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Montgomery Clift

1920 - 1966

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Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to The New York Times. He is best remembered for his roles in Howard Hawks's Red River (1948), George Stevens's A Place in the Sun (1951), Fred Zinnemann's From Here to Eternity (1953), Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and John Huston's The Misfits (1961). Along with Marlon Brando and James Dean, Clift was considered one of the original method actors in Hollywood (though Clift distanced himself from the term); he was one of the first actors to be invited to study in the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Montgomery Clift is the 315th most popular actor (up from 396th in 2019), the 693rd most popular biography from United States (up from 716th in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Actor.

Montgomery Clift was an American actor who is most famous for playing the role of a sensitive, introspective man in such films as A Place in the Sun, The Heiress, and From Here to Eternity.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Montgomery Clift ranks 315 out of 13,578. Before him are David Niven, Sydney Chaplin, Chris Pratt, Sally Field, Janet Leigh, and Sophie Marceau. After him are Pierre Richard, James Coburn, Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Bela Lugosi, and Julie Harris.

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Among people born in 1920, Montgomery Clift ranks 31. Before him are Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, George Porter, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Boris Vian, and Captain Tom. After him are Fritz Walter, Frank Sheeran, Edmond H. Fischer, Helmut Newton, Zecharia Sitchin, and Sun Myung Moon. Among people deceased in 1966, Montgomery Clift ranks 20. Before him are Frits Zernike, George de Hevesy, Cemal Gürsel, Felix Steiner, Ken Miles, and L. E. J. Brouwer. After him are Chester W. Nimitz, Dietrich von Choltitz, Vincent Auriol, Guillermo Stábile, Chang Myon, and Paul Reynaud.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Montgomery Clift ranks 693 out of 20,380. Before him are Sally Field (1946), Janet Leigh (1927), Machine Gun Kelly (1895), Harold Urey (1893), Alfred Newman (1900), and Scottie Pippen (1965). After him are Robert A. Heinlein (1907), James Coburn (1928), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Claude Shannon (1916), David Copperfield (1956), and Julie Harris (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Montgomery Clift ranks 168. Before him are Dennis Hopper (1936), Kevin Spacey (1959), Sydney Chaplin (1926), Chris Pratt (1979), Sally Field (1946), and Janet Leigh (1927). After him are James Coburn (1928), Julie Harris (1925), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Leonard Nimoy (1931), Bryan Cranston (1956), and Anne Bancroft (1931).

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