M. E. Clifton James
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Meyrick Edward Clifton James was an actor and soldier, most famous for his physical resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery – an attribute that was used by British intelligence, as part of a m
Clifton James posing as General Montgomery
Lt. Clifton James
David Niven
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James David Graham Niven was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an A
M. E. Clifton James
…in it, quite briefly, as "Monty". MI5 decided to exploit that resemblance to confuse German intelligence. James was contacted by Lieutenant-Colonel David Niven, who worked for the Army's film unit, and was asked to go to London on the pretext of making a film. When Niven explained that it was about something…
Niven in 1973
With Loretta Young in Eternally Yours (1939)
With Leslie Howard in The First of the Few (1942)
Niven in 1949