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. Portrait of American actor Montgomery Clift as he looks over the back of a chair, his chin on his hands, late 1940s or early 1950s. He represented the new wave of post-World War II actors who were handsome, intelligent, soft-spoken, introspective, and acted with intensity. Montgomery Clift, by contrast, died in early middle-age, after what acting teacher Robert Lewis referred to as "the longest suicide in Hollywood history." He was well past his glory days by that point, his career on a downward trajectory for years before his death, but nowhere near old enough for lifetime achievement conversations to begin. Which gives that narrative a lot of traction. does not take responsibility for any action taken as a result of reading this article. For us, it seemed there was this big difference between what people thought about Monty in the public sphere and what people that knew him would say, said Clift. Clift was willing to waive his fee entirely but accepted the supporting part with minimum compensation. [22] On May 24, 1944, he was part of the cast of Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! Clift was there, as were actors Kevin McCarthy and Rock Hudson, and Hudson's wife, Phyllis Gates, per Vanity Fair. Clift did the film without pay because he just wanted to tackle this character. Clift's career might have continued to go strong if it wasn't for a 1956 car accident. Overall he ended up unhappy with his performance and left early during the film's premiere. Contemporaries like James Dean and Marlon Brando also did. She left him when one of his beatings made. [31] MGM distributed the film nationwide as magazines generated massive attention for Clift. 1951. Clift countersued with the assertion that he struggled to keep up with an overwhelming volume of last-minute script revisions and that an accidental blow to both eyes on set gave him cataracts. 2023 Cond Nast. He had a small non-paying role. Then again, nothing about Clifts life was expected. Jan 30, 2016 - In 1956, Montgomery Clift checked into the Chateau Marmont to recuperate from a near-fatal automobile accident that occurred while he was in production on "Raintree County." The accident occurred as he was leaving a dinner party at the home of his co-star and close friend, Elizabeth Taylor, at the top of Tower Road in Beverly He spent months in the hospital and had major plastic surgeries. Clift had shown an interest in acting and theatrics as a child living in Switzerland and France but did not take the initiative to go out for a part in a local production until age 13, when his family was forced to downsize and relocate from Chicago to Sarasota, Florida. Although the results of Clift's plastic surgeries were remarkable for the time, there were noticeable differences in his facial appearance, particularly the left side of his face, which was nearly immobile. Clift's naturalistic performance led to director Fred Zinnemann's being asked, "Where did you find a soldier who can act so well?" He had terrific roles in "The Misfits," "Confess," and he was last seen on screen in "Freud," which earned him his highest fee ever. [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. He wasnt solely an actor, she said. Clift was driving a Chevrolet Bel Air sedan when the accident occurred. In the Spotlight Clift did not serve during World War II, having been given 4-F status after suffering dysentery in 1942. [16] Close to a year later, around the time the family moved again, settling in New York City, Clift debuted on Broadway at 14 years old as Harmer Masters in the comedy Fly Away Home which ran from January to July 1935 at the 48th Street Theatre. James Franco's brother, Dave Franco, portrays Montgomery Clift in a short scene in the movie. Jack Larson, famous for playing Jimmy Olsen in the hit 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman, recalled how Clift gave him a full mouth kiss the first time they casually met. [63], Many of Clift's biographers note his relationships with men and some few women based on friends' accounts and interviews. On the morning of July 23, 1966, Montgomery Clift's housemate couldn't wake the actor. Clift was only 45 years old when he died. Over the next decade, the burgeoning actor dug his heels in and made a name for himself on the stage. With a man of such conflicted legacy, one can at least fall back on the basics. Nevertheless, he showed no bitterness and remained one of Clift's loyal friends. How? Kramer, Stanley and Thomas M. Coffey (1997). 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 also struggled with his . In 1957 however, he suffered from a terrible car accident and was pulled from the wreck by his friend Eizabeth Taylor. An adopted child, his mother Sunny maintained that Clifts true maternal great-grandfathers were the US postmaster-general Montgomery Blair as well as Union commander Robert Anderson, a part of her lineage that was clarified to her (when she came of age) by Dr. Edward Montgomery, the family doctor who delivered her. And Jerry said that he just couldn't get it out of his head. In a 1957 issue of McCalls magazine, Clift quipped, "My childhood was hobgoblin, my parents traveled a lotThats all I can remember."[15]. In neon and stretch knits, dance straight on till morn. In 1966, Clift finished filming his last project, "The Defector," and returned to his New York City apartment. According to Balaban, she was nave about Clift's homosexuality and romantic involvement with the young English actor, who would occasionally accompany them on public outings. He used them to numb his physical pain. Marlena Brause Self Employed. She gave so much as an actress, Clift once recalled. Sadly Clift had personal problems and after surviving a terrible car accident those problems only got worse. A short while later, Taylor and some of the others rushed to the scene of the accident. Despite the studio's concerns over profits, Clift correctly predicted the film would do well, if only because moviegoers would flock to see the difference in his facial appearance before and after the crash.[42]. While she sounds apologetic, the changes were never made. [60] According to Clift's brother, Clift was either gay or bisexual. Clift's body was taken to the city morgue about 2 miles (3.2km) away at 520 First Avenue, and autopsied. He summoned a doctor, but it was already too late. 