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Montgomery Clift was born 17 Oct 1920, several hours after his twin sister Ethel "Sister", in Omaha, Douglas County, [[Nebraska]] — the son of [[#William Brooks Clift|William Brooks "Bill" Clift]] and his wife [[#Ethel Blair|Ethel "Sunny" Blair]]. Montgomery's father was at that time the vice-president of Omaha National Bank. William and Ethel also had one other child, an older son Brooks Clift born 18 months earlier.

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A note about names. Montgomery's mother, always called "Sunny" was adopted at birth. Her father was a Blair, her mother an Anderson, her adoptive family were Foggs. The curious circumstances of her birth (explained under her own entry below) explain the confusion in various sources regarding what to call her. As for Montgomery's sister, Montgomery always called his twin "Sister". She is called Ethel in her father's obituary. Most mentions of her in biographies, probably following the lead of Patricia Bosworth call her Roberta. But Bosworth only uses this name at her birth, later calling her Ethel as she was apparently always later known~~. Ethel married lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95) and had several children in Austin, Texas~~. Their brother was named William Brooks Montgomery, Jr but he is most often simply called Brooks.

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A note about names. Montgomery's mother, always called "Sunny" was adopted at birth. Her father was a Blair, her mother an Anderson, her adoptive family were Foggs. The curious circumstances of her birth (explained under her own entry below) explain the confusion in various sources regarding what to call her. As for Montgomery's sister, Montgomery always called his twin "Sister". She is called Ethel in her father's obituary. Most mentions of her in biographies, probably following the lead of Patricia Bosworth call her Roberta. But Bosworth only uses this name at her birth, later calling her Ethel as she was apparently always later known. Their brother was named William Brooks Montgomery, Jr but he is most often simply called Brooks.

Montgomery and his two siblings were educated at home by his mother and private tutors. Sunny, reportedly convinced that she had aristocratic bloodlines, decided to raise and educate her children in a peculiar fashion. So they spent quite a lot of time in Europe as Sunny believed this was the way "throughbred" children were raised. She tried to instill the idea in her children that they were of-a-higher-class and must not mix with the common people. Several people having met Montgomery during this period, came away with the impression that he was quite a snob.

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===Career===

Montgomery's first professional stage appearance was at the age of 13 in a local theater show in Florida. But within a few years, he began appearing regularly on Broadway in New York City. After several favorable reviews, Hollywood wanted him, but he rejected many offers looking for just the right vehicle. This would be a constant part of Clift's psyche, that he refused to perform in trashy productions, only seeking the very best that he thought could show his talent without typecasting him.

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~~Montgomery, while growing, was very close to his twin Ethel, but she married and moved to Texas, while he continued to live mostly in New York City, even while appearing for times in Hollywood movies.~~

===Family===

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Montgomery's twin Ethel married and moved to Texas ~~where she~~ had several children. She appears in an interview about him, many years after his death.

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Montgomery, while growing, was very close to his twin Ethel, but she married and moved to Texas, while he continued to live mostly in New York City, even while appearing for times in Hollywood movies. He lived for a few months at a time in the Hollywood area while working in film, and like most actors, occasionally on-location wherever they happened to be shooting.

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His twin Ethel married lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95) and had several children in Austin, Texas. She appears in an interview about him, many years after his death.

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His brother Brooks at times an actor and producer also had at least one child Suzanne, by his first wife and also several children by his second wife Eleanor Clift the noted author and columnist. Brooks, taking up his mother's passion in genealogy, has done extensive research on the family, according to ~~some reports~~.

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His brother Brooks at times an actor and producer also had at least one child Suzanne, by his first wife and also several children by his second wife Eleanor Clift the noted author and columnist. Brooks, taking up his mother's passion in genealogy, has done extensive research on the family, according to Monty's biographer Patricia Bosworth.

====Suzanne Clift====

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 Montgomery Clift was born 17 Oct 1920, several hours after his twin sister Ethel "Sister", in Omaha, Douglas County, [[Nebraska]] &mdash; the son of [[#William Brooks Clift|William Brooks "Bill" Clift]] and his wife [[#Ethel Blair|Ethel "Sunny" Blair]].  Montgomery's father was at that time the vice-president of Omaha National Bank.  William and Ethel also had one other child, an older son Brooks Clift born 18 months earlier.
-A note about names.  Montgomery's mother, always called "Sunny" was adopted at birth.  Her father was a Blair, her mother an Anderson, her adoptive family were Foggs.  The curious circumstances of her birth (explained under her own entry below) explain the confusion in various sources regarding what to call her.  As for Montgomery's sister, Montgomery always called his twin "Sister".  She is called Ethel in her father's obituary.  Most mentions of her in biographies, probably following the lead of Patricia Bosworth call her Roberta.  But Bosworth only uses this name at her birth, later calling her Ethel as she was apparently always later known.  Ethel married lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95) and had several children in Austin, Texas.  Their brother was named William Brooks Montgomery, Jr but he is most often simply called Brooks.
+A note about names.  Montgomery's mother, always called "Sunny" was adopted at birth.  Her father was a Blair, her mother an Anderson, her adoptive family were Foggs.  The curious circumstances of her birth (explained under her own entry below) explain the confusion in various sources regarding what to call her.  As for Montgomery's sister, Montgomery always called his twin "Sister".  She is called Ethel in her father's obituary.  Most mentions of her in biographies, probably following the lead of Patricia Bosworth call her Roberta.  But Bosworth only uses this name at her birth, later calling her Ethel as she was apparently always later known.  Their brother was named William Brooks Montgomery, Jr but he is most often simply called Brooks.
 Montgomery and his two siblings were educated at home by his mother and private tutors.  Sunny, reportedly convinced that she had aristocratic bloodlines, decided to raise and educate her children in a peculiar fashion.  So they spent quite a lot of time in Europe as Sunny believed this was the way "throughbred" children were raised.  She tried to instill the idea in her children that they were of-a-higher-class and must not mix with the common people.  Several people having met Montgomery during this period, came away with the impression that he was quite a snob.
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 ===Career===
 Montgomery's first professional stage appearance was at the age of 13 in a local theater show in Florida.  But within a few years, he began appearing regularly on Broadway in New York City.  After several favorable reviews, Hollywood wanted him, but he rejected many offers looking for just the right vehicle.  This would be a constant part of Clift's psyche, that he refused to perform in trashy productions, only seeking the very best that he thought could show his talent without typecasting him.
-Montgomery, while growing, was very close to his twin Ethel, but she married and moved to Texas, while he continued to live mostly in New York City, even while appearing for times in Hollywood movies.
 ===Family===
-Montgomery's twin Ethel married and moved to Texas where she had several children.  She appears in an interview about him, many years after his death.
+Montgomery, while growing, was very close to his twin Ethel, but she married and moved to Texas, while he continued to live mostly in New York City, even while appearing for times in Hollywood movies.  He lived for a few months at a time in the Hollywood area while working in film, and like most actors, occasionally on-location wherever they happened to be shooting.
+His twin Ethel married lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95) and had several children in Austin, Texas.   She appears in an interview about him, many years after his death.
-His brother Brooks at times an actor and producer also had at least one child Suzanne, by his first wife and also several children by his second wife Eleanor Clift the noted author and columnist.  Brooks, taking up his mother's passion in genealogy, has done extensive research on the family, according to some reports.
+His brother Brooks at times an actor and producer also had at least one child Suzanne, by his first wife and also several children by his second wife Eleanor Clift the noted author and columnist.  Brooks, taking up his mother's passion in genealogy, has done extensive research on the family, according to Monty's biographer Patricia Bosworth.
 ====Suzanne Clift====