Montgomery Clift Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for an Oscar on four occasions for both leading and supporting roles between 1948 and 1961
• Homeschooled until his teen years, he often struggled upon entering public school and began taking refuge on stage
• Began appearing on Broadway at the age of 15 and would continue to do so for 10 years before moving to Hollywood to pursue feature film work
• Upon his arrival to California, he would go on to star in a range of productions from romance such as "From Here to Eternity" to numerous Westerns alongside John Wayne
• Suffered a car accident in 1956 that would eventually require multiple plastic reconstruction surgeries
• Rejected for military service in WWII due to severe allergies and colitis