Publicity still from The Misfits featuring Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe, and Clark Gable, 1961, United Artists
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Monty’s cataclysmic car accident throws a wrench in his stardom, his mental and physical health, and his relationship with Libby, who begins to see Monty’s other beloved female friend, Elizabeth Taylor, as an enemy. Monty tries to get his career on track by making a number of interesting films, including Lonelyhearts and Wild River. But by the time he’s shooting The Misfits in 1960, his relationship with Libby is so strained that she marries someone else – a man who doesn’t want his new wife to have anything to do with Clift, or anyone else who presents as queer.
(00:00) Raintree County and Clift’s Crash
(07:40) Libby vs. Liz Taylor
(13:02) Written on the Wind
(20:49) Jane Bowles’s amour fou
(31:17) The Young Lions and Monty’s Broken Heart
(38:30) Lonelyhearts
(48:48) Monty’s Last Chance at Straight Romance
(55:34) The Misfits
(01:01:44) Libby Gets Married
Still from Wild River, 1960, 20th Century Fox, directed by Elia Kazan
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Myrna Loy with Robert Ryan in Lonelyhearts, 1958, United Artists
Music:
The music used in this episode, with the exception of the intro, was sourced from royalty-free music libraries and licensed music collections. The intro includes a clip from the film Casablanca.
Excerpts from the following songs were used throughout the episode:
Glass Obelisk - Plain Grey
Demalion - Faithless Constellation
Fabulist - Denton
Trailhead - Access Road 214
Fabulist - Sudden Uncertainty
Vacant Distillery - The Coil Winds
Illinois and Maco - County Courtship
Fabulist - Credence Telnik
Bitters - Lovers Hollow
Evan Viola - Exposition A (Ambient)
This episode was written, narrated, edited and produced by Karina Longworth.
Our editor this season is Evan Viola.
Research, production, and social media assistant: Brendan Whalen.
Special research assistance provided by Audrey Fox
You Must Remember This and “The Bisexuals” Logo design: Teddy Blanks.
Montgomery Clift in Suddenly, Last Summer, 1959, Columbia Pictures