Montgomery Clift

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===Sexuality===

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Montgomery Clift certainly had sexual relationships with both men and women. He has been described as having a very tortured life. Being gay or bisexual in the 1940's and 50's was viewed by psychiatrists as ~~abnormal~~. There is no evidence that he had a sexual relationship with [[Elizabeth Taylor]], but they were very close friends. Elizabeth is supposed to have asked Monty to marry her, and just before her second marriage, which was to Michael Wilding, she phoned him, and again asked him to marry her.

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Montgomery Clift certainly had sexual relationships with both men and women. He has been described as having a very tortured life. Being gay or bisexual in the 1940's and 50's was almost universally viewed by psychiatrists as a mental abnormality. There is scant evidence that he had a sexual relationship with [[Elizabeth Taylor]], but they were very close friends. C. David Heymann in his biography of Elizabeth states that Monty's personal secretary at least a few times found them in bed like "sleepy siamese kittens". However Monty told another friend that when he and Liz tried to have sex he "couldn't rise to the occasion". Elizabeth is supposed to have asked Monty to marry her, and just before her second marriage, which was to Michael Wilding, she phoned him, and again asked him to marry her.

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Similarly it is very unlikely that he had a sexual relationship with [[James Dean]] ~~or [[Rock Hudson]]~~. ~~The situation with [[Roddy McDowell]] is ambiguous. They were close friends, but other than that I~~'~~m not sure. Patricia often mentions Monty and Roddy,~~ and ~~others getting together~~ to ~~do this or that event~~.

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Similarly it is very unlikely that he had a sexual relationship with [[James Dean]] who he called "weird". Montgomery however was one of James Dean's idols and he sometimes called him just to hear his voice.

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About his relationship with [[Libby Holman]], an older mother-figure, Patricia Bosworth believes it was sexual. Monty certainly stated that it was, during his life. Patricia mentions several male lovers, including some who lived-in, but she does so without naming them. She does however allude to details which it may be possible to track.

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The situation with [[Roddy McDowell]] is ambiguous. They were close friends, but other than that I'm not sure. Patricia often mentions Monty and Roddy, and others getting together to do this or that event.

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About his relationship with [[Libby Holman]], an older mother-figure, Patricia Bosworth believes it was sexual. Monty certainly stated that it was, during his life. Patricia mentions several male lovers, including some who lived-in, but she does so without naming them. She does however allude to details which it may be possible to track to find out today who they were.

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 ===Sexuality===
-Montgomery Clift certainly had sexual relationships with both men and women.  He has been described as having a very tortured life.  Being gay or bisexual in the 1940's and 50's was viewed by psychiatrists as abnormal.  There is no evidence that he had a sexual relationship with [[Elizabeth Taylor]], but they were very close friends.  Elizabeth is supposed to have asked Monty to marry her, and just before her second marriage, which was to Michael Wilding, she phoned him, and again asked him to marry her.
+Montgomery Clift certainly had sexual relationships with both men and women.  He has been described as having a very tortured life.  Being gay or bisexual in the 1940's and 50's was almost universally viewed by psychiatrists as a mental abnormality.  There is scant evidence that he had a sexual relationship with [[Elizabeth Taylor]], but they were very close friends. C. David Heymann in his biography of Elizabeth states that Monty's personal secretary at least a few times found them in bed like "sleepy siamese kittens".  However Monty told another friend that when he and Liz tried to have sex he "couldn't rise to the occasion". Elizabeth is supposed to have asked Monty to marry her, and just before her second marriage, which was to Michael Wilding, she phoned him, and again asked him to marry her.
-Similarly it is very unlikely that he had a sexual relationship with [[James Dean]] or  [[Rock Hudson]].  The situation with [[Roddy McDowell]] is ambiguous.  They were close friends, but other than that I'm not sure.  Patricia often mentions Monty and Roddy, and others getting together to do this or that event.
+Similarly it is very unlikely that he had a sexual relationship with [[James Dean]] who he called "weird".  Montgomery however was one of James Dean's idols and he sometimes called him just to hear his voice.
-About his relationship with [[Libby Holman]], an older mother-figure, Patricia Bosworth believes it was sexual.  Monty certainly stated that it was, during his life.  Patricia mentions several male lovers, including some who lived-in, but she does so without naming them. She does however allude to details which it may be possible to track.
+The situation with [[Roddy McDowell]] is ambiguous.  They were close friends, but other than that I'm not sure.  Patricia often mentions Monty and Roddy, and others getting together to do this or that event.
+About his relationship with [[Libby Holman]], an older mother-figure, Patricia Bosworth believes it was sexual.  Monty certainly stated that it was, during his life.  Patricia mentions several male lovers, including some who lived-in, but she does so without naming them. She does however allude to details which it may be possible to track to find out today who they were.
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