Montgomery Clift
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William Brooks Clift was born 18 Dec 1886 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, [[Tennessee]], the son of [[#Moses Haney Clift|Moses Haney Clift]] by his wife [[#Florence Virginia Parrot|Florence Virginia Parrot]]. Bill was the youngest child of six siblings. He went to Cornell University in 1908 and served four years in the infantry, possibly while going to college. He married [[#Ethel Blair|Ethel Blair]] by 1917, when he was a bond salesman for National City Company of Chicago. He had blue eyes, and dark brown hair. | William Brooks Clift was born 18 Dec 1886 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, [[Tennessee]], the son of [[#Moses Haney Clift|Moses Haney Clift]] by his wife [[#Florence Virginia Parrot|Florence Virginia Parrot]]. Bill was the youngest child of six siblings. He went to Cornell University in 1908 and served four years in the infantry, possibly while going to college. He married [[#Ethel Blair|Ethel Blair]] by 1917, when he was a bond salesman for National City Company of Chicago. He had blue eyes, and dark brown hair. | ||
| − | They had a son William Brooks Clift Jr about 1918 and then William was nominated for the vice-presidency of the Omaha National Bank and the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska where their twins Montgomery and | + | They had a son William Brooks Clift Jr about 1918 and then William was nominated for the vice-presidency of the Omaha National Bank and the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska where their twins Montgomery and Ethel were born in 1920. |
| − | He died 24 Feb 1964 of a heart attack, at New York Hospital, New York City, [[New York]]. At the time of his death, he and his wife were living in New York City, while Brooks was living in Atlanta, Georgia and Ethel | + | He died 24 Feb 1964 of a heart attack, at New York Hospital, New York City, [[New York]]. At the time of his death, he and his wife were living in New York City, while Brooks was living in Atlanta, Georgia and Ethel, the wife of lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95) was living in Austin, Texas. |
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