Montgomery Clift

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Montgomery Clift was born 17 Oct 1920, several hours after his twin sister Roberta 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.

Montgomery Clift was born 17 Oct 1920, several hours after his twin sister Roberta 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.

Brooks later told another biographer that this story, that Sophie told them to go to Europe, was just an excuse by his mother, so she could keep traveling, and that his father would do anything to please her. (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&dq=lover+%22montgomery+clift%22&pg=PP1&ots=wQvITyjlfD&source=citation&sig=h5MJnqqmFP9gHMgdJEZgvY0Zm7A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=12&ct=result#PPA6,M1 ''Montgomery Clift: A Biography''], by Michelangelo Capua)  Montgomery's father did not accompany them on these trips to Europe and possibly the impression might be raised that he was detached.  But his letters as Patricia Bosworth points-out use phrases like "I miss you terribly when you're away, but mother knows best."

Brooks later told another biographer that this story, that Sophie told them to go to Europe, was just an excuse by his mother, so she could keep traveling, and that his father would do anything to please her. (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&dq=lover+%22montgomery+clift%22&pg=PP1&ots=wQvITyjlfD&source=citation&sig=h5MJnqqmFP9gHMgdJEZgvY0Zm7A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=12&ct=result#PPA6,M1 ''Montgomery Clift: A Biography''], by Michelangelo Capua)  Montgomery's father did not accompany them on these trips to Europe and possibly the impression might be raised that he was detached.  But his letters as Patricia Bosworth points-out use phrases like "I miss you terribly when you're away, but mother knows best."

His article at the Encyclopedia Britannica Online states : "American motion-picture actor noted for the emotional depth and sense of vulnerability he brought to his roles. Along with Marlon Brando and James Dean, he helped delineate a new paradigm for American cinematic heroes."

His article at the Encyclopedia Britannica Online states : "American motion-picture actor noted for the emotional depth and sense of vulnerability he brought to his roles. Along with Marlon Brando and James Dean, he helped delineate a new paradigm for American cinematic heroes."

Meanwhile, Sunny's restless foot, made her take the children, alongwith their now-tutor Walter Hayward and go rent a house in Sarasota, [[Florida]] for the winter of 1932.  Hayward, knew a man who needed a 12-year-old boy for a part in a local production.  This is how in March 1933, in Sarasota, Monty made his stage debut in a local theater production of ''As Husbands Go''.  On their return to New York, his mother, realizing his potential, took him around to agents, auditions and modeling gigs.  He a bit later began appearing regularly on Broadway.  After several favorable reviews, Hollywood wanted him, but he rejected many offers looking for just the right vehicle.  This would be a constant theme in Clift's career — that he refused to perform in "trashy" productions, which to his mind, were most of them, only seeking the very best which he thought could show his talent and range without typecasting him.

Meanwhile, Sunny's restless foot, made her take the children, alongwith their now-tutor Walter Hayward and go rent a house in Sarasota, [[Florida]] for the winter of 1932.  Hayward, knew a man who needed a 12-year-old boy for a part in a local production.  This is how in March 1933, in Sarasota, Monty made his stage debut in a local theater production of ''As Husbands Go''.  On their return to New York, his mother, realizing his potential, took him around to agents, auditions and modeling gigs.  He a bit later began appearing regularly on Broadway.  After several favorable reviews, Hollywood wanted him, but he rejected many offers looking for just the right vehicle.  This would be a constant theme in Clift's career — that he refused to perform in "trashy" productions, which to his mind, were most of them, only seeking the very best which he thought could show his talent and range without typecasting him.

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''.  Based on a true story, in the film Shelley Winters is his working-class girlfriend, when he meets the glamourous socialite Elizabeth Taylor and falls for her.  Shelley is disposed of by a "tragic accident" when the two of them are out together and she falls overboard and drowns. (Read a bit about the true story [http://www.steamthing.com/2006/04/index.html here], and [http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/gillette.htm even more here].)  Monty later appeared in 1953's ''From Here to Eternity'', getting Academy Award nominations for both films.

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''.  Based on a true story, in the film Shelley Winters is his working-class girlfriend, when he meets the glamourous socialite Elizabeth Taylor and falls for her.  Shelley is disposed of by a "tragic accident" when the two of them are out together and she falls overboard and drowns. (Read a bit about the true story [http://www.steamthing.com/2006/04/index.html here], and [http://www.courts.state.ny.us/history/gillette.htm even more here].)  Monty later appeared in 1953's ''From Here to Eternity'', getting Academy Award nominations for both films.

