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Montgomery Clift

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Ethel (Fogg) and William Brooks Clift, a banker with roots in the south. He had a twin sister Roberta and an older brother Brooks, who was a husband of Eleanor Clift the columnist and political commentator and Brooks had a child by the actress Kim Stanley.

Appearing on Broadway at the age of thirteen, he achieved success on the stage and starred there for ten years before moving to Hollywood, debuting in 1948's . Billed as the new kind of leading man, sensitive, intense and handsome, the kind of man women would want to take care of. He had a highly successful film career, performing in many Oscar-nominated roles and becoming a matinee idol for his good looks. His love scenes with Elizabeth Taylor in , he smashed his car into a tree after leaving a party. Elizabeth Taylor kept him from choking to death by removing two teeth lodged in his throat. She had been co-starring in the movie and happened to be at the party. He needed reconstructive surgery on his face and returned after several weeks to finish the film.

, a 1960 film listed in the United States National Film Registry.

Clift was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for

Montgomery Clift died in 1966 at the age of 45 of a heart attack brought on by his severe drug and alcohol addictions. He was interred in the Quaker Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

Marilyn Monroe, who was also having emotional problems, playfully described Clift as: "The only person I know who is in worse shape than I am."His post-accident career has been referred to as the "longest suicide in Hollywood" because of his continued substance abuse.The songs "Monty got a Raw Deal" by R.E.M. and "The Right Profile" by The Clash are about him, and even The Clash's live album was named for one of his films (