Born Samuel Buren Ely, Monte Hale is best remembered as one of Hollywood's singing cowboys. With the slow demise of the musical western in the 1950s, Hale soon retired from movies entirely and became successful in the international comic book market of the era. Six Monte Hale series of animated books were published in over twenty-five languages. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in motion pictures on November 12, 2004.