On 12 May 1956 during the filming of the 1957 ''Raintree County'', staring opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Eva Marie Saint]], Montgomery had a serious car accident which permanently damaged his looks.  He had been at a party thrown by Elizabeth Taylor and her second husband Michael Wilding.  Also there was [[Rock Hudson]] and [[Phyllis Gates]], and others.  Upon leaving, he followed Kevin McCarthy down the hill as Monty was unsure of his ability to negotiate it alone.  For some reason, he lost control of his car, rolled it down a hill and smashed it into a pole, his face was left "a pulpy mess", evidently from being crushed by the steering wheel.  Elizabeth is reported to have ran down the hill, climbed over the back seat (as the front doors wouldn't open) and cradled his head in her hands until he was taken to the hospital.  She rode in the back of the ambulance.  The doctors did their best to reconstruct his features as they were.  It took several weeks for him to recover, but he insisted on finishing the movie.  Watching the film today, you can notice the odd changes in his appearance in certain scenes that were spliced together.  One side of his profile was virtually paralyzed by the accident, and his face appears puffy, and his upper lip and nose have changed.  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.

On 12 May 1956 during the filming of the 1957 ''Raintree County'', staring opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Eva Marie Saint]], Montgomery had a serious car accident which permanently damaged his looks.  He had been at a party thrown by Elizabeth Taylor and her second husband Michael Wilding.  Also there was [[Rock Hudson]] and [[Phyllis Gates]], and others.  Upon leaving, he followed Kevin McCarthy down the hill as Monty was unsure of his ability to negotiate it alone.  For some reason, he lost control of his car, rolled it down a hill and smashed it into a pole, his face was left "a pulpy mess", evidently from being crushed by the steering wheel.  Elizabeth is reported to have ran down the hill, climbed over the back seat (as the front doors wouldn't open) and cradled his head in her hands until he was taken to the hospital.  She rode in the back of the ambulance.  The doctors did their best to reconstruct his features as they were.  It took several weeks for him to recover, but he insisted on finishing the movie.  Watching the film today, you can notice the odd changes in his appearance in certain scenes that were spliced together.  One side of his profile was virtually paralyzed by the accident, and his face appears puffy, and his upper lip and nose have changed.  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]].  In all three of his films with Elizabeth Taylor, he played her love interest.

He next appeared in 1959's ''Suddenly Last Summer'' opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Katherine Hepburn]].  In all three of his films with Elizabeth Taylor, he played her love interest.

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]].

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]].

Montgomery, while growing, was very close to his twin Ethel, but she married lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95), moving first to Dallas County where she had two children: Mary Blair McGinnis 1946, and Edward Campbell McGinnis 1948.  And then moving to Austin, Travis County where she had her last three: John Montgomery McGinnis 1949, Michael James McGinnis 1953, and Robert Clift McGinnis 1952.

Montgomery, while growing, was very close to his twin Ethel, but she married lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95), moving first to Dallas County where she had two children: Mary Blair McGinnis 1946, and Edward Campbell McGinnis 1948.  And then moving to Austin, Travis County where she had her last three: John Montgomery McGinnis 1949, Michael James McGinnis 1953, and Robert Clift McGinnis 1952.

Montgomery both loved and hated his mother.  He found her controlling and interfering, but still visited her often.  Montgomery's father was an affable person, but distant and weak-willed when it came to exerting family power against his wife.  The Clifts lived in New York City until Mr Clift died in 1964.  Then at some point prior to her own death, Ethel moved to Austin, Texas where her daughter Ethel lived.

Montgomery both loved and hated his mother.  He found her controlling and interfering, but still visited her often.  Montgomery's father was an affable person, but distant and weak-willed when it came to exerting family power against his wife.  The Clifts lived in New York City until Mr Clift died in 1964.  Then at some point prior to her own death, Ethel moved to Austin, Texas where her daughter Ethel lived.

William Brooks Clift, Jr was born 4 Feb 1919 in Omaha, [[Nebraska]].  He was mostly called "Brooks" to distinguish him from his father.  The family lived at times in Chicago, and New York and also Brooks with his mother and siblings lived in Europe for months at a time while growing up.

William Brooks Clift, Jr was born 4 Feb 1919 in Omaha, [[Nebraska]].  He was mostly called "Brooks" to distinguish him from his father.  The family lived at times in Chicago, and New York and also Brooks with his mother and siblings lived in Europe for months at a time while growing up.

In newspaper accounts dated 1962, Brooks is called a "movie and television producer in New York".  Brooks, taking up his mother's passion in genealogy, has done extensive research on the family, according to Monty's biographer Patricia Bosworth.  In 1967 Brooks was in a movie called "Vice Girls, Ltd".  In an article dated 20 Aug 1975 in the ''Anderson Daily Bulletin'' by syndicated columnist Dorothy Manners she states that Brooks "a resident of Atlanta, Ga. with mostly TV commercials to his credit" did a good screen test and landed the part of a white baseball team owner who is the first to sign a black player in the 1930s.  The Universal picture was called "The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings", the executive producer was stated to be "boss of Motown" Berry Gordy.

