Global InformationJohn Moynihan Tettemer information
John Moynihan Tettemer | |
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| Born | May 16, 1876 St. Louis Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1949 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Father Ildefonso, C.P. |
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| Known for | I Was a Monk: The Autobiography of John Tettemer (Knopf, 1951), and an uncredited role as the priest, Montaigne, in the 1937 Academy Award-winning film, Lost Horizon |
| Spouse | Ruth Elizabeth Roberts |
John Moynihan Tettemer (1876–1949) was the author of I Was a Monk: The Autobiography of John Tettemer, a 1951 account of his life as a Passionist monk and member of the Roman Catholic priesthood.[1][2]
- ^ Tettemer, John Moynihan. I Was a Monk: The Autobiography of John Tettemer. [1st ed.] New York: Knopf, 1951.
- ^ "Bookman's Notebook: 25 Years a Monk." Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Times, October 8, 1951.