Montgomery Clift

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Kenter Avenue

For awhile, Monty lived on Kenter Avenue in Brentwood, CA. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

"Hitchcock"

I just came back from the Director's Guild (as part of the SAG-AFTRA Film Society) screening of Hitchcock. It is story of the famed director and his wife during the making of Psycho. As you all know, Hitchcock directed Monty in I Confess. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Montgomery Blair

Monty was said to be related to Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General under Abraham Lincoln. I thought of this fact after watching the new Steven Spielberg film, Lincoln. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Fight Scene

For Monty's fight scene in The Young Lions, Monty was coached by ex-prize fighter Johnny Indrisano. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Barbra in Concert

This evening I am attending a Barbra Streisand concert here in Los Angeles. Barbra met Monty in the mid-1960's. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Election Day

Since we had an election, take a look at a previous entry about Monty's voting pattern: http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/numberonemcfan/629336 Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 5, 2012

"Like a Vulture"

Monty used to read books "like a vulture." Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

"Blasted Quality"

Before filming, The Big Lift, Monty walked through Berlin. He described it as having a "blasted quality." It reminded him of a black-and-white photograph-grainy-two-toned and slightly eerie. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Set Apart

In pictures with his brother and twin sister, Monty is "intent on his own thoughts, his own fantasies, and appears set apart and alone". Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Leading Man Qualities

When Monty rose to stardom, Monty was neither a Gable nor a Tracy. He was "quirky, remote, taciturn, a loner-and almost androgynous. Sign in to see full entry.

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