In newspaper accounts dated 1962, Brooks is called a "movie and television producer in New York".  Brooks, taking up his mother's passion in genealogy, has done extensive research on the family, according to Monty's biographer Patricia Bosworth.  In 1967 Brooks was in a movie called "Vice Girls, Ltd".  In an article dated 20 Aug 1975 in the ''Anderson Daily Bulletin'' by syndicated columnist Dorothy Manners she states that Brooks "a resident of Atlanta, Ga. with mostly TV commercials to his credit" did a good screen test and landed the part of a white baseball team owner who is the first to sign a black player in the 1930s.  The Universal picture was called "The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings", the executive producer was stated to be "boss of Motown" Berry Gordy.

An interesting sidenote is that one of Brook's children Suzanne Clift, when she was 21, pled guilty to manslaughter in the 1 Oct 1962, murder of her boyfriend, Piero Brentani, a Swiss-Italian electronics engineer.  She shot him in the head and castrated him, according to the 2000 report in ''The Boston Globe''.  In newspaper reports of the time, it does not mention that he was castrated. Suzanne's mother is called "Mrs Peter Thompson, divorced and remarried....", while her father "William Brooks Clift Jr" is called a "movie and television producer in New York". Suzanne was put in jail without bail, and a month later while still being held, it was discovered that she was pregnant.  Suzanne was committed, during her trial, to the Massachusetts Mental Health Center for tests to determine her mental state.  She offered to plead guilty to manslaughter and related to the judge that her boyfriend had told her he would never marry her.  She however was "hopelessly in love" and due to bear his child. "I never told him because I knew his feelings.  He told me if I ever became pregnant, I would have to have an abortion."  She was sentenced to indefinite but voluntary incarceration at the Mental Health Center and ten years probation.  In June she gave birth to a baby girl.

An interesting sidenote is that one of Brook's children Suzanne Clift, when she was 21, pled guilty to manslaughter in the 1 Oct 1962, murder of her boyfriend, Piero Brentani, a Swiss-Italian electronics engineer.  She shot him in the head and castrated him, according to the 2000 report in ''The Boston Globe''.  In newspaper reports of the time, it does not mention that he was castrated. Suzanne's mother is called "Mrs Peter Thompson, divorced and remarried....", while her father "William Brooks Clift Jr" is called a "movie and television producer in New York". Suzanne was put in jail without bail, and a month later while still being held, it was discovered that she was pregnant.  Suzanne was committed, during her trial, to the Massachusetts Mental Health Center for tests to determine her mental state.  She offered to plead guilty to manslaughter and related to the judge that her boyfriend had told her he would never marry her.  She however was "hopelessly in love" and due to bear his child. "I never told him because I knew his feelings.  He told me if I ever became pregnant, I would have to have an abortion."  She was sentenced to indefinite but voluntary incarceration at the Mental Health Center and ten years probation.  In June she gave birth to a baby girl.

Monty drank substantially, several times mentioned as "falling down drunk", but while he was working on a film or play he was very focused on the material and not drunk.  In addition he took a quantity of drugs, mostly uppers and tranquilizers.  There doesn't seem to be any evidence that he used cocaine, marijuana or heroin.  Evidently preferring his drugs in pill-form.

Monty drank substantially, several times mentioned as "falling down drunk", but while he was working on a film or play he was very focused on the material and not drunk.  In addition he took a quantity of drugs, mostly uppers and tranquilizers.  There doesn't seem to be any evidence that he used cocaine, marijuana or heroin.  Evidently preferring his drugs in pill-form.

Monty is quoted as saying "I love men in bed, but I really love women!"  His closest relationships were either to couples like the Greenes and the McCarthys, or to women seperately such as Nancy Walker and Myrna Loy.  One female friend said that these were safe relationships.  He knew the women were married and so off-limits, so they could be close friends without complications.

Monty is quoted as saying "I love men in bed, but I really love women!"  His closest relationships were either to couples like the Greenes and the McCarthys, or to women seperately such as Nancy Walker and Myrna Loy.  One female friend said that these were safe relationships.  He knew the women were married and so off-limits, so they could be close friends without complications.

Montgomery Clift died of a heart attack in his New York City townhouse 23 Jul 1966, age 45.  He was found in his bed, by his personal assistant.  His early death may have been exascerbated by his drinking and drug use.  The official cause of death however being heart failure caused by occlusion of the arteries.

Montgomery Clift died of a heart attack in his New York City townhouse 23 Jul 1966, age 45.  He was found in his bed, by his personal assistant.  His early death may have been exascerbated by his drinking and drug use.  The official cause of death however being heart failure caused by occlusion of the arteries.

