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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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  • George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor known for roles as a prison floorwalker in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Sheriff J...
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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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  • Kevin James Clifton (born 13 October 1982) is an English professional dancer and actor who was a professional dancer on the BBC TV series Strictly Come...
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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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  • 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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    Clifton Powell (born March 16, 1956) is an American actor who primarily plays supporting roles in films, such as in Ray (2004), for which he received...
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  • housing area in Goring, in Falmer Avenue. David Jacobs, broadcaster M.E.Clifton James, actor, retired to Worthing Richard Jefferies, author and naturalist...
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  • in which the actor (played in the film by the real person, actor M.E. Clifton-James) hired to impersonate British Field Marshal Montgomery is subject...
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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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    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 Craig Collins Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is an American actor. After starting in 1990 with small roles in film and television, Collins gained attention...
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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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    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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    Clifton Duncan Davis (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, minister, and author. Davis wrote The Jackson 5's No. 2 hit "Never...
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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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  • York at Fredonia (near Buffalo). In 1958, Lucille Sayles married Fred James Clifton, a professor of philosophy at the University at Buffalo, and a sculptor...
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    selling collections of music from the Woodstock era for Time Life. James moved to Clifton, New Jersey in the mid 1970s and circa 2000 to nearby Cedar Grove...
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  • Clifton James (October 2, 1936 – February 16, 2006) was an American drummer who was most closely associated with Bo Diddley, and played on many R&B records...
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  • a consensus. › This is a list of allies of James Bond who appear throughout the film series and novels. M is a Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy, and the...
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    Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively...
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    Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States which is part of the greater Roanoke Region. The population was 3,555 at the 2020...
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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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    (Norway) (1951) 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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    who they think is General Montgomery (actually his double played by M.E. Clifton James). In the 1959 British comedy film Don't Panic Chaps U-53 is depicted...
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    Invisible Man (redirect from Todd Clifton)
    Harlem when Clifton is reported missing and the Brotherhood's membership and influence begin to falter. The narrator can find no trace of Clifton at first...
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    Clifton is an incorporated town located in southwestern Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 243 at the time of the 2020 census...
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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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    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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    Clifton is the largest city in Bosque County, in Central Texas, United States. The city's population was 3,465 at the 2020 census. Clifton is located at...
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