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. (The director himself never met his famous uncle, having been born eight years after his death). [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. When they left, they got into their . George (Montgomery Clift) is an upwardly scrambling young man, embarrassed by his origins, dipping a toe in wealth's pool. While his mother, Ethel Fogg 'Sunny' Clift was your typical American homemaker. [52][53][54] The case was later settled out of court, with evidence in Clift's favor, but the damage to Clift's reputation as unreliable and troublesome endured. His father, William Brooks "Bill" Clift (18861964), was the vice-president of Omaha National Trust Company. Yet, according to a new documentary, titled Making Montgomery Clift, the stars substance abuse had nothing at all to do with his sexuality. 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 had traveled extensively with his family while growing up, and it was while he and the family were in Florida that he landed his first part, per Britannica. 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. (1) Mann, William J. Photographer Vincenzo Dimino captures just a bit of the magic, he says, of New York Fashion Week with his Fuji Instax Mini 40 camera. The two starred in the 1961 film The Misfits; it would be Monroes last picture before her 1962 death. Clifts papers include several undated, intimate, tender images of a young Elizabeth Taylor with one of her sons. He tended to funnel most of his energy into intense rehearsals with acting coach Mira Rostova who accompanied him on set. 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. The younger Clift serves the added role of narrator, voicing his journey to discover who the late actor really was, in contrast to what so many others have made him out to be. Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in the 1951 film "A Place in the Sun" on 01 January, 1951 | Photo: Getty Images. 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. 12023, Dance with demons: the life of Jerome Robbins by Lawrence, Greg, p. 127, Jerome Robbins: his life, his theater, his dance by Jowitt, Deborah, pp. [33], Clift's first film for Paramount was The Heiress (1949). Were not trying to give a definitive version of who Monty was, added Clift. Clift first met Elizabeth Taylor in 1949, and she felt an immediate attraction to him, according to People magazine. In one tape made by his father in the 1960s, we hear the stars mother tell him, with untroubled candor, that Monty was a homosexual early. [3] He also executed a rare move by not signing a contract after arriving in Hollywood, only doing so after his first two films were a success. He worked extensively on his character, and was again nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. The story of Clift's devastating car crash varies somewhat from one account to the next. [28] Although filmed in 1946, the film was delayed release until August 1948. The movie, which plays at the LGBTQ movie festival NewFest in New York, refutes scores of oft-repeated assumptions about Clifts life, from his motivations as an actor, to his relationship with his mother to the characterization of his later years. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! As to why Bosworth drew on the gay-self-hate narrative, and why that view took hold, the directors blame the homophobia of the time the book was written, in the 1970s. 1467, Montgomery Clift: Beautiful Loser, Hoskyns, Barney, p. 96, Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them, by Langella, Frank, p. 336, Capote: A Biography, Clarke Gerald, p. 235, Montgomery Clift: Beautiful Loser, Hoskyns, Barney, p. 34, Lost Friendships: A Memoir of Truman Capote,Tennessee Williams, and Others, Windham, Donald, p. 64, Original Story By: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood, Laurents, Arthur, pp. The view then about queer people was that they would be inherently conflicted or tormented about their sexuality, said Demmon. Clift is buried in the Quaker Cemetery in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. From Making Montgomery Clift (2018) via YouTube screen-grab. Girelli, Elisabetta (2013) "Montgomery Clift Queer Star", Wayne University Press. 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. 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 . Over the next 10 years, he earned prominent roles in plays by Tennessee Williams and Thornton Wilder, opposite stars like Fredrick March and Tallulah Bankhead. This was described as "a power differential that would go on to structure the starstudio relationship for the next 40 years". At the 2023 SAG Awards, stars opted to wear gowns in every shade of rose, from soft pastels to neon brights. [82][83], McDowall was introduced to Clift by his Lassie Come Home co-star Elizabeth Taylor, who was a lifelong friend of both actors. "[142] "Monty Got a Raw Deal" by rock band R.E.M. Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) is one of the most tragic figures in Hollywood history. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. After midnight, shortly before 1:00a.m., James went to his own bedroom to sleep, without saying another word to Clift. Clift's life was derailed, however, by a terrible car accident in 1956. Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun. [38] She pulled a hanging tooth that was cutting into his tongue, before accompanying him into the ambulance.[39]. Behind the Scenes at New York Fashion Week 2023. Kim Morgan writes in her not-to-be-missed essay on Clift: Clift' s eyes held secrets, and not merely the secrets we know about after discovering his real life. One of the few men on this list is actor Montgomery Clift. In fact, the attitudes he and his family held towards his relationships with men were strikingly modern. He also talked publicly for the first time about his 1956 car accident, the injuries he received, and its aftereffects on his appearance. 