Montgomery Clift

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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Paul Osborn

Paul Osborn wrote the screenplay for Wild River, starring Monty. Paul was Oscar - nominated twice in his career for Sayonara ( 1957 Best Adapted Screenplay ) and East of Eden ( 1955 Best Screenplay ). He died in 1988 at age 86. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Rod Taylor

Australian-born actor Rod Taylor was Monty's co-star in Raintree County. Watch for Rod on January 23, as he is a nominee for Best Motion Picture Ensemble at the 2010 Screen Actor's Guild Awards for his role as Winston Churchill in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. Rod just turned 80 years... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Estelle Winwood

British-born character actress Estelle Winwood appeared with Monty in The Misfits. She was once married to Edmund Gwenn's (1/6/10 entry) brother and was a friend of Tallulah Bankhead (1/2/10 entry). Estelle had the distinction of being the oldest living member of the Screen Actor's Guild. She died... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead played Monty's mother in Raintree County. We remember Agnes for playing Samantha's mother in the long-running sitcom, "Bewitched". Did you also know that she was a four - time Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee for her film work? Ms. Moorehead died in 1974 at age 73. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Jennifer Jones Update

Jennifer Jones, Monty's leading lady in Indiscretion of an American Wife ( 1953), died December 17, 2009, in Malibu, CA. She was 90. Jennifer is referenced in my 8/26/09 and 9/30/09 entries. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Dore Schary

Dore Schary was the screenwriter and producer of Lonelyhearts, starring Monty. Dore won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay for Boys Town (1938). He died in 1980 at age 74. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Vincent J. Donehue

Vincent J. Donehue directed Monty in Lonelyhearts. Vincent was primarily a stage director, winning a Tony Award for Best Director of the Broadway play, Sunrise at Campobello (1958). He directed the 1960 film version, which garnered Greer Garson her seventh (and final) Best Actress Oscar Nomination.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Two Rivers

Monty starred in two movies with River in the title: Red River and Wild River. Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Walter Brennan

Prolific character actor Walter Brennan was Monty's co-star in Red River. Walter was a three - time Best Supporting Actor Academy Aw ard Winner for Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938), and The Westerner (1940). This is a record in that category. Brennan died in 1974 at age 80. Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray was Monty's co-star in Red River. I saw Coleen in person in the fall of 2008 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. She was there as a special guest for a Tyrone Power 50th Anniversary Film Festival (Coleen co-starred with Power in Nightmare Alley. Other Power co-stars in attendance were... Sign in to see full entry.

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