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    Meyrick Edward Clifton James (April 1898 – 5 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, with a resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery which was used...
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  • screenplay was adapted by Bryan Forbes from the autobiography of M. E. Clifton James, an actor who pretended to be General Bernard Montgomery as a decoy...
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  • (released in the US as The Counterfeit General Montgomery) is a book by M. E. Clifton James, first published in London in 1954. It was made into a film in 1958...
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    Following the war M. E. Clifton James wrote a book about the operation, I Was Monty's Double. It was later adapted into a film, with James in the lead role...
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  • Soldier M. E. Clifton James successfully impersonated General Bernard Montgomery ("Monty") for intelligence purposes during World War II. In 1940, James acted...
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    Montgomery of Alamein Biography portal United Kingdom portal Afrika Korps M. E. Clifton James (Montgomery's double during the World War II) Tex Banwell (another...
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    included a small part in the deception operation that used minor actor M. E. Clifton James to impersonate General Sir Bernard Montgomery. During his work with...
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    signal to the Germans that an invasion was not imminent. The actor M.E. Clifton James, who bore a strong resemblance to the general, made public appearances...
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    1930s and 1940s.[citation needed] In 1944, shortly before D-Day, M. E. Clifton James, who bore a close resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery...
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  • 1958 in film (section M)
    and Golden Globe for Best Actress) I Was Monty's Double, starring M. E. Clifton James and John Mills – (Britain) Ice Cold in Alex, directed by J. Lee Thompson...
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  • Was Monty's Double (1958), the story of Operation Copperhead with M. E. Clifton James playing himself; it was made for Associated British. In between the...
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    The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset...
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    the Germans, Clarke located a look-alike, pre-war actor Lieutenant M. E. Clifton James, and brought him to the Mediterranean under much ceremony. Through...
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  • invasion. Clarke located a look-alike, pre-war actor Lieutenant M. E. Clifton James, and had him study Montgomery's appearance and mannerisms. The actor...
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  • (1877–1957), Australian Anglican bishop Merlin James (born 1960), British artist M. E. Clifton James (1898–1963), British actor, impersonator of Field...
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    General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson, former Vice-Chief of Defence Staff M. E. Clifton James, actor trained to impersonate Bernard Montgomery in World War II...
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  • Patsy Crawford Pamela Bramah as Beauty Queen Alfie Bass as a redcoat M. E. Clifton James as himself (Monty's Double) Patricia Roc, Cheerful Charlie Chester...
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    Clifton is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Criss-crossed by several major highways, the city is a regional commercial hub for...
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    Clifton College is a public school in the city of Bristol in South West England, founded in 1862 and offering both boarding and day school for pupils...
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    Clifton Craig Collins Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is an American film and television actor. He is a Primetime Emmy Award, Independent Spirit Award, Satellite...
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    old. Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (d. 1618) Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, Duchess consort of Lennox (c. 1592–1637) James Stewart, 4th...
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  • Leslie Phillips Squadron Leader Blake Duncan Lamont Weapons Corporal M. E. Clifton James Field Marshal Montgomery Kynaston Reeves Air Minister John Le Mesurier...
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    Harrogate's Stray; its place is now taken by a block of flats. Clifton House School was created by James Walter Nuttall in 1899, possibly benefiting from the closure...
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  • film-title I Was Monty's Double; the film being based upon the career of M. E. Clifton James, an actor who was employed during the Second World War to impersonate...
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    Clifton is the largest city in Bosque County, Texas, United States. The city's population was 3,465 at the 2020 census. Clifton was founded in the winter...
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  • Alan Tilvern as German Captain John Le Mesurier as Staff Colonel M. E. Clifton James as Field Marshal Montgomery In one of the lorries a photo of football...
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    ISBN 0-356-10732-9. Clifton College Register 1862–1947. Old Cliftonian Society. Winterbottom, Derek (1991). A Season's Fame: How A.E.J. Collins of Clifton College...
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    Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown FRICS MP (born 23 March 1953) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament...
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    the youngest being actor and soldier M. E. Clifton James. As well as having an avid interest in cricket, James was involved in a number of other sports...
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    The Diocese of Clifton is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centred at the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Clifton, England. The...
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