Real name: Buren Ely

Effective period / Period of releases: 1951

American actor and country musician, born 8 June 1919 in Ada, Oklahoma, USA, died 29 March 2009 in Studio City, California, USA. Inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame (2001) and a member of the KMPC Country Carnival Barn Dance, Los Angeles. Did musical guest spots on national radio shows, such as "All-Star Western Theatre." A Fawcett comic book series featuring Monte Hale ran for 59 issues between 1948 and 1956,