Family members linked to this person will appear here. Monty and the family called her "Ethel" which was their mother's name though there mother went by "Sunny". Volunteer, organizer and social activist, Ethel Clift McGinnis, of Austin, died December 7, 2014, at her home. - charlea. "[142] "Monty Got a Raw Deal" by rock band R.E.M. [24] In January 1951, he participated in the episode "The Metal in the Moon" for the series Cavalcade of America, sponsored by the chemical company DuPont Company. Monty @ 100: The recent documentary "Making Montgomery Clift" Edward Montgomery Clift was born on October 17, 1920, in Omaha, Nebraska. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Spoke French, German and Italian fluently. Clift looked down on Dean because the boy was his obsessed stalker, just like Brandos. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. All rights reserved. These were extremely unorthodox, risky procedures, and had the effect of involving the audience with him, an exceedingly selfish aim if one thinks only in terms of the play, but a daring and stupendously courageous maneuver when one thinks of the ground he was breaking. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Lawrence, Amy (2010) "The Passion of Montgomery Clift", Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press. Twins: Montgomery & Ethel - Blog - The Film Experience The other five actors are: Hollywood folklore has it that his ghost haunts the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. [82][83], McDowall was introduced to Clift by his Lassie Come Home co-star Elizabeth Taylor, who was a lifelong friend of both actors. Clift had shown an interest in acting and theatrics as a child living in Switzerland and France but did not take the initiative to go out for a part in a local production until age 13, when his family was forced to downsize and relocate from Chicago to Sarasota, Florida. Montgomery Clift: better than Brando, more tragic than Dean - The Telegraph While working in New York in the early 1940s, he met wealthy former Broadway star Libby Holman. In his biography "Monty" (1988), Robert LaGuardia claimed that director. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139782188/roberta-ethel-mcginnis. What's the rest of the story? They starred together as romantic leads in a total of three films throughout the 1950s: A Place in the Sun, where, in their romantic scenes, they received considerable acclaim for their naturalness and their appearance, Raintree County and Suddenly, Last Summer, and remained close until his death. His parents were Quakers and met as students at Cornell University, marrying in 1914. By coincidence, she was the twin of Montgomery Clift (Monty), who later became a famous movie actor. When twins were growing up in late 20s, the Clifts lived in many places in the U.S. and Europe. She developed an intense decade-plus obsession over the young actor, even financing an experimental play, "Mexican Mural" for him. Happy 99th Birthday Montgomery Clift - Waldina James Franco's brother, Dave Franco, portrays Montgomery Clift in a short scene in the movie. This line-up leaves much to be desired. The actor was notoriously selective over his choice of film roles, preferring the medium of the theatre. His next four films were The Young Lions (1958), which is the only film featuring both Clift and Marlon Brando, Lonelyhearts (1958), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) and Elia Kazan's Wild River, released in 1960. He shifted his moods erratically, from a brooding pose to a bursting smile. a vice-president of Omaha National Bank - and his wife, the former Ethel Fogg. [71], Clift was deeply and intensely involved with Broadway choreographer Jerome Robbins; very few associates were aware of how intimate and emotionally charged the relationship between the pair was. Clift had a twin sister, Ethel and a brother, William Brooks Clift, Jr. Montgomery Clift Got into Car Crash that Shattered His Face and His mother was impressed by her son's . Still, the last half of his 20-year career has been referred to as the "longest suicide in Hollywood history" by acting teacher Robert Lewis because of Clift's subsequent abuse of painkillers and alcohol. Montgomery Clift Wikipedia Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth It's kind of hard to recognize Monty on his childhood pics, probably because he looks so happy on these. Actor Montgomery Clift was born October 17, 1920, in Omaha, Nebraska. In the mid 1920's his family moved to Chicago and later, in the early 1930's the family settled in New York City. By Zoe Papadakis | Tuesday, 25 August 2020 11:49 AM EDT. 630members and counting. Montgomery Clift was born in 1920 to wealthy enough parents, with an older brother, twin sister, and an apparently overbearing mother. He was the son of Ethel "Sunny" Anderson (Fogg; 1888-1988) and William Brooks Clift (1886-1964). Born in 1920 #17. Luckily, she had a charming trio of offspring to help: Clift a twin sister, Ethel, who survived him by 48 years, and an older brother, William Brooks Clift, Jr. (1919-1986), marking Clift out as the only sibling not named after a parent. [36], On the evening of May 12, 1956, while filming Raintree County, Clift was involved in a serious car crash after leaving a dinner party hosted by Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Michael Wilding. Make sure that the file is a photo. