Montgomery Clift

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Patti Page

Singer Patti Page appeared in Monty's Indiscretion of an American Wife (AKA Terminal Station ). She is best known for the 1951 hit "The Tennessee Waltz" and title song from the film, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965). Ms. Page is still singing at age 82! Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Richard Beymer

Richard Beymer was Monty's co-star in Indiscretion of an American Wife (AKA Terminal Station ). Richard also appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank (see 7/1/10 entry), West Side Story, and the TV series, "Twin Peaks". He is 72 years old. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Escape

After Monty began working on his first Broadway play, Fly Away Home, brother Brooks became envious because Monty had an "escape" in acting. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Mira on Last Film

Mira Rostova, Monty's friend and acting coach, was with him on the set of his last film, The Defector. She is also mentioned in my 8/12/09 entry. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy was Monty's co-star in the 1964 radio play of The Glass Menagerie. She won all three major showbiz awards: Oscar, Emmy, and Tony. Her Oscar was for Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy. She died in 1994 at age 85. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Another Stevens Masterpiece

Monty's A Place in the Sun director, George Stevens, had another masterpiece, The Diary of Anne Frank. I went to a screening of this film at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood this evening. Monty's Place co-star, Shelley Winters, won her first Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for the role. I got... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Hank Moonjean

Hank Moonjean was an assistant director on Monty's Raintree County. Hank received an Oscar nomination for producing Best Picture nominee, Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Mr. Moonjean is enjoying his retirement and just released a book: "Bring in the Peacocks: Memoirs of a Hollywood Producer". Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Romeo and Juliet Help

When friend Kevin McCarthy was rehearsing for a TV production of "Romeo and Juliet", he was having trouble with the death scene. Monty worked an entire night on the script, playing Romeo to wife Agusta's Juliet. "He was agonizingly brilliant", according to Kevin. Mr. McCarthy is also mentioned in... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Neighbors

Karl and Mona Malden were Monty's neighbors. They owned a brownstone in Manhattan next to his. The Maldens had a a 70-year marriage, one of the longest in Hollywood history (even surpassing Bob and Dolores Hope). I mentioned Karl in my 9/5/09 entry. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Terry Moore

Monty once dated actress Terry Moore. Moore, 81, received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Come Back, Little Sheba in 1952. I once met her in person (see 1/7/10 entry). Sign in to see full entry.

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