Fly Away Review
One reviewer of Monty's work in the Broadway play, Fly Away Home, said he was "artless enough to be charming." Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Monty and Jennifer
Check out this clip of Monty and Jennifer Jones in Indiscretion of an American Wife: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFH1X5SdXVg&feature=related Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Don't Cut Your Hair!
Monty was once so convinced he did not get a part he auditioned for, he cut his hair (a big no-no for actors). However, he was ultimately cast because of his talent. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Fiddle Prodigy
In 1929, when the Clift family moved to Munich, Monty's mother, Sunny, had his brother, Brooks, involved in intense violin lessons so he would be a "fiddle prodigy." Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Carnegie Hall
Monty's mother, Sunny, used to take him to concerts at Carnegie Hall as a boy. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 23, 2012
John Cromwell
John Cromwell directed Monty in the Broadway play, Yr. Obedient Husband. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill was a literary agent who recalled going to a party at Roddy MacDowell's home in New York where she and Monty discussed Thomas Mann in German. Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Miss Gladys Brady
Miss Gladys Brady was Monty's piano teacher when he was a child. Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Greenwich Village
For some time when Monty was a child, the family lived in Greenwich Village. Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Animal Vitality
Monty was impressed with the Lunts' (Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne) acting abilities. "The animal vitality of their performances and their gusto for acting continually amazed him." Sign in to see full entry.