Gloria Monty (August 12, 1921 - March 30, 2006) was an American TV producer working primarily in the field of daytime drama. Monty attended the University of Iowa, New York University, and Columbia University, where she earned her master’s degree in drama. In 1952, she married writer and editor Robert O'Byrne, with whom she had founded a New York theater group, the Abbey Workshop. With O’Byrne, Monty directed summer stock productions and led acting and speech workshops, where her pupils included Marlon Brando, Bea Arthur and Tony Curtis.
Took over as Executive Producer of the low rated "General Hospital" (1963) in 1978 and turned it into an international phenomenon. She changed the face of daytime television with her adventurous story lines, and was responsible for the highest ratings in daytime history - Luke and Laura's Wedding. She served as executive producer from 1978 to 1986.
Was the model for the motherly soap opera producer in the film _Tootsie (1982)_.