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. This image is titled Cheval et Marnie, in Clifts handwriting. His heavy drinking had already been a problem before his crash and the addition of taking painkillers afterwards only accelerated his decline, according to Vanity Fair. At 6:30a.m., James woke up and went to wake Clift, but found the bedroom door closed and locked. However, in 1962, Cliff had to sign up to play Sigmund Feud in Huston's biopic "Freud: The Secret Passion." (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) Happy birthday to Montgomery Clift, who would have turned 97 today. The famed movie star and her leading man first starred together in the 1951 drama, A Place in the Sun, resulting in a life-changing connection that lasted until Clift's death in 1966 at age 45. At the time, audiences had rarely seen a type of masculinity softened with Clift's . Before its signature I am an actor opening bit, the SAG Awards 2023 red carpet is the place to be. By 15, Clift made his Broadway debut in Cole Porters Jubilee. Also in 1951, Clift was for the first time cast 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.[25]. Angela (Elizabeth Taylor) is the rich, indolent young woman who. Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor lounging on the grass during the filming of Raintree County in Indiana, 1956. [7][8] Clift had a twin sister, Roberta (who later went by "Ethel"), who survived him by 48 years, and an older brother, William Brooks Clift, Jr. (19191986), known as "Brooks," who had a son with actress Kim Stanley and was later married to political reporter Eleanor Clift. Clift's second film role, though it premiered first that same year, was The Search which earned him his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor. 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. [4] A documentary titled Making Montgomery Clift was made by his nephew in 2018, to clarify many myths that were created about the actor.[5]. that benefits the victims. [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. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Inc. 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[12] At age 7, aboard a European ship, a boy forced Clifts head underwater in the swimming pool for so long that a gland in his neck burst from his struggle to breathe; he had a long scar from the resulting infection and operation. [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. 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). He apparently fell asleep at the wheel of his car while driving and smashed his car into a telephone pole. [49][50] On a taped phone call, Clift said that he played the character in a way that "holds onto himself, in spite of himself" with dignity.[51]. His father, William Brooks Clift was the vice president of Omaha National Trust Company. A still of Montgomery Clift. He and his co-star Olivia de Havilland made an appealing couple in this film adaptation of a Henry James novel. Before undertaking any course of treatment please consult with your healthcare provider. It all took a toll on him physically and mentally, and movie studios became wary of hiring him. He used them to numb his physical pain. "I was warned not to trust all the stories," Robert told . Whether he was leaving from or arriving at Taylor's home, it is an undisputed fact that Clift drove his car into a telephone pole and suffered horrific injuries, including significant facial damage (via Vanity Fair). (1936), Clift with a sultry Marilyn Monroe in a souvenir photograph taken at San Franciscos Fairmont Hotel, which once boasted a variety of alluringly named nightspots, including the Venetian Room, the Squire Room, and the Tonga Room. Often, suicides are never fully understood. [61] Montgomery Clift informed his psychiatrist that he was homosexual and struggling to cope with it. All content, including text, and images contained on news.AmoMama.com, or available through news.AmoMama.com is for general information purposes only. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Clift got his start on Broadway as a teen and, after turning down film roles for nearly a decade, finally accepted a part in 1948's . 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 got him going again. Barred from feature films, Clift turned to voice work. In addition to lingering effects of dysentery and chronic colitis, an underactive thyroid was later revealed during the autopsy. 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). "His life has. After leaving a party at Elizabeth Taylor's house, he wrapped his car around a telephone pole . [9] Clift had English and Scottish ancestry on his father's side, wealthy relatives who hailed from Chattanooga, Tennessee. In Making Montgomery Clift, the film-makers note that the actor made as many movies after the accident as before. He even appeared in the original production of Tennessee Williams' play "You Touched Me" (1945) (per Playbill). 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. 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. The New York World-Telegram noticed Clifts "amazing poise and dexterity" while producer Theo Bamberger commended him for what he called a "natural histrionic instinct. Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor star in A Place in the Sun. He played the adopted son of Wayne's character, and the two brought two different images of maleness to the big screen, as The Guardian newspaper pointed out. During the interview, Gardner jokingly mentioned that it is "the first and last appearance on a television interview program for Montgomery Clift". He was linked to actresses Libby Holman[64][65] and Phyllis Thaxter. SAG Awards 2023: See the 34 Best-Dressed Stars. [100] Underactive thyroids also raise cholesterol, which might have contributed to his heart disease. The 2018 documentary Making Montgomery Clift, directed by Robert Clift (his nephew) and Hillary Demmon, offers a nuanced portrait of an actor at ease with his sexuality. Create great digital art on your favorite topics from celebrities to anime, emo, goth, fantasy, vintage, and more! [85][86] McDowall devoted himself to Clift entirely, and he moved from Los Angeles to New York to be closer to his idol. 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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 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. Alerted by friend Kevin McCarthy, who witnessed the collision, Taylor found Clift conscious yet bleeding and swelling rapidly under the shattered dashboard. Clift, along with actor Kevin McCarthy, had been attending a party at Elizabeth Taylor's house in Beverly Hills. 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