Montgomery Clift

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Munching Potato Chips

When Elizabeth Taylor's third husband, Mike Todd, died, Monty tried to shield her from the press. There was one scene of the ugliness of the mob at the funeral that really disturbed Monty: hundreds of people in that crowd seemed to be munching on potato chips. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

TransAmerica

Billl, Clift, Monty's father, invested most of his money and company stock in TransAmerica. In 1931, when it fizzled, Bill was broke. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

B-day

Today is Monty's birthday. If he were alive, he would be 91 years old! Happy b-day, Monty! Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Wild River Screenplay

Monty's Wild River, released in 1960, went through nine different screenplay variations from Elia Kazan since 1955. Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Hitler Invasion

The night (September 25, 1938) Monty's Dame Nature opened on Broadway, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia. The actors were tense. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Beatings

Red River, From Here to Eternity, The Young Lions, Wild River, and The Misfits were films in which Monty took a beating. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Suddenly Last Summer Scene/Tribute

Check out this scene from Suddenly, Last Summer, followed by a tribute to the film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ot4hUZyA8 Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Confusing Night

Take a look at this scene with Monty and Hope Lange in The Young Lions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDilcJSuJao&feature=related Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 10, 2011

An Autograph in the Mail

OK, this is a bit off topic... I collect autographs. I sent an headhsot to actress Joan Fontaine and received it back with her autograph....Ms. Fontaine is almost 94 years old and lives in Carmel, CA. She is a Best Actress Oscar winner for the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film, Suspicion. Yes, that's 70... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Hollywood Show (10/9/11)

I spent another great day at the Hollywood Show. It got a chance to talk to two of my favorite stars of TV's "The Waltons": Mary McDonough (who played "Erin") and Kami Cotler (who played "Elizabeth"). Michael Learned, who played "Olivia," was not in attendance due to rehearsals for a play. Mary was... Sign in to see full entry.

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