Montgomery Edward "Monty" Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American movie, television, radio, and stage actor who is known for his roles in "From Here to Eternity", "A Place in the Sun", "The Misfits", "Red River", and in "Judgement at Nuremberg". He was nominated four times for an Academy Award. His great-great-grandfather was politician Francis Preston Blair.