Montgomery Clift. Actor: A Place in the Sun. Edward Montgomery Clift (nicknamed 'Monty' his entire life) was born on Octo in Omaha, Nebraska, just after his twin sister Roberta () and eighteen months after his brother Brooks Clift. He was the son of Ethel "Sunny" Anderson (Fogg; ) and William Brooks Clift (). His father made a lot of money in banking but.