Montgomery Clift
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He appeared opposite Marlon Brando in 1958's ''The Young Lions'', as Jewish-American soldier Noah Ackerman, training to fight in WWII. Monty also that year starred as journalist turned advice-columnist Adam White in 1958's ''Lonelyhearts''. He next starred as Dr. Cukrowicz in 1959's ''Suddenly Last Summer'' opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Katherine Hepburn]]. Katherine Hepburn wants her niece Elizabeth Taylor, who has gone insane, lobotimized by the doctor, to prevent her from spilling the secret of how Katherine's son actually died. In all three of his films with Elizabeth Taylor, he played her love interest. In 1960 he starred as Chuck Glover in the film ''Wild River'', a field administrator for the TVA who is overseeing the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. | He appeared opposite Marlon Brando in 1958's ''The Young Lions'', as Jewish-American soldier Noah Ackerman, training to fight in WWII. Monty also that year starred as journalist turned advice-columnist Adam White in 1958's ''Lonelyhearts''. He next starred as Dr. Cukrowicz in 1959's ''Suddenly Last Summer'' opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Katherine Hepburn]]. Katherine Hepburn wants her niece Elizabeth Taylor, who has gone insane, lobotimized by the doctor, to prevent her from spilling the secret of how Katherine's son actually died. In all three of his films with Elizabeth Taylor, he played her love interest. In 1960 he starred as Chuck Glover in the film ''Wild River'', a field administrator for the TVA who is overseeing the building of a dam on the Tennessee River. | ||
| − | He starred in 1961's ''The Misfits'' with Clark Gable and [[Marilyn Monroe]] (which was her last movie). This film tells the story of the chance meeting of a recent divorcee, a horse rustler and a drifter. Also that same year he appeared in ''Judgement at Nuremburg'' | + | He starred in 1961's ''The Misfits'' with Clark Gable and [[Marilyn Monroe]] (which was her last movie). This film tells the story of the chance meeting of a recent divorcee, a horse rustler and a drifter. Also that same year he appeared in ''Judgement at Nuremburg'', the story of the 1948 trial of four Nazi-era judges, several years after the war has ended, for their part in sterilization and cleansing policies. Monty played the part of Rudolph Petersen, a mentally-handicapped man for which again he received an Academy Award nomination in the category "Best Actor in a Supporting Role". |
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]], best known today as the mother on the TV-series ''Rhoda'', and also as TV spokesperson for Bounty paper-towels. | 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]], best known today as the mother on the TV-series ''Rhoda'', and also as TV spokesperson for Bounty paper-towels. | ||
