Oscar-Nominated Actor Dies At 85 (Tony Curtis)

Metro Source News | 09/30/2010 | Dave Ficere

[prisoner6]

Tony Curtis Obit URGENT

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Oscar-Nominated Actor Dies At 85

(Undated) -- Actor Tony Curtis has died at the age of 85. A representative for his daughter Jamie Lee Curtis' has confirmed the passing of the legendary actor, but no further details are available. Curtis, whose real name was Bernard Schwartz, was perhaps most known for his comedic turn in Billy Wilder's 'Some Like It Hot' with co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.

[united1000]

Oh wow. His passing makes me feel really old

 

 I'll second that!

[BonRad]

Guy was a first class pig. Six wives...and boasted about maintaining a shared apartment (shared with other philanderers) in Manhattan where he (and they) would bring would-be starlets for a quick daytime, er, tryout.

He’s next door to the “Rat Pack” right now.

[tubebender]

Over here...

[KevinDavis]

So????

[BonRad]

Good riddance to a first class pig. Bragged about having an apartment in NYC theater district he shared rent on with a bunch of fellow young actor/phialnderers where they had their quickies w/ wanna-be starlets. Never the least bit apologetic on this that I know of.

He now resides next door to the “Rat Pack”.

[RichInOC]

Wow, what a cast.

[pissant]

Thanks!

[JennysCool]

Great flick, sort of a M*A*S*H feel to it about a stateside military mental hospital in WWII — mixes drama and comedy pretty well. Peck is great as the Captain, and Curtis is Leibowitz, his second in command who’s always running some kind of scam. The book is excellent, too. Highly recommended.

[Stand Watch Listen]

“Mister Roberts”...The character Ensign Pulver was played by Jack Lemmon.

[unkus]

“Mister Roberts”...The character Ensign Pulver was played by Jack Lemmon.
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Thank you. As my daughter would say “You’re getting to be an old fogie, Dad”.

[left that other site]

Some Like It Hot is my Favorite Movie of All Time.

I know it by Heart.

[Inyo-Mono]

I once read that Elvis copied Curtis’ look from 1952’s Son of Ali Baba.

[ScottinVA]

RIP. Good dramatic and comedic actor.

[MHGinTN]

‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘Sparticus’ (or was it The Vikings’) showcased Curtis’s versatility. He also did a great impression of Cary Grant and others in Hollywood.

[mojito]

Another great from the golden age of Hollywood gone.

RIP Mr. Curtis.

[RedCell]

Exactly! One of the best MacGuffin’s ever utilized.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I did about the same thing. My Mother would drop us off at the movies and we might end up seeing a picture at least 3 times before she came back to pick us up which was fine with us.
I loved The Great Race, my dad's name is Leslie so it made it even more special. Only film I know where the Hero was named Leslie, gave dad a DVD of that film.
I also loved that car, “The Leslie Special”, boy I wish I had that car!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[75thOVI]

Another great one on “Eternal Patrol”. Sailor, Rest your oar!

[infowarrior]

The Vikings with Curtis, Douglas, Borgnine, Leigh and that guy with the funky speech impediment and all without major violence and “adult” language!

I watched that again, about a month ago. Even the "schlock" from back then, and schlock that movie really was, is infinitely superior to what Hollyweird offers us today, on a regular basis...

the infowarrior

[M. Espinola]

Tony shall be greatly missed