He was buried at Quaker Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

He was buried at Quaker Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7488&iid=NYT715_3859-0412&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=r&ssrc=&pid=2002369432 ''New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957''], Sailing on the "Fort Victoria" out of Hamilton, Bermuda on 29 May 1926, arriving New York 31 May 1926 : "Ethel Clift, 32, born 1894 New York, living at Southill, Yorktown Heights, New York; W Brooks Clift, age 7, born 1919 Omaha NE; Roberta Clift, age 5, born 1921 Omaha NE; Montgomery Clift, age 5, born 1921 Omaha NE; Emma Wilke, 40, single, born 1886, Chicago IL, living at Southill, Yorktown Heights, New York"

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7488&iid=NYT715_3859-0412&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=r&ssrc=&pid=2002369432 ''New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957''], Sailing on the "Fort Victoria" out of Hamilton, Bermuda on 29 May 1926, arriving New York 31 May 1926 : "Ethel Clift, 32, born 1894 New York, living at Southill, Yorktown Heights, New York; W Brooks Clift, age 7, born 1919 Omaha NE; Roberta Clift, age 5, born 1921 Omaha NE; Montgomery Clift, age 5, born 1921 Omaha NE; Emma Wilke, 40, single, born 1886, Chicago IL, living at Southill, Yorktown Heights, New York"

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7488&iid=NYT715_4052-0055-1&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=r&ssrc=&pid=2000278960 ''New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957''], Sailing on the "Fort Victoria" out of Hamilton, Bermuda on 7 May 1927, arriving New York 9 May 1927 : "Ethel Clift, 34, born 1893 Yorktown Heights, NY, residence Yorktown Heights, NY; Brooks Clift, 8, born 1919 Omaha, NE; Edward Clift, 6, born 1921 Omaha, NE; Roberta Clift, 6, born 1921 Omaha, NE; Emma Wilkie, 44, born 1883 Chicago, IL"

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7488&iid=NYT715_4052-0055-1&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=r&ssrc=&pid=2000278960 ''New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957''], Sailing on the "Fort Victoria" out of Hamilton, Bermuda on 7 May 1927, arriving New York 9 May 1927 : "Ethel Clift, 34, born 1893 Yorktown Heights, NY, residence Yorktown Heights, NY; Brooks Clift, 8, born 1919 Omaha, NE; Edward Clift, 6, born 1921 Omaha, NE; Roberta Clift, 6, born 1921 Omaha, NE; Emma Wilkie, 44, born 1883 Chicago, IL"

*[http://content.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=7235&iid=NEWS-MD-FR_PO.1966_07_27_0016&rc=4643,979,4742,1016;4171,1021,4270,1058&pid=506719248&ssrc=&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=g ''The Frederick Post'' (Frederick, Maryland), 27 Jul 1966], "Montgomery Clift, Actor, Dead at 45" : "New York (AP) — A funeral service was held Tuesday for actor Montgomery Clift.  Clift, 45, was stricken Saturday with a coronary caused by hardening of the arteries.  He died in his Manhattan apartment.  Born in Omaha, Neb., Clift started his acting career at age 13 in an amateur production in Sarasota, Fla.  A year later he was on Broadway in 'Fly Away Home' starring Thomas Mitchell.  In all, Clift appeared in 13 Broadway plays.  Clift shunned the glamor of Hollywood, staying there only long enough to make pictures.  Among the 10 movies in which he starred he was nominated for an Academy Award in 'The Search', 'From Here to Eternity' and 'A Place in the Sun.'  However he never won an award.  Clift, who never married, is survived by his mother, Ethel Clift of New York City; a brother, Brooks of Atlanta, Ga., and a sister Ethel McGinnis of Austin, Tex."

*[http://content.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=7235&iid=NEWS-MD-FR_PO.1966_07_27_0016&rc=4643,979,4742,1016;4171,1021,4270,1058&pid=506719248&ssrc=&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=g ''The Frederick Post'' (Frederick, Maryland), 27 Jul 1966], "Montgomery Clift, Actor, Dead at 45" : "New York (AP) — A funeral service was held Tuesday for actor Montgomery Clift.  Clift, 45, was stricken Saturday with a coronary caused by hardening of the arteries.  He died in his Manhattan apartment.  Born in Omaha, Neb., Clift started his acting career at age 13 in an amateur production in Sarasota, Fla.  A year later he was on Broadway in 'Fly Away Home' starring Thomas Mitchell.  In all, Clift appeared in 13 Broadway plays.  Clift shunned the glamor of Hollywood, staying there only long enough to make pictures.  Among the 10 movies in which he starred he was nominated for an Academy Award in 'The Search', 'From Here to Eternity' and 'A Place in the Sun.'  However he never won an award.  Clift, who never married, is survived by his mother, Ethel Clift of New York City; a brother, Brooks of Atlanta, Ga., and a sister Ethel McGinnis of Austin, Tex."

