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Montgomery Clift
Edward Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to The New York Times.
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Lorenzo James
Lorenzo James was Montgomery Clift's companion, nurse, and lover in the years leading up to Clift's death. James was hired to help Clift and lived with him in New York. He was the last person to see Clift alive before Clift died of a heart attack in 1966. James was a confidant who helped Clift feel better and drink less. Clift's nephew Robert said that James "got Monty going again" when Clift was at his lowest. James was interviewed for the 2018 documentary Making Montgomery Clift, but he didn't appear on camera. In the film, director Robert Clift refers to James as "an uncle". James wrote letters to Jack Larson and James Bridges about Clift's medical checkups and mental state.
Car Crash
On the evening of May 12, 1956, while filming Raintree County, Clift was involved in a serious car crash after leaving a dinner party in Beverly Hills, California hosted by Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Michael Wilding. Clift had veered off one of the twisting hairpin turns and smashed into a telephone pole and the surrounding cliffside. Alerted by friend Kevin McCarthy, who witnessed the collision, Taylor found Clift under the shattered dashboard, conscious but with his face bleeding and swelling rapidly. She pulled out a hanging tooth that was cutting into his tongue before accompanying him into the ambulance.
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Lawsuit
John Huston sued Montgomery Clift over the making of the 1962 film Freud. Huston claimed that Clift's behavior made it difficult to complete the film, and that Clift was often too impaired to work. Clift won the lawsuit, but the damage to his reputation and difficulty getting insured made it hard for him to find work for four years.
Huston blamed Clift for the film's over budget and over schedule issues, accusing Clift of not remembering his lines. However, Clift said that Huston's constant script and costume changes, and paying hundreds of unused extras, were the main reasons for the film's financial problems.
Clift's brother Brooks said that Huston's lawsuit was a major factor in Clift's death. Clift's drug and alcohol abuse increased, and he died of a heart attack in 1966 at the age of 45.
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Ghost Report
Montgomery Clift, the actor known for his roles in A Place in the Sun and From Here to Eternity, is said to haunt Room 928 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Some guests have reported:
- Hearing a trumpet echoing through the walls
- Feeling a strange presence in the room
- Seeing Clift's apparition pacing the halls
- Experiencing intelligent activity, such as getting a response to a request
- Feeling residual energy, like something is reliving an experience
Clift lived in Room 928 for three months while filming From Here to Eternity in 1953. He was known to practice the trumpet in his hotel room. Some say that Clift's spirit is still angry about an unfulfilled life.
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