On this day
17
October

Montgomery Clift, Alberta Hunter

Born: Montgomery Clift (1920)
Died: Alberta Hunter (1984)

Born on this day

17OctBorn 1920106th birthday

Montgomery Clift

One of Hollywood’s first great method actors lived his love for men in secret – a strain that shaped his tragic life.

Died on this day

17OctDied 198442nd anniversary of death

Alberta Hunter

A blues star of the 1920s, she spent two decades as a nurse before returning to the stage at 82.