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...

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...

(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...

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...

Soldier M. E. Clifton James successfully impersonated General Bernard Montgomery ("Monty") for intelligence purposes during World War II. In 1940, James acted...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(1877–1957), Australian Anglican bishop Merlin James (born 1960), British artist M. E. Clifton James (1898–1963), British actor, impersonator of Field...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

old. Gervase Clifton, 1st Baron Clifton (d. 1618) Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, Duchess consort of Lennox (c. 1592–1637) James Stewart, 4th...

Leslie Phillips Squadron Leader Blake Duncan Lamont Weapons Corporal M. E. Clifton James Field Marshal Montgomery Kynaston Reeves Air Minister John Le Mesurier...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...