Montgomery Clift: Beautiful Loser [Hardcover]

Barney Hoskyns (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1992

Rare archival photographs and a powerful text reveal the tragically confused life story of an actor whose work has influenced generations of thespians, from James Dean to Robert De Niro. 12,500 first printing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Grove Pr (August 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802115128
• ISBN-13: 978-0802115126
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 10 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,567,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant record of a unique star, March 2, 2000

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This review is from: Montgomery Clift: Beautiful Loser (Hardcover)

Montgomery Clift was called, by Spencer Tracy, "the finest actor" of his generation. This is a truthful, candid, but respectful record of his life and times, from the constraints of his overprotected childhood, through his early theatrical and movie fame to his untimely death of heart failure at 45. It is illustrated with both movie stills and rare, previously unpublished candids, which show Monty's strengths and weaknesses as an actor and as a man. Barney Hoskyns has written an engaging, often amusing text. He does not try to provide any glib answers to Monty's decline and fall, but does share some wry insights. The book is beautifully presented. While it is obviously for the fans, it is no vacuous, "pop-star" style work, but a solid tribute to a great star.