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. He was the son of Ethel "Sunny" Anderson (Fogg; 1888-1988) and William Brooks Clift (1886-1964). Ethel's vision and spirit have been an inspiration to her family and friends. She would wield considerable influence over the early part of his film career, advising him in decisions to decline lead roles in Sunset Blvd. 12 December 2022. in Hollywood. That's him with his twin sister Roberta above. [his reported last words, upon being asked if he wanted to see one of his movies on television] Absolutely not! In Washington, D.C., she also met Robert C. (Bob) McGinnis, an Austin native, who had recently graduated from Yale Law School and was a Naval Intelligence Officer.In May of 1945, Ethel and Bob were married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [21] At age 20, he appeared in the Broadway production of There Shall Be No Night, a work which won the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. [95], Clift was also friends with Marlon Brando, who dropped by his home offering to accompany him to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. His smashed face was rebuilt, he reconciled with his estranged father, but he continued bedeviled by dependency on drugs and his unrelenting guilt over his homosexuality.With his Hollywood career in an irreversible slide despite giving an occasional riveting performance, such as in Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Monty returned to New York and tried to slowly develop a somewhat more sensible lifestyle in his brownstone row house on East 61st Street in Manhattan. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. For decades, the star has been the subject of Hollywood gossip and speculation, and Robert Clift is determined to share his uncle's untold story. At the age of 13, Clift started acting with a local theatre company. Who is Montgomery Clift dating? Montgomery Clift girlfriend, wife Monty theorized without a ton of conviction that his drive toward acting may have had to do with competition with his sister (and older brother), neither of whom pursued acting. Had appeared in two movies that are set partly at Hickam Field in Honolulu: He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6104 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. Roberta (A.K.A. . Hollywood's Montgomery Clift, who was highly wanted for his diverse acting skill in the industry, kept the public entertained during his time. This made him an A-list actor and a multi-award-winning star. The schedule for Reflections in a Golden Eye was then set for August 1966, but Clift died in July 1966. He said that he was with Monty at a party on Fire Island [and Clift said] 'I've got an idea for a musical. . [60] According to Clift's brother, Clift was either gay or bisexual. [61] Montgomery Clift informed his psychiatrist that he was homosexual and struggling to cope with it. I'm a Gemini and Clift is my favorite actor! Edward Montgomery Clift, 1920 1017 - 1966 723 Montgomerymntmri (Monty) [1] [2] [ ] 13 10 1948 His twin sister is actually still alive and living in Texas. I keep my family out of my public life because it can be an awful nuisance to them. Ethel) (Twin Sister). Clift had a brother named William Brooks Clift Jr., Drag images here or select from your computer for Roberta Ethel Clift McGinnis memorial. How can you interest the audience if you're not interested yourself? His mother wanted all of her children to be raised as distinguished aristocrats, and as such, little Clift and his siblings received an elite upbringing: private tutors, extensive travel, and language lessons. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. He died July . There was an error deleting this problem. Clift (portrayed by Gavin Adams) was a major supporting character in the 2020 feature film As Long As Im Famous, which explored his intimate relationship with a young Sidney Lumet during the summer of 1948. Please enter your email and password to sign in. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 40 Celebrities With a Twin You Never Knew About - MSN I agree with forever1267 - he is so beautiful. He never speaks of it, and if he's asked questions he side-steps.". Montgomery Clift: the untold story of Hollywood's misunderstood star [91][92] He was also involved with Donald Windham and his partner Sandy Campbell. After completing John Huston's Freud: The Secret Passion (1962), Universal Studios sued him for his frequent absences that caused the film to go over budget. Ethel was devoted to Bob and to raising her five children.