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Montgomery Clift Timeline

Born Edward Montgomery Clift in Omaha, Nebraska to Ethel Fogg and William Brooks Clift. He has a twin sister Roberta and an older brother, Brooks. He is cast in a summer stock production of Fly Away Home. He is a success and is asked to appear in the Broadway production as well. The Broadway production of Fly Away Home opens. Goes on vacation to Mexico with friend Lehman Engel. During the trip, Clift comes down with amoebic dysentery. Makes his film debut in Red River with John Wayne. Meets Elizabeth Taylor when the studio forces her to accompany him to the premiere of The Heiress. The two become lifelong friends. Stars in A Place in the Sun with Elizabeth Taylor. Stars in From Here to Eternity. After leaving a part at Taylor's house in Beverly Hills, Clift falls asleep at the wheel and crashes his car into a telephone pole. Taylor is the first on the scene and saves him from choking by pulling two loose teeth from his throat. Clift breaks every bone in his face. Though his face is reconstructed, he never looks the same again. Raintree County is released, Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. The film was being shot when Clift had his car accident. He finished filming after his face had been reconstructed. People flock to the theater to compare the "before and after" scenes of his face. Stars in Wild River. Dies at the age of 45 of a heart attack resulting from longterm drug and alcohol abuse.