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Clift never physically or emotionally recovered from his car accident, as his handsome facial looks were gone forever.

His post-accident career has been referred to as the " longest suicide in Hollywood history " because of his alleged, subsequent abuse of painkillers and alcohol.

He even behaved erratically in public, which embarrassed his friends, including Kevin McCarthy and Jack Larson.

Neverless, Clift continued to work over the next ten years.

His next three films were Lonelyhearts ( 1958 ), The Young Lions ( 1958 ), and Suddenly, Last Summer ( 1959 ).

Clift next starred with Lee Remick in Elia Kazan's Wild River in 1960.

In 1958, he turned down what became Dean Martin's role as " Dude " in Rio Bravo, which would have reunited him with his co-stars from Red River, John Wayne and Walter Brennan.