Elizabeth Taylor Found Montgomery Clift After the Crash—She Saved His Life| Untold Hollywood Stories

Описание: On May 12, 1956, Elizabeth Taylor saved Montgomery Clift’s life.
She found him trapped in a crushed car, choking on his own teeth — and acted before anyone else could.
But while she saved his life that night, she couldn’t save what Hollywood would later take from him.
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING:
This documentary discusses car accidents, facial injuries, substance abuse, and mental health struggles. Viewer discretion is advised.
May 12, 1956.
A foggy night in Beverly Hills.
Montgomery Clift — the most beautiful face in Hollywood and a pioneer of method acting — crashed his car into a telephone pole. His face was shattered. His jaw was broken. Two teeth had fallen back into his throat. He was choking to death.
Elizabeth Taylor was hosting a dinner party nearby.
When she heard the crash, she ran into the dark road in her evening dress and heels. She crawled through the wreckage, reached into Clift’s bleeding mouth, and pulled out the teeth blocking his airway.
Elizabeth Taylor saved Montgomery Clift’s life.
What happened next changed everything.
Clift returned to filming just nine weeks later — but his face was no longer the same. The left side was partially paralyzed. His perfect features were gone. Insurance companies refused to cover him. Directors questioned his reliability. Hollywood, once obsessed with his beauty, began to turn away.
This is the documented true story of Montgomery Clift — the revolutionary actor who changed American cinema, the man Elizabeth Taylor called her soulmate, and the tragic accident that destroyed Hollywood’s most famous face.
🔓 WHAT THIS VIDEO EXPLORES
→ The exact moments Elizabeth Taylor intervened at the crash scene
→ Why doctors said Clift should never have survived
→ How Hollywood reacted when his face changed
→ The role Elizabeth Taylor played in saving his later career
→ Why Clift’s influence on modern acting is still underestimated
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• How do you think Hollywood would handle a similar accident today?
• What is your favorite Montgomery Clift performance?
• How important was Elizabeth Taylor’s friendship to his survival?
• Do you see Clift’s influence in modern actors?
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We tell stories of triumph and tragedy with equal care.
Montgomery Clift was more than his accident — he was a revolutionary actor whose influence shaped generations. This video presents his story in full context.
📚 VERIFIED SOURCES & DOCUMENTATION
Primary Biographies
• Montgomery Clift: A Biography — Patricia Bosworth (1978)
• Making Montgomery Clift — Charles Casillo (2018)
• Elizabeth Takes Off — Elizabeth Taylor (1987)
• A Life — Elia Kazan (1988)
Contemporary Accounts
• Kevin McCarthy — eyewitness testimony
• Edward Dmytryk — It’s a Hell of a Life But Not a Bad Living
• Cedars of Lebanon Hospital records (1956)
• Insurance production delay documents
Film Analysis
• Raintree County (1957)
• Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
• The Misfits (1961)
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