Hollywood legend Tony Curtis dies, aged 85
Hollywood actor Tony Curtis, best known for light comedies including "Some Like It Hot," has died at 85. [itnplayer id="01b788b3426b569245a6436ba90575c4"] Hollywood actor Tony Curtis, best known for light comedies including "Some Like It Hot," has died at 85. His death was confirmed by a representive of his daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis received an Oscar nomination in 1959 for his role in "The Defiant Ones," in which he starred opposite Sidney Poitier. He was born Bernard Schwartz in the Bronx on June 3, 1925. He appeared in more than 100 films, including "The Vikings (1958)," "Operation Petticoat (1959)," "Some Like it Hot" (1959), "Spartacus" (1960) ,"The Great Race" (1965) and "The Boston Strangler" (1968). He was married six times, including to actress Janet Leigh. They were married for 11 years, divorcing in 1962. Curtis had been in poor health for the last several years. He was hospitalized in July after an asthma attack. Obituary and tributes in today's Shropshire Star http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR0vlqarFD4
Actor Tony Curtis, who was best known for his role in the movie Some Like it Hot, has died. He was 85.
The star's business manager and family spokesman Preston Ahearn said the Oscar-nominated actor passed away last night peacefully in bed next to his wife in their home in Henderson, Nevada.
His death was confirmed by Clark County coroner Mike Murphy who said the actor died of a heart attack at his Las Vegas area home.
Appearing on stage in 2008, Curtis was asked by an audience member what he would like to have written on his gravestone. "Nobody's perfect," he quipped, quoting the final line of his best-loved comedy, Some Like it Hot.
He was born Bernard Schwartz to Hungarian immigrant parents in the Bronx.
Marketed as prime 1950s beefcake by Hollywood, he won plaudits for his role as a venal Press agent in the 1957 drama The Sweet Smell of Success.
The following year he gained his only Oscar nomination for his turn opposite Sidney Poitier in the tense racial parable The Defiant Ones.
His most enduring screen role, however, remains his role as a runaway jazz musician, alongside Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, in Billy Wilder's 1959 classic Some Like it Hot. Curtis, the father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis, married six times and appeared to revel in his reputation as a carouser.
"I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman young enough to be my wife," he once remarked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR0vlqarFD4
