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Oct 22, 2022 · After the car accident, Clift only took on a few more movie roles. His heavy drinking had already been a problem before his crash and the addition of taking painkillers afterwards only accelerated his decline, according to Vanity Fair .
Aug 17, 2021 · In a past interview, the star's friend, Kevin McCarthy, explained that Clift drove very high before the accident. After leaving a party organized by co-star Elizabeth Taylor in May 1956, Clift raced along a steep road before crashing.
Despite the studio's concerns over profits, Clift correctly predicted the film would do well, if only because moviegoers would flock to see the difference in his facial appearance before and after the crash.
Sep 23, 2014 · But before the film could be released, Clift passed away, wholly without fanfare, at the age of 45, succumbing to years of drug and alcohol abuse. Taylor, caught up in filming with Richard Burton...
Feb 7, 2017 · One night, after dinner at Taylor’s house, Clift fell asleep at the wheel driving home and smashed his car into a telephone pole. Though Clift would survive, the accident necessitated plastic surgery on his face, which permanently changed his appearance.
Apr 2, 2014 · Final Years. In May 1957 tragedy struck when Clift, driving home from a party at Taylor's California home, veered off the road and struck a telephone pole. The accident devastated Clift,...
Monty’s Brush With Death | Montgomery Clift Car Accident And More (Part II) - 1957. From what was almost the end we go back to the beginning: a conservative family, a love-starved childhood...
