(Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) Happy birthday to Montgomery Clift, who would have turned 97 today. He summoned a doctor, but it was already too late. Over the next decade, the burgeoning actor dug his heels in and made a name for himself on the stage. Clift required intensive physical therapy as well. A fellow actor asserts that Clift was equally confident in his sexuality. Taped interviews with his brother reveal that the actor felt those roles werent quite right for him and he didnt want to make the wrong first impression. 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He had a small non-paying role. Life once described them as soul mates, and added: That Clift was gay made little difference in the intensity and duration of the two stars adoration of one another. The pair first starred together in the 1951 film A Place in the Sun; Clifts early nickname for the actress was Bessie Mae. They also appeared together in Raintree County (1957) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). He wasnt solely an actor, she said. According to Clift biographer Patricia Bosworth, Taylor considered Clift her dearest friend, and he was unflinchingly loyal to her. For his character's scenes in jail, Clift spent a night in a real state prison. Clift was driving a Chevrolet Bel Air sedan when the accident occurred. [47] Director Stanley Kramer, later wrote in his memoirs that Clift "wasn't always close to the script, but whatever he said fitted in perfectly" and that he suggested Clift turn to Spencer Tracy to "ad lib something" when he struggled to remember his lines for his one scene. He shifted his moods erratically, from a brooding pose to a bursting smile. While the press assumed that Balaban and Clift were an item, Clift secretly dated British actor Roddy McDowall. James then used the bedroom telephone to call some of Clift's personal physicians and the medical examiner's office before an ambulance arrived.[99]. His father, William Brooks "Bill" Clift (1886-1964), was the vice-president of Omaha National Trust Company. Thats why his work doesnt feel dated, Demmon said. A monthly influx of fashion close-ups, as interpreted by artists and photographers across the globe. He also helped bring a more natural acting style to film. He said that he was with Monty at a party on Fire Island [and Clift said] 'I've got an idea for a musical. Here are some examples: Scenes filmed before the accident involving Montgomery 'Monty' Clift's character of John Wickliff Shawnessy:-Scene with his parents where his dad tells him he is related to Thomas Carlyle-First time John meets Flash Perkins-Photography scene (first time he meets Susannah)-Drinking scene with Flash Perkins-The race-The . In a 1957 issue of McCalls magazine, Clift quipped, "My childhood was hobgoblin, my parents traveled a lotThats all I can remember."[15]. He and Taylor definitely had chemistry while making "A Place in the Sun" (1951), and their connection was so compelling that their co-star Shelley Winters was convinced that they were involved. Still, the last half of his 20-year career has been referred to as the "longest suicide in Hollywood history" by acting teacher Robert Lewis because of Clift's subsequent abuse of painkillers and alcohol. Clift, along with actor Kevin McCarthy, had been attending a party at Elizabeth Taylor's house in Beverly Hills. [36], On the evening of May 12, 1956, while filming Raintree County, Clift was involved in a serious car crash after leaving a dinner party hosted by Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Michael Wilding. On 12 May 1956, he was leaving the home of his friend, Elizabeth Taylor, high in Coldwater Canyon, Los Angeles, when his car crashed into a telephone pole. Later that same year, he appeared in Cole Porter's "Jubilee." Marilyn Monroe, on the set of The Misfits, wearing costar Monty Clift's Lee Storm Rider denim jacket, ca. He also detested the man. [13][14] The Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression of the 1930s ruined Clift's father financially; Bill was forced to downsize and move to Chicago to take a new job while Sunny continued traveling with the children. does not support or promote any kind of violence, self-harm, or abusive behavior. At the 2023 SAG Awards, stars opted to wear gowns in every shade of rose, from soft pastels to neon brights. Born in 1920 in Omaha, Nebraska, Clift was raised like an aristocrat, with a private tutor and frequent trips to Europe. How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood. McDowall starred with Clift in his final picture, The Defector. Kevin McCarthy: "Montgomery Clift was brilliant in every way". Six Hollywood Stars on the Good Life, With a Nod to a Classic Perfume. Angela (Elizabeth Taylor) is the rich, indolent young woman who. The old Hollywood system was breaking apart and he was a major part of that., The first role Clift took, opposite John Wayne in Red River in 1948, offered a stark contrast in masculine presentations. He and his private nurse, Lorenzo James, had not spoken much all day. Clift was able to appear in more Hollywood movies after he recuperated from the accident, but he was deeply affected by the decline in his career. It wasn't long before he found his way to the big screen. He is best remembered for his role as Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity. Clift was recovering from a car accident during the movies shoot (the actor was dying on his feet, according to one biography), but Hepburn treated him with great kindness. Clift's career might have continued to go strong if it wasn't for a 1956 car accident. The actor died there on July 23, 1966, of an apparent heart attack. The story of Clift's devastating car crash varies somewhat from one account to the next. On July 22, 1966, Clift was in his New York City townhouse, located at 217 East 61st Street. [40][41] In a filmed interview years later in 1963, Clift described his injuries in detail, including how his broken nose could be snapped back into place. Clift was born in Omaha, Nebraska, a son . The accident, which occurred after he was leaving his bff Elizabeth Taylor's home one night, left his face in tatters. For such a small, slightly-built man Clift had an intensity and depth to his performance that could eclipse Brandoeven with all that actor's realistic improvisations, impressive physicality and "naturalistic body language." Clift and Brando, along with James Dean, were the three "Method" actors who revolutionized . We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. He would continue to act, but by the 1960's his career wasn't going well and he died prematurely at 45 suffering a heart attack most likely brought on by years of drug and alcohol abuse. Clift made his Broadway debut in "Fly Away Home" in 1935, according to the Irish Times. After leaving a party organized by co-star Elizabeth Taylor in May 1956, Clift raced along a steep road before crashing. During the interview, Gardner jokingly mentioned that it is "the first and last appearance on a television interview program for Montgomery Clift". Guided by the key biographies of Clift, they reliably parrot a narrative which paints the actor as a startlingly attractive and prodigiously gifted man who, according to one notably overheated tabloid TV show became a drug-addicted alcoholic living in a self-imposed hell because he had a secret he couldnt live with. Clift did the film without pay because he just wanted to tackle this character. Above is a photo of American actor Montgomery Clift's automobile after it skidded off a dark road and smashed into a telephone pole. He advanced a collaborative approach with his directors, working over scripts and making suggestions for edits. His next four films were The Young Lions (1958), which is the only film featuring both Clift and Marlon Brando, Lonelyhearts (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) and Elia Kazan's Wild River, released in 1960. A portrait of actor Montgomery Clift on 01 January, 1960 | Photo: Getty Images, Clift died at age 45 of a heart attack in his East Side townhouse. Once dubbed the Queen of the Movies, the golden-haired Myrna Loy was one of the few stars who successfully transitioned out of the silent-film era into talkies. She went on to become one of the film industrys most adored and highest-paid leading ladies. [76][77] He told Clift "I could make you love me," at the end of their two-year affair. In neon and stretch knits, dance straight on till morn. Clift also had participated in radio broadcasts early in his career, though, according to one critic, he hated the medium. Now were at a historical point in mainstream queer discourse where that story seems less viable., Though the film aims to update, and to fairly contextualize, the actors story, the directors stress that they dont want to simply swap one image of Montgomery Clift for another. He owed his life to his close friend Taylor, who immediately went to help him when she learned of the incident. In this film, Clift plays an ambitious fortune hunter who lands a job in his uncle's factory, dates (and impregnates) a fellow worker (played by a youthful Shelley Winters), but soon falls for Taylor's character - a rich, beautiful young woman well above his social station in life and ostensibly out of his reach. It all took a toll on him physically and mentally, and movie studios became wary of hiring him. After the car accident, Clift only took on a few more movie roles. Elegantly titled and captioned in white ink, the pages reveal that Clift had a filmmaker and photographers eye for framing, sense of place, and capturing action at its seminal moment. After a break, Clift committed himself to three more films, all of which premiered during 1953: I Confess to be directed by Alfred Hitchcock; Vittorio De Sica's Terminal Station; and Fred Zinnemann's From Here to Eternity which earned Clift his third Academy Award nomination (his second of two nominations for films directed by Zinnemann). In 1959, Clift was slammed by film director Joseph Mankiewicz after Taylor noted that the star was still "vulnerable. [37] Clift had veered off one of the twisting hairpin turns and smashed into a telephone pole and the surrounding cliffside. or over 30 years, scripts have floated around Hollywood promising to tell the story of Montgomery Clift, one of the most innovative and handsome actors in history. SAG Awards 2023: See the 34 Best-Dressed Stars. Elizabeth Taylor used her clout to get Clift cast on "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1959) with mixed results. He used them to numb his physical pain. Girelli, Elisabetta (2013) "Montgomery Clift Queer Star", Wayne University Press. Clift, presumably an introvert, would have been super frustrated to know his physical look would be a topic for national speculation. Clift gave a stronger performance in "The Misfits" (1961), a John Huston contemporary western that proved to be the last film for both his co-stars, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. does not take responsibility for any action taken as a result of reading this article. Clift was nominated for. "Georgia" meant bad, "Florida" very bad, and "Zanzibar" unworkable. After completing John Huston's Freud: The Secret Passion (1962), Universal Studios sued him for his frequent absences that caused the film to go over budget. Clift is buried in the Quaker Cemetery in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. In this exclusive excerpt from her forthcoming book, Anne. Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) is one of the most tragic figures in Hollywood history. But the troubled star. She was so. After all, his book was based on his own wartime experiences in the US Army. Taylor found him crushed under the steering wheel, his face a bloody pulp. [30] The film was awarded a screenwriting Academy Award for the credited writers. By the age of thirty, Montgomery Clift seemed to have everything: youth, beauty, talent, and the prospect of a lucrative film career with limitless possibilities. [101] Elizabeth Taylor, who was in Rome, sent flowers, as did Roddy McDowall (who had recently co-starred with Clift in The Defector), Judy Garland, Myrna Loy, and Lew Wasserman.[102]. In the Spotlight These were extremely unorthodox, risky procedures, and had the effect of involving the audience with him, an exceedingly selfish aim if one thinks only in terms of the play, but a daring and stupendously courageous maneuver when one thinks of the ground he was breaking. Clift asserts that the actor's use of alcohol and prescription drugs stemmed, primarily, from a near-fatal car accident in 1956. (The director himself never met his famous uncle, having been born eight years after his death). It tells the story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women: one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory, and the other a beautiful socialite. [81] She attended the New York premiere of A Place in the Sun in August 1951 as his date. Overall he ended up unhappy with his performance and left early during the film's premiere. Elizabeth Taylor tried to seduce fellow screen legend Montgomery Clift and stood by him after coming out to her: 'They were soulmates' By Christopher Rogers For Dailymail.Com. [24] In January 1951, he participated in the episode "The Metal in the Moon" for the series Cavalcade of America, sponsored by the chemical company DuPont Company. In 1963, when the "Red River" star recalled the traumatic incident, he mentioned a long day's shoot as the reason he was asleep during the crash. The following summer in 1949, Clift shot The Big Lift in Berlin: intended to be more of a semi-documentary, pro-America wartime film and less of an acting vehicle,[35] but still a welcome opportunity to portray a U.S. soldier. Marlena Brause Self Employed. Before undertaking any course of treatment please consult with your healthcare provider. In this classic version of Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy," George Eastman (Montgomery Clift), the nephew of a wealthy industrialist, is excluded from high society and given a blue . This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 06:50. He pleaded with her to get them out, and gently, she managed to relieve him of the teeth. The song alludes to his car crash and drug abuse, as well as the movies A Place in the Sun, Red River, From Here to Eternity, and The Misfits, before closing with what Rolling Stone magazine describes as "a grudging admiration that becomes unexpectedly and astonishingly moving. Directed by George Stevens. Clift later stated that he could never have finished the film without McDowall's moral support. Clift received four Academy Award nominations during his career, three for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor. The secret life of legendary actor Montgomery Clift has been revealed by his nephew. "[32] Clift was on the cover of Life magazine by December 1948. is for general information purposes only. A studio portrait of Montgomery Clift before his accident on 01 January, 1940 | Photo: Getty Images. A bout five years ago, filmmaking duo Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon Clift decided to make a documentary about Robert's long-dead uncle. It took Clift months to recover from his injuries. But the documentary notes Clift made as many movies after the accident as before, and that those projects included some of his most acclaimed performances. In one of the most evocative treasures in the Clift papers at the N.Y.P.L., this black-page scrapbook, titled My Trip West, details Clifts Depression-era visit to the American West. On the evening of May 