   

   

*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/121539/Montgomery-Clift "Montgomery Clift"], Encyclopedia Britannica

*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/121539/Montgomery-Clift "Montgomery Clift"], Encyclopedia Britannica

*''Montgomery Clift'', by Patricia Bosworth (1978)

*''Montgomery Clift'', by Patricia Bosworth (1978)

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*[http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/c/Montgomery%20Clift/montgomery_clift.htm "Montgomery Clift"] at Findadeath.com

*[http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/theboswo.xml Guide to the Patricia Bosworth papers]

*[http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/theboswo.xml Guide to the Patricia Bosworth papers]

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&dq=lover+%22montgomery+clift%22&pg=PP1&ots=wQvITyjlfD&source=citation&sig=h5MJnqqmFP9gHMgdJEZgvY0Zm7A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=12&ct=result ''Montgomery Clift: A Biography''], by Michelangelo Capua

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&dq=lover+%22montgomery+clift%22&pg=PP1&ots=wQvITyjlfD&source=citation&sig=h5MJnqqmFP9gHMgdJEZgvY0Zm7A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=12&ct=result ''Montgomery Clift: A Biography''], by Michelangelo Capua

*[http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/1473:1673/1/Montgomery_Clift.htm "Montgomery Clift"], on TheBiographyChannel

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William Brooks "Bill" 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, New Jersey in 1908 and served four years as a captain in the infantry while going to college.  In 1910 while they were both at Cornell he met [[#Ethel Blair|Ethel Blair]].  He graduated in 1912 with a degree in engineering, while she stayed on to finish her own degree.  They became engaged during her senior year at Cornell.  They were married in October 1914, and lived firstly in Saltillo, [[Mississippi]] where Bill had a job building dams.  Sunny encouraged Bill to leave engineering and become a banker. By 1917 he had become a bond salesman for National City Company of Chicago, [[Illinois]], and in June of that year, on his WW1 Draft Registration Card, he lists his residence as Nashville, Tennessee.  He had blue eyes, dark brown hair, was of medium height and slender.

William Brooks "Bill" 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, New Jersey in 1908 and served four years as a captain in the infantry while going to college.  In 1910 while they were both at Cornell he met [[#Ethel Blair|Ethel Blair]].  He graduated in 1912 with a degree in engineering, while she stayed on to finish her own degree.  They became engaged during her senior year at Cornell.  They were married in October 1914, and lived firstly in Saltillo, [[Mississippi]] where Bill had a job building dams.  Sunny encouraged Bill to leave engineering and become a banker. By 1917 he had become a bond salesman for National City Company of Chicago, [[Illinois]], and in June of that year, on his WW1 Draft Registration Card, he lists his residence as Nashville, Tennessee.  He had blue eyes, dark brown hair, was of medium height and slender.

William Brooks Clift 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 may have already been living in Atlanta, Georgia (where he was in 1966) and Ethel, the wife of lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95) was then living in Austin, Texas.

William Brooks Clift 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 may have already been living in Atlanta, Georgia (where he was in 1966) and Ethel, the wife of lawyer Robert Campbell McGinnis (1918-95) was then living in Austin, Texas.

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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1900usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Moses&gsln=Clift&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=3&recid=65299067&recoff=1+3 1900 Census of Chattanooga Ward 6, Hamilton County, Tennessee]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=William&gsln=Clift&sx=&f7=&f9=&f10=&f18__n=&f20=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f23=&f17=&f16=&rg_f19__date=&rs_f19__date=0&_8000C002=&f21=&_80008002=&f22=&_80018002=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1910uscenindex&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=69&recid=78972088&recoff=14+16&fsk=CIAAHswDwiio&bsk=&pgoff= 1910 Census of Chattanooga Ward 6, Hamilton County, Tennessee]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=William&gsln=Clift&sx=&f7=&f9=&f10=&f18__n=&f20=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f23=&f17=&f16=&rg_f19__date=&rs_f19__date=0&_8000C002=&f21=&_80008002=&f22=&_80018002=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1910uscenindex&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=69&recid=78972088&recoff=14+16&fsk=CIAAHswDwiio&bsk=&pgoff= 1910 Census of Chattanooga Ward 6, Hamilton County, Tennessee]

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=50000&iid=106940916&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=d&ssrc=&pid=993833 ''New York Times'', 26 Feb 1964], Obituary, "William B Clift, 78, Investment Broker" : "William B Clift, a Wall Street investment broker and the father of Montgomery Clift, the actor, died of a heart attack Monday in New York Hospital at the age of 78.  He lived at 460 East 79th Street.  At his death Mr Clift was a registered representative of Jesup & Lamont, 26 Broadway, members of the New York Stock Exchange.  He was born in Chattanooga and was a graduate of Cornell University.  In New York he was a partner in the New York Stock Exchange firm of Ames, Emmerich & Co., was associated with the exchange firm of Tucker, Anthony & R.L. Day and, from 1956 to 1962, was a partner in the exchange firm of Theodore Tsolainos & Co.  Surviving besides his son Montgomery, are his widow, Mrs. Ethel Fogg Clift; another son, William Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Robert C. McGinnis; a brother, Rhotan; a sister, Mrs. Florence Horton, and nine grandchildren."

