TY - BOOK AU - Lawrence,Amy TI - The passion of Montgomery CliftAmy Lawrence SN - 9780520945821 AV - PN2287 .P377 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Clift, Montgomery KW - Motion picture actors and actresses KW - United States KW - Public opinion KW - Motion pictures KW - Social aspects KW - Popular culture KW - Fine Arts KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; The face of a saint --; The bobby-soxers' idol --; Actor as saint --; Facing persecution --; Mortification of the flesh --; A gay martyr --; Nothing sacred; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=547404&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -