My Take
Montgomery Clift is one of those actors who makes you feel like the camera has no right to be that close to a human soul — and yet you can't look away. Born in Omaha in 1920, he came up through stage work before becoming one of Hollywood's most magnetic presences in the late 1940s and '50s, racking up four Academy Award nominations for films like A Place in the Sun and From Here to Eternity without ever winning, which honestly says more about the Academy than about him. He was doing raw, internalized, psychologically real acting before that even had a name, influencing virtually every serious actor who came after him. The 1956 car accident that left him in chronic pain is part of his legend, but so is the fact that he kept working, kept delivering, still burning. Dying at 45 in 1966 cuts deep — you can't help wondering what he would have done with another two decades.
Overview
Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to The New York Times.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Montgomery Clift
- Name (Japanese)
- モンゴメリー・クリフト
- Reading
- もんごめりー・くりふと
- Born
- October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Monkey
- Origin
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / screenwriter / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.