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=50000&iid=106940916&fn=Ethel&ln=Clift&st=d&ssrc=&pid=993833 ''New York Times'', 26 Feb 1964], Obituary, "William B Clift, 78, Investment Broker" : "William B Clift, a Wall Street investment broker and the father of Montgomery Clift, the actor, died of a heart attack Monday in New York Hospital at the age of 78.  He lived at 460 East 79th Street.  At his death Mr Clift was a registered representative of Jesup & Lamont, 26 Broadway, members of the New York Stock Exchange.  He was born in Chattanooga and was a graduate of Cornell University.  In New York he was a partner in the New York Stock Exchange firm of Ames, Emmerich & Co., was associated with the exchange firm of Tucker, Anthony & R.L. Day and, from 1956 to 1962, was a partner in the exchange firm of Theodore Tsolainos & Co.  Surviving besides his son Montgomery, are his widow, Mrs. Ethel Fogg Clift; another son, William Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Robert C. McGinnis; a brother, Rhotan; a sister, Mrs. Florence Horton, and nine grandchildren."

*''Montgomery Clift'', by Patricia Bosworth (1978)

*''Montgomery Clift'', by Patricia Bosworth (1978)

*[http://content.ancestry.com/browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=22986&iid=dvm_LocHist008401-00518-0&desc=Ethel+Clift&rc=1047%2c647%2c1236%2c705%3b1234%2c651%2c1402%2c706 ''The history of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee''], by ... page 248 : "William Brooks Clift, who married Ethel Fogg, of Philadelphia, PA.  They have three children: William Brooks Clift, Jr, Ethel Clift, and Montgomery Clift." (see also [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=22986&iid=dvm_LocHist008401-00517-1&sid=&gskw=Ethel+Clift&cr=1 page 247] : "Major Clift's second wife was Florence V Parrott....")

*[http://content.ancestry.com/browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=22986&iid=dvm_LocHist008401-00518-0&desc=Ethel+Clift&rc=1047%2c647%2c1236%2c705%3b1234%2c651%2c1402%2c706 ''The history of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee''], by ... page 248 : "William Brooks Clift, who married Ethel Fogg, of Philadelphia, PA.  They have three children: William Brooks Clift, Jr, Ethel Clift, and Montgomery Clift." (see also [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=22986&iid=dvm_LocHist008401-00517-1&sid=&gskw=Ethel+Clift&cr=1 page 247] : "Major Clift's second wife was Florence V Parrott....")

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&dq=lover+%22montgomery+clift%22&pg=PP1&ots=wQvITyjlfD&source=citation&sig=h5MJnqqmFP9gHMgdJEZgvY0Zm7A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=12&ct=result ''Montgomery Clift: A Biography''], by Michelangelo Capua

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&dq=lover+%22montgomery+clift%22&pg=PP1&ots=wQvITyjlfD&source=citation&sig=h5MJnqqmFP9gHMgdJEZgvY0Zm7A&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=12&ct=result ''Montgomery Clift: A Biography''], by Michelangelo Capua

A remarkable story is related by Patricia Bosworth in her biography of Montgomery Clift about his mother's birth.  According to her report, she was told that Ethel "Sunny" had been born from the union of Woodbury "Woody" Blair and Maria "Bobbie" Anderson.  Maria had formed an attachment to Woodbury, but Maria's mother Elizabeth disapproved of the relationship.  Maria and Woodbury continued meeting without her mother's approval and eventually married secretly.  When her mother learned about the marriage, she either had it annuled, or forced Maria to do so.  She then kept Maria a virtual prisoner, sometimes guarded by her sister Sophie.

A remarkable story is related by Patricia Bosworth in her biography of Montgomery Clift about his mother's birth.  According to her report, she was told that Ethel "Sunny" had been born from the union of Woodbury "Woody" Blair and Maria "Bobbie" Anderson.  Maria had formed an attachment to Woodbury, but Maria's mother Elizabeth disapproved of the relationship.  Maria and Woodbury continued meeting without her mother's approval and eventually married secretly.  When her mother learned about the marriage, she either had it annuled, or forced Maria to do so.  She then kept Maria a virtual prisoner, sometimes guarded by her sister Sophie.

When Montgomery Clift died in 1966, his mother Ethel was then living in New York City, while her daughter Roberta, then married to Robert C McGinnis was living in Austin, Texas.  Ethel died in 1988 in Austin, Travis County, [[Texas]], probably living with or near her daughter.

