Lawrence, Amy,  1957- <br/><br/>
The passion of Montgomery CliftAmy Lawrence. 

 - Berkeley :  University of California Press,  (c)2010. 
 - 1 online resource (ix, 333 pages, 8. pages of plates) :  illustrations (some color) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The face of a saint --  The bobby-soxers' idol --  Actor as saint --  Facing persecution --  Mortification of the flesh --  A gay martyr --  Nothing sacred. 
<br/><br/> From his 1948 film debut in Red River through such classics as The Heiress, A Place in the Sun, and From Here to Eternity, Montgomery Clift exemplified a new masculinity and--leading the way for a generation of actors, including Marlon Brando and James Dean--epitomized the new naturalistic style of acting. Clift's impact was such that, both during his troubled life and after his untimely death, fans described the actor in religious terms, characterizing Clift as a vision, acolyte, and martyr. In The Passion of Montgomery Clift, Amy Lawrence challenges the myth of Clift as tragic victim by examin 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520945821 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Clift, Montgomery--Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion picture actors and actresses--Public opinion.--United States<br/>Motion pictures--Social aspects.<br/>Popular culture--United States.<br/>Fine Arts.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN2287  / .P377 2010