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Failure and its accompanying misery is for the artist his most vital source of creative energy.

Montgomery Clift

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Montgomery Clift
Age: 45 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 17
Died: 1966
Died: July 23
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Omaha
Nebraska
Monty Clift
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