Montgomery Clift

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453245019

<DIV><DIV><B>&ldquo;The definitive work on the gifted, haunted actor&rdquo; (<I>Los Angeles Times</I>) and &ldquo;the best film star biography in years&rdquo; (<I>Newsweek</I>).</B></DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>From the moment he leapt to stardom with the films <I>Red River</I> and <I>A Place in the Sun</I>, Montgomery Clift was acclaimed by critics and loved by fans. Elegant, moody, and strikingly handsome, he became&#160;one of the most definitive actors of the 1950s, the first of Hollywood&rsquo;s &ldquo;loner heroes,&rdquo; &#160;a group that includes Marlon Brando and James Dean. In this affecting biography, Patricia Bosworth explores the complex inner life and desires of the renowned actor. She traces a poignant trajectory: Clift&rsquo;s childhood was dominated by a controlling, class-obsessed mother who never left him alone. He developed passionate friendships with Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor in spite of his closeted homosexuality. Then his face was destroyed after a traumatic car crash outside Taylor&rsquo;s house. He continued to make films, but the loss of his beauty and subsequent addictions finally brought the curtain down on his career.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>Stunning and heartrending,<I> Montgomery Clift </I>is a remarkable tribute to one of Hollywood&rsquo;s most gifted&mdash;and tormented&mdash;actors.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV></DIV>