Montgomery Clift
From RoyalWeb
(→Career) |
|||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
His first film appearences were in 1948 in ''Red River'' with John Wayne and also that same year in ''The Search'' for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He appeared opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Shelley Winters]] in 1951's ''A Place in the Sun'' and later appeared in 1953's ''From Here to Eternity'', getting Academy Award nominations for both. | His first film appearences were in 1948 in ''Red River'' with John Wayne and also that same year in ''The Search'' for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He appeared opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Shelley Winters]] in 1951's ''A Place in the Sun'' and later appeared in 1953's ''From Here to Eternity'', getting Academy Award nominations for both. | ||
| − | While filming the 1957 ''Raintree County'', starring opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Eva Marie Saint]], Montgomery had a serious car accident which permanently damaged his looks. He continued to work, but his appeal had now changed. With no longer the | + | While filming the 1957 ''Raintree County'', starring opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Eva Marie Saint]], Montgomery had a serious car accident which permanently damaged his looks. He continued to work, but his appeal had now changed. With no longer the same type of sex appeal he once had, his drinking and drug use became, if possible, more pronounced. He next appeared in 1959's ''Suddenly Last Summer'' opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Katherine Hepburn]]. He appeared in 1961's ''The Misfits'' and ''Judgement at Nuremburg'' for which again he received an Academy Award nomination. |
Despite four nominations, Montgomery Clift never received an Academy Award. Toward the later part of his life, he became close friends with actress [[Nancy Walker]]. | Despite four nominations, Montgomery Clift never received an Academy Award. Toward the later part of his life, he became close friends with actress [[Nancy Walker]]. | ||
