Montgomery Clift

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Montgomery Clift was an acclaimed American actor and early method acting pioneer, known for his intense, emotionally nuanced performances in classic films of the 1940s and 1950s.

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instanceOf American actor
film actor
human
stage actor
television actor
activeYearsEnd 1966
activeYearsStart 1930
burialPlace Quaker Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-10-17
dateOfDeath 1966-07-23
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Clift
father William Brooks Clift
fullName Edward Montgomery Clift
givenName Edward
Montgomery
influenced James Dean
Marlon Brando
Paul Newman
knownFor early pioneer of method acting in American cinema
intense emotionally nuanced performances
languageSpoken English
mother Ethel Fogg Anderson NERFINISHED
movement method acting
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableWork A Place in the Sun
From Here to Eternity
I Confess
Judgment at Nuremberg
Raintree County
Red River
The Heiress
The Misfits
The Search
Wild River
occupation actor
placeOfBirth Omaha, Nebraska
surface form: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
sexualOrientation bisexual
sibling Roberta Clift
William Brooks Clift
surface form: William Brooks Clift Jr.

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The Misfits hasCastMember Montgomery Clift
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel hasNotableGuest Montgomery Clift
The Misfits starring Montgomery Clift
Wild River starring Montgomery Clift