12, 1956, while filming Raintree County, Clift was involved in a serious auto accident when he smashed his car into a telephone pole after leaving a dinner party at the Beverly Hills home of his Raintree County co-star and close friend Elizabeth Taylor and her second husband, Michael Wilding. Actor. [78], Robbins is said to have conceived the basic plot of West Side Story after Clift shared the idea with him, according to actor Russ Tamblyn. For somewhat mysterious reasons, Robert Clifts father Brooks taped endless conversations with his famous brother, as well as with their mother and other figures relevant to the story. He is best remembered for his roles in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948), William Wyler's The Heiress (1949), George Stevens' A Place in the Sun (1951 . "Red River," which has become a classic western, featured Clift starring opposite John Wayne. He was a mere seedling of 45. In January 1963 Montgomery Clift made an uncharacteristic appearance on television to be interviewed on New York Herald Tribune columnist Hy Gardner's show. Clift was there, as were actors Kevin McCarthy and Rock Hudson, and Hudson's wife, Phyllis Gates, per Vanity Fair. Happy Birthday, Montgomery Clift. The red carpet played host to a number of looks; some classic, some curious, some daring, and some just begging to be turned into memes. Meeting veteran stage and screen actor Kevin McCarthy in a Hollywood restaurant was a thrilling experience. Lorenzo came into the picture when Monty was at his lowest. Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in the 1951 film "A Place in the Sun" on 01 January, 1951 | Photo: Getty Images. Montgomery Clift | 20 Gay Hollywood Legends | Purple Clover "I love men in bed, but I really love women," Montgomery Clift is quoted as saying in a 1978 biography. [26] By this time, Clift had developed what would come to be regarded as his signature acting style and biggest impact on the future of modern film acting, as told by biographer Robert LaGuardia: He managed to convince the audience that he was unmitigated male sexuality without making a vulgar display of himself, as most other actors of his age and type would have. James Franco's brother, Dave Franco, portrays Montgomery Clift in a short scene in the movie. Clift's "Raintree Country" co-star Taylor remained with him at the accident scene and cradled his badly injured head till an ambulance arrived. Inside, he found Clift dead: he was undressed, lying in his bed still wearing his eyeglasses and with both fists clenched by his side. The information in this article is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. [28] Although filmed in 1946, the film was delayed release until August 1948. ", Montgomery Clift at London Airport from New York to make the new film "Suddenly, Last Summer" on 13 May, 1959 | Photo: Getty Images. A near-fatal auto accident in 1957 changed his looks and sent him into drug and alcohol addiction. On the morning of July 23, 1966, Montgomery Clift's housemate couldn't wake the actor. 2023 Cond Nast. [43] He began to behave erratically in public, which embarrassed his friends. Posted on October 17, 2012 by sheila. news.AmoMama.com speaks out against the above mentioned and news.AmoMama.com advocates for a healthy discussion about the instances of violence, abuse, sexual misconduct, animal cruelty, abuse etc. "His life has. They went to London to see Laurence Olivier together, ate together, sat in front of the fire together, Clift said. He got him going again. George Eastman (Montgomery Clift), the nephew of a wealthy industrialist, arrives in California in the hopes of making his way up in his uncle's company. John Wayne and Montgomery Clift in Red River. Ex-lover Larson said in the film that Clift actually preferred his work after the accident to his performances before. When they left, they got into their . He owed his life to his close friend Taylor, who immediately went to help him when she learned of the incident. Behind the Scenes at New York Fashion Week 2023. He apparently fell asleep at the wheel of his car while driving and smashed his car into a telephone pole. The 'antidote' to Monty was her first disastrous marriage, aged 18, to playboy hotel heir Nicky Hilton, an aggressive drunk who physically abused her. However, this changed after Clift's car accident that left his face in a terrible condition. When Clift made his debut on Broadway at the age of 14 he began to realize how isolated and special his childhood had been, a fact he struggled with all his life. [48] In nephew Robert Anderson Clift's 2018 documentary, superimposed pages of Clift's own heavily annotated original script show that the actor was actually deliberately and consciously performing with his own rewritten dialogue as opposed to confused improvisation. He insisted on performing his stunts himself, including swimming in the river Elbe in March. In a new documentary, myths and assumptions about the Oscar-nominated heartthrob who struggled with his sexuality are replaced with the little-known truth. At the time, audiences had rarely seen a type of masculinity softened with Clift's . They starred together as romantic leads in a total of three films throughout the 