ W. Marker is in Kanab, Utah, in Kane County. Marker is on South 100 East (U.S. 89) south of East 200 South, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, on the east side of the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 South 100 East, Kanab UT 84741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Forrest Tucker (a few steps from this marker); Peter Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Marty Robbins (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack Nicholson and Will Hutchins (within shouting distance of this marker); Dub Taylor (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Ava Gardner & Howard Keel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); L. Q. Jones (about 300 feet away); Rod Cameron (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kanab.

Also see . . .
1. Lisa Montell. Lisa Janti (born July 5, 1933) is known as Lisa Montell as a Hollywood actress of the 1950-60s, and then shifted her career to one of advocacy and service to various disadvantaged groups and to her adopted religion, the Bahá'í Faith. (Submitted on March 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Lisa Montell (Internet Movie Database). Smoulderingly beautiful and a fetching, exotic-eyed vision on the American screen during the 1950s and early 1960s, dark-maned Lisa Montell impressed more, especially to male film-goers, as a lovely diversion midst all the rugged terrain and tropical South Sea hazards than as a formidable actress. Similar in beauty and allure to the stunning Debra Paget and France Nuyen, the "Starlet of Many Faces" had a strong knack for ethnic accents and managed to play a variety of foreign types over her relatively brief time before the camera (Peruvian, Mexican,

Marker detail: Lisa Montell photo image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Lisa Montell photo

French, Italian, Burmese, Polynesian). (Submitted on March 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Lisa Montell Marker (<i>wide view; marker is located beside sidewalk</i>) image. Click for full size.

3. Lisa Montell Marker (wide view; marker is located beside sidewalk)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 7, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.