Montgomery Clift

“The definitive work on the gifted, haunted actor” ( Los Angeles Times ) and “the best film star biography in years” ( Newsweek ). From the moment he leapt to stardom with the films Red River and A Place in the Sun , Montgomery Clift was acclaimed by critics and loved by fans. Elegant, moody, and strikingly handsome, he became one of the most definitive actors of the 1950s, the first of Hollywood’s “loner heroes,” a group that includes Marlon Brando and James Dean. In this affecting biography, P