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Montgomery Clift
Edward Montgomery Clift was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to The New York Times.
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entertainment · American actor (1920–1966) · stage actor · film actor · screenwriter · actor · writer · also Montgomery Clift, Monty Clift, Edward Montgomery Clift, Clift
Born 17 October 1920 · Died 23 July 1966 · Q193102
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2026· 3 entries
Public attention spiked: 10,902 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.3× the usual 2,058, with 0 article edits.
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AOL: Montgomery Clift faced 'longest suicide in Hollywood history' after brutal motor accident
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2023· 1 entry
Yahoo: Actor Montgomery Clift Hated Having to ‘Conceal’ His ‘True Self’: ‘It Was a Terrible Burden’
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2021· 2 entries
Tamblyn recalled that Robbins "told us on the set one day that the idea really came from Montgomery Clift, who was Jerry's boyfriend at the time
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In 2021, Tamblyn recalled that Robbins "told us on the set one day that the idea really came from Montgomery Clift, who was Jerry's boyfriend at the time...
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2020· 1 entry
Moviefone: Making Montgomery Clift - Where to Watch
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2019· 2 entries
Yahoo: ‘Making Montgomery Clift’ Film Review: Doc Liberates Screen Icon From His Gloomy Reputation
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FirstShowing.net: Official Trailer for 'Making Montgomery Clift' Doc Examining the Actor
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2018· 2 entries
A documentary titled Making Montgomery Clift was made by his nephew, Robert Anderson Clift, in 2018, to clarify myths that were created about the actor.
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To clarify myths that were created about the actor
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2002· 1 entry
SFGate: REVIEWS IN BRIEF / Letters to Montgomery Clift
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2000· 1 entry
At the GLAAD Media Awards, where Taylor was honored for her work for the LGBT community, she made the first public declaration by anyone that Clift was gay and called him her closest friend and confidant
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1978· 1 entry
Lumet purchased the rights to Patricia Bosworth's recently published biography, from which he planned to extract biopics of both Clift's mother and the actor himself
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1966· 2 entries
Died 1966-07-23.
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Clift spent most of the day in his New York City townhouse, located at 217 East 61st Street
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1965· 1 entry
Gave voice to William Faulkner's writings in the television documentary William Faulkner's Mississippi, which aired in April 1965
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1964· 1 entry
Recorded for Caedmon Records The Glass Menagerie, with Jessica Tandy, Julie Harris, and David Wayne
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1963· 2 entries
A few weeks after the initial release of Freud, Clift appeared on the live television discussion program The Hy Gardner Show, where he spoke at length about the release of his current film, his film career, and his treat
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Clift described his injuries in detail, including how his broken nose could be snapped back into place
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1960· 1 entry
Clift was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Boulevard
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1951· 1 entry
Clift was cast for the first time as Tom in the radio world premiere of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, with Helen Hayes (Amanda) and Karl Malden (the Gentleman Caller), for The Theatre Guild on the Air
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1949· 2 entries
Clift shot The Big Lift in Berlin
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As part of the promotional campaign for the film The Heiress, he played Heathcliff in the one-hour version of Wuthering Heights for Ford Theatre
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1948· 2 entries
In 1948, when Clift left Robbins to pursue a movie career in Hollywood, the announcement devastated Robbins.
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When Clift left Robbins to pursue a movie career in Hollywood, the announcement devastated Robbins
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1946· 1 entry
The film was delayed release until August 1948
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1944· 1 entry
Was part of the cast of Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness
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1939· 1 entry
As a member of the cast of the 1939 Broadway production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever, Clift participated in one of the first television broadcasts in the United States
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1920· 3 entries
Born 1920-10-17.
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In Omaha, Nebraska, into a wealthy family
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“s moral support. While filming for Vittorio De Sica in Italy, Clift had a romance with Truman Capote. Author James Jones and Clift became very close during the filming of From Here to Eternity. Jones publicly stated,”
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