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Tag Archives: Montgomery Clift
The Books: The Making of The Misfits, by James Goode
Next book on the Hollywood shelf: The Making of the Misfits, by James Goode. I have known about the notoriously difficult shoot for The Misfits since I was in high school just because, if you study film, even in an … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Montgomery Clift
Kim Morgan writes in her not-to-be-missed essay on Clift: Clift’s eyes held secrets, and not merely the secrets we know about after discovering his real life. There’s more to Clift than hiding homosexuality, thereâs pain and romance and passion and … Continue reading
Montgomery Clift on Elizabeth Taylor: “You know how it is when you love somebody terribly but you can’t describe why? That’s how I love Bessie Mae.”
Excerpt from Patricia Bosworth’s Montgomery Clift: A Biography. Kevin McCarthy describes the tragic car accident that almost killed Montgomery Clift and ruined his face. McCarthy and Clift had been hanging out at Elizabeth Taylor’s home (which she shared with then … Continue reading
Psychic Twins
Frank Taylor (producer of The Misfits) said: Monty and Marilyn were psychic twins. They were on the same wavelength. They recognized disaster in each other’s faces and giggled about it.
Posted in Actors
Tagged Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, The Making of the Misfits, The Misfits
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Movie Marathon on Block Island
While I had tons of time to read, and walk, and have visitors, and write, and dream, I also had an orgy of movie-watching out on the Island. I brought some movies with me, but for the most part, I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place in the Sun, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Cyd Charisse, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Astaire, Fredric March, George Sanders, Gloria Grahame, Hedy Lamarr, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, In a Lonely Place, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Stewart, Joan Crawford, John Ford, Johnny Guitar, Josef von Sternberg, Karl Malden, Katharine Hepburn, Kay Francis, Loretta Young, Marlene Dietrich, mirrors, Montgomery Clift, Philadelphia Story, Robert Duvall, Robert Mitchum, Rosalind Russell, Shelley Winters, Tennessee Williams, The Darjeeling Limited, The Double Life of Veronique, Wes Anderson
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Snapshots
— I got sucked into The Adventures of Mark Twain almost against my will. It has a ham-hocked script that rushes through the events of Twain’s life (his wife, “You are an eternal boy … why don’t you write about … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place in the Sun, Block Island, Fredric March, George Stevens, Mark Twain, Montgomery Clift, snapshots
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Happy Belated Birthday, Montgomery Clift
Kim Morgan reminds me that yesterday was the birthday of Montgomery Clift. Her essay is not to be missed. But I could say that about every one of her posts. Kim writes: Cliftâs eyes held secrets, and not merely the … Continue reading
The Books: “Shelley, Also Known As Shirley” (Shelley Winters)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir Shelley: Also known as Shirley, by Shelley Winters There are so many great Shelley Winters stories (and this is only the first volume of her autobiography – there’s another one that follows) but the following … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place in the Sun, Elizabeth Taylor, entertainment biography, Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters
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The Books: “Elizabeth” (J. Randy Taraborrelli)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Elizabeth, by J. Randy Taraborrelli When I was a kid, I saw National Velvet multiple times – probably at my cousins’ house. That’s where I remember watching most of the old movies that I remember … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place in the Sun, Elizabeth Taylor, entertainment biography, Montgomery Clift, National Velvet
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The Books: “Montgomery Clift: A Biography” (Patricia Bosworth)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Montgomery Clift: A biography, by Patricia Bosworth I consider this book to be a high watermark in entertainment biography. I find myself comparing all other biographies to this one. In a similar way that Ron … Continue reading