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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.
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
- Height
- 177 cm
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / screenwriter / actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Montgomery Clift born?
October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966.
Where is Montgomery Clift from?
Montgomery Clift is from Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
What does Montgomery Clift do?
Montgomery Clift works as stage actor, film actor, screenwriter, actor.
How tall is Montgomery Clift?
Montgomery Clift is 177 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.