Montgomery Clift
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Montgomery Clift was an American actor who lived from 1920 to 1966 and became one of Hollywood's most acclaimed performers of the mid-20th century. He is remembered as an influential figure in cinema history, known for bringing a new style of intense, naturalistic acting to the screen during Hollywood's golden age.
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- Born
- 1920-10-17
- Died
- 1966-07-23
- Works
- 1
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- Indiscretion Of An American Wife
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Acting · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Edward Montgomery “Monty” Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966) was an American actor of the Golden Age, known for often playing sensitive or conflicted outcast characters with realistic emotional depth and anxieties. Clift, Marlon Brando and James Dean are the trio typically associated with the new wave of film acting, with Clift being the oldest and first to make his stage and screen…
Known for
- Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes — Self (archive footage)2024
- Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
- Making Montgomery Clift — Self (archive footage)2018
- The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
- Listen to Me Marlon — Self (archive footage)2015
- Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire — Self - Actor (archive footage)2014
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Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) 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.
He is best remembered for his roles in Howard Hawks's Red River (1948), George Stevens's A Place in the Sun (1951), Fred Zinnemann's From Here to Eternity (1953), Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and John Huston's The Misfits (1961).