When Montgomery Clift died in 1966, his mother Ethel was then living in New York City, while her daughter Roberta, then married to Robert C McGinnis was living in Austin, Texas.  Ethel died in 1988 in Austin, Travis County, [[Texas]], probably living with or near her daughter.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&db=1900usfedcen%2c&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Charles&gsln=Fogg&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=93&recid=60816542&recoff=1+2&fsk=CIAAHbIBe-43-9e&bsk=&pgoff= 1900 Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&db=1900usfedcen%2c&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Charles&gsln=Fogg&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=93&recid=60816542&recoff=1+2&fsk=CIAAHbIBe-43-9e&bsk=&pgoff= 1900 Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Ethel&gsln=Fogg&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=20&recid=73507095&recoff=1+2 1910 Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Ethel&gsln=Fogg&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=20&recid=73507095&recoff=1+2 1910 Census of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=ethel&gsln=clift&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=0&recid=13267915&recoff=1+2 ''Social Security Death Index''] : "Ethel Clift, born 29 Sep 1892 [as found], SSN issued by New York (1964-65), died 27 Jun 1988, last residence Austin, Travis County, Texas"

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=ethel&gsln=clift&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=34&fh=0&recid=13267915&recoff=1+2 ''Social Security Death Index''] : "Ethel Clift, born 29 Sep 1892 [as found], SSN issued by New York (1964-65), died 27 Jun 1988, last residence Austin, Travis County, Texas"

*''Montgomery Clift'', by Patricia Bosworth (1978)

*''Montgomery Clift'', by Patricia Bosworth (1978)

*[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/pedigree.aspx?pid=24837836&st=1 "Ethel Fogg"] on OneWorldTree

*[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/pedigree.aspx?pid=24837836&st=1 "Ethel Fogg"] on OneWorldTree

*[http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/theboswo.xml Guide to the Patricia Bosworth papers]

*[http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/theboswo.xml Guide to the Patricia Bosworth papers]

Col. Moses Haney Clift was born 25 Aug 1836 in Soddy, [[Tennessee]], the son of [[#William Clift|Col William Clift]] and his wife [[#Nancy Erwin Brooks|Nancy Erwin Brooks]].  He served as a Confederate soldier in the U.S. Civil War.  Shortly afterward moving from Nashvill to Chattanooga.  Moses married firstly to Charlotte Attaline "Attie" Cook on 16 Sep 1866 in Monroe County, Tennessee.  They had three or four children, before her death in 1876 in Chattanooga, aged 29.  He married secondly to Florence Virginia Parrot (a native of Catersville, Georgia) on 28 Jun 1883 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.  They had three more children.  The youngest child of Moses was [[#William Brooks Clift|William Brooks Clift]], father of actor Montgomery Clift.

Col. Moses Haney Clift was born 25 Aug 1836 in Soddy, [[Tennessee]], the son of [[#William Clift|Col William Clift]] and his wife [[#Nancy Erwin Brooks|Nancy Erwin Brooks]].  He served as a Confederate soldier in the U.S. Civil War.  Shortly afterward moving from Nashvill to Chattanooga.  Moses married firstly to Charlotte Attaline "Attie" Cook on 16 Sep 1866 in Monroe County, Tennessee.  They had three or four children, before her death in 1876 in Chattanooga, aged 29.  He married secondly to Florence Virginia Parrot (a native of Catersville, Georgia) on 28 Jun 1883 in Hamilton County, Tennessee.  They had three more children.  The youngest child of Moses was [[#William Brooks Clift|William Brooks Clift]], father of actor Montgomery Clift.

Moses became a lawyer and eventually president of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.  He died 3 Dec 1911 and was buried in his gray uniform in the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery.

Moses became a lawyer and eventually president of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.  He died 3 Dec 1911 and was buried in his gray uniform in the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Moses&gsln=Clift&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=1&recid=35489330&recoff=1+3 1870 Census of Chattanooga Ward 4, Hamilton County, Tennessee]

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Moses&gsln=Clift&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=1&recid=35489330&recoff=1+3 1870 Census of Chattanooga Ward 4, Hamilton County, Tennessee]

*[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/pedigree.aspx?pid=16380264&st=1 "Moses Haney Clift"] on OneWorldTree

*[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/pedigree.aspx?pid=16380264&st=1 "Moses Haney Clift"] on OneWorldTree

Florence Virginia "Flo" Parrot.

Florence Virginia "Flo" Parrot.

Woodbury Blair was born 1 Sep 1852 at St Louis, [[Missouri]], but six months after his birth, his parents relocated back in [[Maryland]].  He became a lawyer.  The story related by Patricia Bosworth in her biography of Montgomery Clift, states that Woodbury's first wife, albeit by an elopement, and shortly thereafter annuled, was Maria "Bobbie" Anderson.  By this union, they had one child Ethel who was given up at birth and adopted by the Fogg family, although Woodbury never knew this child existed.  His wife, or ex-wife, was kept in confinement by her own mother until the child's birth.  The Blair family, according to Patricia's report never accepted this story as true.

