Montgomery Clift
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Montgomery meanwhile continued to live mostly in New York City, even while appearing at 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. He did on-occasion visit his twin at her home in Austin. Ethel McGinnis appears in an interview about him, many years after his death. | Montgomery meanwhile continued to live mostly in New York City, even while appearing at 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. He did on-occasion visit his twin at her home in Austin. Ethel McGinnis appears in an interview about him, many years after his death. | ||
| − | His brother Brooks was at times an actor, and an exporter. When his daughter Suzanne was born in 1941 Brooks lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey as Suzanne is called "a native of that place, but raised in Boston from infancy." They also had a son William, who is called age 18 in 1962. It's not yet clear when Brooks and his first wife divorced, but it was before 1962 when she is described as already remarried to Peter Thomsonm "a Boston engineer". In 1951 Brooks is mentioned as the producer of NBC-TV's "Home" show. Brooks also had several children by his second wife Eleanor Clift the noted author and columnist. 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 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 picture was called "The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings", the executive producer was stated to be "boss of Motown" Berry Gordy. | + | His brother Brooks was at times an actor, and an exporter. When his daughter Suzanne was born in 1941 Brooks lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey as Suzanne is called "a native of that place, but raised in Boston from infancy." They also had a son William, who is called age 18 in 1962. It's not yet clear when Brooks and his first wife divorced, but it was before 1962 when she is described as already remarried to Peter Thomsonm "a Boston engineer". In 1951 Brooks is mentioned as the producer of NBC-TV's "Home" show. Brooks also had several children by his second wife Eleanor Clift the noted author and columnist. 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 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. |
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. | ||
