Montgomery Clift

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Birth Order

Monty was born almost two hours after his twin sister, Ethel (Roberta). "I was always the gentleman," Monty would joke years later (because he let his sister "see the moon" before he did). Ethel is discussed in my 9/13/09 entry. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Eternity on the Big Screen

I had the privilege this evening of attending an event in Beverly Hills by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. It was a digital restoration of Monty's iconic film: From Here to Eternity. The performances were all-around amazing. Burt Lancaster's three daughters attended (see 10/06/09... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Judy Balaban

Judy Balaban was a girlfriend of Monty's. They dated around 1950, when she was 18 years old. Her father was Barney Balaban, former president of Paramount Pictures. Judy's first cousin is actor Bob Balaban. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Quote About Watching His Movies

Reported last words, when Monty was asked if he wanted to see one of his movies on TV: "Absolutely not!" Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Quote About Failure

"Failure and its accompanying misery is for the artist his most vital source of creative energy." -Monty Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Quote About Money

"I have enough money to get by. I'm not independently wealthy but independently lazy, I suppose." -Monty Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Quote About Acting

"Look, I'm not odd. I'm just trying to be an actor, not a movie star, an actor." -Monty Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

"Here's Hollywood"

Monty appeared as himself in the January 24, 1962, episode of the TV celebrity interview program, "Here's Hollywood." Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Ivan Jandl

Ivan Jandl was the Czech child actor who appeared with Monty in The Search. He won a Special Juvenile Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for his work in this film. He only appeared in three more films (in his home country) and died in 1987 at age 50. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Ella Fitzgerald

Monty was a fan of Ella Fitzgerald's music. In fact, he would listen to it during breaks in filming Suddenly, Last Summer. Sign in to see full entry.

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