Montgomery Clift Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9½ in |
Weight | 64 kg |
Date of Birth | October 17, 1920 |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Date of Death | July 23, 1966 |
Montgomery Clift was an American actor whose stellar performance in such movies as Red River (1948), The Search (1948), A Place in the Sun (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), etc. made him one of the most sought-after Hollywood actors of the 1950s. Unfortunately, a near-fatal car accident halted his meteoric rise in Hollywood. Nevertheless, he continued his movie career and gave acclaimed performances in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), The Misfits (1961), Freud: The Secret Passion (1962), etc.
Born Name
Edward Montgomery Clift
Nick Name
Monty
Age
He was born on October 17, 1920.
Died
He passed away on July 23, 1966, from a heart attack that was caused by occlusive coronary artery disease in New York City. He was 45 years old at that time.
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Nationality
Occupation
Actor
Family
- Father – William Brooks Clift
- Mother – Ethel Anderson Fogg
- Siblings – William Brooks Clift, Jr. (Older Brother), Roberta ‘Ethel’ Clift (Older Twin Sister)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9½ in or 176.5 cm
Weight
64 kg or 141 lbs
Boyfriend / Girlfriend / Spouse
Montgomery Clift had dated –
- Paul Newman – RUMOR
- Sal Mineo
- Marlon BrandoÂ
- Arnold Saint Subber
- Maurice LeonardÂ
- Libby HolmanÂ
- William LeMassenaÂ
- Jack Larson
- Henry WillsonÂ
- Elizabeth Taylor – RUMOR
- Phyllis Thaxter Â
- Jerome RobbinsÂ
- Judy BalabanÂ
- Roddy McDowellÂ
- Truman CapoteÂ
- James JonesÂ
- Lehman EngelÂ
- Donald WindhamÂ
- Sandy Campbell
- Farley Granger
Race / Ethnicity
White
He had English, German, Dutch, Welsh, Irish, French, distant Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish ancestry.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Gay
However, he was considered ‘Bisexual’ by many due to his romantic relationships with women. But, it seemed he only pursued them to maintain his public image.
Distinctive Features
Handsome looks
Montgomery Clift Facts
- He was considered one of Hollywood’s original method actors along with Marlon Brando and James Dean.
- Clift was among the few actors who received a ‘Best Actor’ Oscar nomination for their debut film performance, which he earned for The Search (1948). Other actors who achieved the same feat are Orson Welles, James Dean, Lawrence Tibbett, Paul Muni, and Alan Arkin.
- He has been referenced in the songs Monty Got a Raw Deal (1992) by R.E.M., The Right Profile (1979) by The Clash, etc.
- On May 12, 1956, Clift was involved in an almost-fatal car crash after leaving a dinner party at Elizabeth Taylor’s house. He apparently fell asleep behind the wheel and veered off one of the twisting hairpin turns, crashing badly into a telephone pole and the surrounding cliffside. He was found conscious yet bleeding by Taylor, who pulled out a hanging tooth from his tongue as it was cutting off his oxygen.
- He sustained multiple injuries including a concussion, broken nose, broken jaw, fractured cheekbones, and fractured sinuses, in addition to numerous facial lacerations. Furthermore, he underwent extensive plastic surgery, which altered his appearance significantly.
- Soon after, Clift began heavily abusing alcohol and pills for pain relief to the extent that the acting teacher Robert Lewis described his post-accident career as the ‘longest suicide in Hollywood history’.
- The blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe once described him as “the only person I know who is in worse shape than I am”.
- After his accident and surgery, Clift could only be filmed from the right side of his face as his left side was almost completely immobile.
Featured Image by Studio Publicity / Wikimedia / Public Domain
The youngest of 3 children
He was 64 kg and 176.5 cm tall