Carlotta Monti (January 25, 1907 – December 8, 1993) was an American film actress, who was

W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American actor, comedian, juggler and writer. His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a ...

' companion in his last years. Born Carlotta Montijo in Los Angeles, Monti appeared in

B-movie A B movie, or B film, is a type of cheap, low-budget commercial motion picture. Originally, during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood, this term specifically referred to films meant to be shown as the lesser-known second ...

s and uncredited bit parts, including ''Kiss of Araby'' (1933), ''

Tarzan the Fearless ''Tarzan the Fearless'' is a 12 chapter American Pre-Code film serial starring Buster Crabbe in his only appearance as Tarzan. It was also released as a 61-minute feature film which consisted of the first four chapters edited together, and ...

'' (1933) and ''Night Cargo'' (1936). She met Fields in 1932, and their relationship lasted until his death in 1946. She had small roles in his films ''

Man on the Flying Trapeze ''Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (UK title: ''The Memory Expert'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling m ...

'' (1935) and ''

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, and Leon Errol. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym Otis Criblecoblis. Fields plays ...

'' (1941). Monti died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in December, 1993 at the age of 86.

Memoir

Monti's best-selling memoir ''W. C. Fields & Me'', published in 1971, described her life and experiences with Fields. It was adapted for the 1976 film ''

W.C. Fields and Me ''W. C. Fields and Me'' is a 1976 American biographical film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rod Steiger and Valerie Perrine. The screenplay by Bob Merrill is based on a memoir by Carlotta Monti, mistress of actor W. C. Fields during the l ...

'', starring

Valerie Perrine Valerie Ritchie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is a retired American actress. For her role as Honey Bruce in the 1974 film '' Lenny'', she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, the Cannes Film Festival Awar ...

as Monti and

Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen Steiger ( ; April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Ranked as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associ ...

as Fields. Monti appeared in the film as an extra.

Writings

*with Cy Rice. ''W. C. Fields & Me''. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1971.

Selected filmography

* ''

Night Cargo ''Night Cargo'' is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Lloyd Hughes, Julie Bishop and Walter Miller. It was the final film produced by the low-budget Peerless Pictures studio.Pitts p.269 Plot In Singapore ...

'' (1936)

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