Clift, Montgomery b. October 17, 1920 d. July 23, 1966 Actor. He is best remembered for his role as ‘Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt’ in the motion picture "From Here to Eternity" (1953). He represented the new wave of post-World War II actors who were handsome, intelligent, soft-spoken, introspective, and acted with intensity. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, just after his twin sister Roberta, to a banking family, his mother, Ethel, had been born out of wedlock, and she determined that the children would grow up knowing their true southern aristocratic...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Cause of death: Heart Attack Friends Quaker Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA