The Exploding Boy
The chameleonic career—and the sad, stormy life—of Montgomery Clift
by Brynn White
posted Mar 12, 2010
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Montgomery Clift in The Misfits, directed by John Huston
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KEYWORDS
Montgomery Clift | Elizabeth Taylor | Marlon Brando | James Dean | Hollywood | masculinity | sexuality | stardom | Fred ZinnemannTHE AUTHOR
Brynn White is the programming assistant at Film Forum Repertory. She also contributes to Film Comment, Stop Smiling, and Not Coming to a Theater Near You.
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