Cornell Graduation
Monty's father, Bill Clift, graduated from Cornell University in 1912. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Before Brando
In the early 50's, Monty was often considered for roles over Marlon Brando first but turned them down because he was so choosy. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Ross Lockridge
Monty's Raintree County, is based on Ross Lockridge's 1948 best seller about the Civil War. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Cinecon 47, Final Day
I have a confession to make off the bat....I didn't go to the final day of films at Cinecon today. I was so wiped out and needed this Labor Day off to rest....particularly since I'm going back to work tomorrow for a seven-day stretch. I made some observations about the films of the three decades... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Cinecon 47, Day 2
My head is spinning from all the movies I saw...I think I saw somewhere in the neighborhood of 11 films yesterday (do take into account that several were short films, and many films from the 1920's and 30's were just over an hour long. I did not get any Monty memorabilia, but I did purchase a head... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Cinecon 47
I'm headed to Cinecon 47...it's a movie festival held yearly over Labor Day weekend (for movie geeks like me) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood...it is day 3 of the 5-day event where non-stop movies are shown! There are no Monty films lined up that I'm aware of, but there are vendors who sell... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Love-Hate Relationship
Even though Monty may have said he hated her at times, his mother, Sunny, was one of the most important people in his life (according to friend, Bill Gunn). Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Too Shy to Make Friends
Monty was too shy to make friends during the Broadway production of Fly Away Home. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal contributed to the screenplay of Monty's Suddenly, Last Summer. Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
"Begin the Beguine"
"Begin the Beguine" became the theme song of Monty's hit Broadway play, Jubilee. Sign in to see full entry.