After leaving a party at Taylor's house high in the Hollywood Hills and drowsy from two "downers" he'd taken before he left to help him sleep when he got home, Clift crashed into a telephone pole.

Star-struck James Dean would call up Montgomery Clift just to hear the sound of his voice. Watching dailies of The Misfits (1961), co-star Clark Gable offered this praise: “That faggot is a hell ...

Though the accident exacerbated his dependence on alcohol and pills, Clift gave some of his best performances after the crash. He’s utterly heartbreaking as a battle-scarred rodeo performer in ...

Actor Montgomery Clift, 45, three times nominated for Academy Awards, died early Saturday of a heart attack in his plush East Side townhouse. Clift was nominated for awards for his roles in ...