1950s: A Place in the Sun, where, in their romantic scenes, they received considerable acclaim for their naturalness and their appearance, Raintree County and Suddenly, Last Summer, and remained close until his death. Concerned and unable to break the door down, James ran down to the back garden and climbed up a ladder to enter through the second-floor bedroom window. And Jerry said that he just couldn't get it out of his head. The Misfits ran on television that night. [23] In 1949, 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. For decades, the star has been the subject of Hollywood gossip and speculation, and Robert Clift is determined to share his uncle's untold story. With his next two films, The Misfits (1961) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Clift pivoted to somewhat smaller supporting or cameo roles that required less overall screen time while still delivering demanding performances. Hollywood repeatedly came courting, but he put off offers for nearly a decade, even turning down roles in classic films like East of Eden and the co-lead in Sunset Boulevard. More, it analyzes the new view of masculine beauty he helped introduce to the screen. Clift's early foray into acting led him to a Broadway debut in 1935. He suffered a concussion, broken jaw, broken nose, fractured sinuses, fractured cheekbones, and several facial lacerations which required plastic surgery. At the time, Clift was encouraged to hide his sexuality because it would destroy his career as a leading man in Hollywood. The film-makers interviewed Bosworth extensively for the movie, but they contrast her words with old taped conversations she had with the actors brother. A Place in the Sun was critically acclaimed; Charlie Chaplin called it "the greatest movie made about America". Clift detested Waynes antiquated male constraints. On January 13, 1963, 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 treatment by the press. This was described as "a power differential that would go on to structure the starstudio relationship for the next 40 years". He also didnt want to sign a contract with a studio, then the only viable way into the business. Clift suffered from deep emotional problems, was sexually ambivalent, an alcohol and drug abuser. Marlon Brando was cast as his replacement. 'Happy Days's' Anson Williams Divorced the Same Woman Twice after Almost Losing His Life in the Early 2000s, Marlo Thomas Spouse Was a Virgin before Marriage to Mom of His 5 Kids & a Lousy Lover Afterward, Why Is Chris Pratt Receiving Backlash? Born in Omaha, Nebraska, just after his twin sister Roberta,. In 1939, as a member of the cast of the 1939 Broadway production of Nol Coward's Hay Fever, Clift participated in one of the first television broadcasts in the United States: the Hay Fever performance was broadcast by NBC's New York television station W2XBS (the forerunner of WNBC) and was aired during the 1939 New York World's Fair. During the filming of the movie in 1956, Taylor and her then-husband, Michael Wilding, had guests over for a party one night. stamps montgomery clift before and after accident Top Rated | Most Relevant | Most Recent 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | >> | 250 These animated pictures were created using the Blingee free online photo editor. Montgomery Clift would've celebrated his 98th birthday on October 17, 2018. "I was warned not to trust all the stories," Robert told . The re-opening of the German market since WW2 put potential profits ahead of everything else and the picture suffered for it. If he had lived, Clift would have . This class of ingredients comes with science-backed performance, though not all peptides are alike. When he took his final curtain call, Clift was just 45 years old. [20] Clift proved to be a successful young stage actor working with, among others, Dame May Whitty, Alla Nazimova, Mary Boland, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Fredric March, Tallulah Bankhead, Alfred Lunt, and Lynn Fontanne. Were not trying to give a definitive version of who Monty was, added Clift. Montgomery Clift had the most earnest of faces: big, pleading eyes, a set jaw, and a side part that reminds you of old pictures of your granddad. [18][19] He instead continued to flourish onstage and appeared in works by Moss Hart and Cole Porter, Robert Sherwood, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, and Thornton Wilder, creating the part of Henry in the original production of The Skin of Our Teeth. That year, Clift voted for Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire. A portrait of Montgomery Clift after his accident on 01 January, 1958 | Photo: Getty Images, After Clift's terrible car accident, the star faced some challenging moments in the movie industry. BAFTA Awards 2023: The 19 Best-Dressed Stars. Little did he know, he was always destined for something more. She was so incensed by director Joseph Mankiewiczs poor treatment of Clift that she is said to have spat at him. McCarthy had been driving in front of Clift when the crash occurred, and he thought that Clift had been killed. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to The New York Times.[1][2]. 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