{"product_id":"the-longest-suicide-in-hollywood-9780999306949","title":"The Longest Suicide in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs matinee idols go, Montgomery Clift had the looks, the personality and the acting talent to climb to the top of the heap as one of Hollywood's leading men of the 1950s. Tackling westerns like \u003cstrong\u003eRed River\u003c\/strong\u003e, suspense pictures like \u003cstrong\u003eI Confess\u003c\/strong\u003e, war films like \u003cstrong\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/strong\u003e, to romance and drama in films like \u003cstrong\u003eA Place in the Sun \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eThe Heiress\u003c\/strong\u003e, Clift had it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, having it all was not everything it was cracked up to be for this complex man. Struggling with stardom and his place in the limelight, Clift loved acting, but hated Hollywood. He shunned the spotlight and avoided Tinsel Town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1956 during the making of \u003cstrong\u003eRaintree County \u003c\/strong\u003ehe was involved in a horrific car crash that nearly took his life. The difficult recovery left him addicted to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain. It was a slippery slope for a man who was already on the edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1956 until his death in 1966, insiders called it, \"The longest suicide in Hollywood.\" Now, go behind the films, the life and the struggles of Montgomery Clift for a look at the highs and lows and difficult last years of one of Hollywood's brightest stars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4910102\"\u003eJohn William Law\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aplomb Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999306949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999306944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004120\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aplomb Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830465331339,"sku":"9780999306949","price":26.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_0c37511e-4aa7-4c9b-b60c-5284fbbd27a4.jpg?v=1755578134","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-longest-suicide-in-hollywood-9780999306949","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}