Woodbury Blair was born 1 Sep 1852 at St Louis, [[Missouri]], but six months after his birth, his parents relocated back in [[Maryland]].  He became a lawyer.  The story related by Patricia Bosworth in her biography of Montgomery Clift, states that Woodbury's first wife, albeit by an elopement, and shortly thereafter annuled, was Maria "Bobbie" Anderson.  By this union, they had one child Ethel who was given up at birth and adopted by the Fogg family, although Woodbury never knew this child existed.  His wife, or ex-wife, was kept in confinement by her own mother until the child's birth.  The Blair family, according to Patricia's report never accepted this story as true.

On 6 Jul 1907, Woodbury, then aged 54 married to Emily Wallach, aged 38.  Woodbury Blair died 14 Oct 1933 at Emergency Hospital, [[Washington DC]].  They had some connection as well to Newport, [[Rhode Island]] as his obit instructs newspapers of that place to copy.

On 6 Jul 1907, Woodbury, then aged 54 married to Emily Wallach, aged 38.  Woodbury Blair died 14 Oct 1933 at Emergency Hospital, [[Washington DC]].  They had some connection as well to Newport, [[Rhode Island]] as his obit instructs newspapers of that place to copy.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Woodbury&gsln=Blair&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=13906959&recoff=1+2 1870 Census of Sandy Spring PO, District 5, Montgomery County, Maryland] showing Woodbury at age 18 living with his parents.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Woodbury&gsln=Blair&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=13906959&recoff=1+2 1870 Census of Sandy Spring PO, District 5, Montgomery County, Maryland] showing Woodbury at age 18 living with his parents.

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Woodbury&gsln=Blair&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=45351496&recoff=1+2 1880 Census of Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia] showing Woodbury at age 28 living with his parents

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Woodbury&gsln=Blair&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=45351496&recoff=1+2 1880 Census of Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia] showing Woodbury at age 28 living with his parents

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=50000&iid=237130712&fn=Emily&ln=Blair&st=d&ssrc=&pid=1179216 ''Washington Post''], "Died" : "Blair — On Saturday Oct 14, 1933 at 8 pm at Emergency Hospital, Woodbury, beloved husband of Emily Wallace Blair.  Notice of funeral hereafter (Newport, R.I. papers, please copy.)

*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=50000&iid=237130712&fn=Emily&ln=Blair&st=d&ssrc=&pid=1179216 ''Washington Post''], "Died" : "Blair — On Saturday Oct 14, 1933 at 8 pm at Emergency Hospital, Woodbury, beloved husband of Emily Wallace Blair.  Notice of funeral hereafter (Newport, R.I. papers, please copy.)

*[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=26294&iid=dvm_LocHist010948-01220-0&sid=&gskw=Woodbury+Blair&cr=1 ''Washington past and present: A history''], Vol IV, page 632 : "Woodbury Blair, eldest of the three sons of Montgomery and Mary Elizabeth (Woodbury) Blair, was born at St Louis, Missouri 1 Sep 1852....On 6 Jul 1907, Woodbury Blair was married to Emily N. Wallach, daughter of Richard Wallach, a former Mayor of Washington.  They have no chidren."

*[http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=26294&iid=dvm_LocHist010948-01220-0&sid=&gskw=Woodbury+Blair&cr=1 ''Washington past and present: A history''], Vol IV, page 632 : "Woodbury Blair, eldest of the three sons of Montgomery and Mary Elizabeth (Woodbury) Blair, was born at St Louis, Missouri 1 Sep 1852....On 6 Jul 1907, Woodbury Blair was married to Emily N. Wallach, daughter of Richard Wallach, a former Mayor of Washington.  They have no chidren."

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=bgmi&so=2&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Woodbury&gsln=Blair&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b the BGMI] cites:

*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=bgmi&so=2&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Woodbury&gsln=Blair&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-b the BGMI] cites:

**The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 25. New York: James T. White & Co., 1936. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 25)

**The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 25. New York: James T. White & Co., 1936. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 25)

Col. William Clift owned 45,000 acres in Soddy, [[Tennessee]].  The land, rich in iron ore and timber made him a millionaire by the time he was thirty, according to the biography of Montgomery Clift by Patricia Bosworth.  William served on the Union side in the U.S. Civil War.

Col. William Clift owned 45,000 acres in Soddy, [[Tennessee]].  The land, rich in iron ore and timber made him a millionaire by the time he was thirty, according to the biography of Montgomery Clift by Patricia Bosworth.  William served on the Union side in the U.S. Civil War.

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