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Oscar-Nominated Actor Dies At 85 (Tony Curtis)
Metro Source News | 09/30/2010 | Dave Ficere

Posted on 09/30/2010 2:31:11 AM PDT by prisoner6

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To: JoeProBono
Thanks, Joe

She is a perfect combination of her mother and father!

81 posted on 09/30/2010 6:28:51 AM PDT by CAluvdubya ("Sarah Palin fights, we cannot spare her."--GonzoGOP)
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To: 30Moves

I loved The Great Race when I was little. Rented it on Netflix for my kids this summer and they loved it.


82 posted on 09/30/2010 6:31:38 AM PDT by Juana la Loca
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Hilarious. I have the recording on her retrospective album back in the ‘90s. I saw her concert in NYC in 2004 - I think that was the year - and she said she wanted to sing “Miss Marmelstein” but Penny Marshall told her during rehearsals that it wasn’t working. So she nixed it! Can you imagine her listening to Laverne???

And of course - when she was on b’way, she sang the song sitting in a chair.


83 posted on 09/30/2010 6:38:20 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: fredhead; Doohickey; judicial meanz; submarinerswife; PogySailor; chasio649; gobucks; Bottom_Gun; ..

American Submariner Ping!


84 posted on 09/30/2010 7:03:28 AM PDT by SmithL
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To: prisoner6

He was in three of my favorite movies, “The Vikings”. “The Greagt Race”, and Operation Petticoat”

I read he had a real soft spot for “Operation Petticoat”, because he always wanted to serve on a submarine, and always wanted to make a movie with Cary Grant.Curtis enlisted in the Navy in WW II, volunteered for, and graduated from Sub School. He was assigned, however, to a sub tender. He witnessed the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay from his ship.

RIP


85 posted on 09/30/2010 7:05:32 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: prisoner6
Here's an interesting earlier article about Tony Curtis:

Tony Curtis Blasts 'Brokeback Mountain'

86 posted on 09/30/2010 7:05:39 AM PDT by murdoog ("Aim high. Shoot straight. Praise the Lord. Audit the FED." Gary North)
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To: fredhead

As a kid I just loved all of light hearted WWII naval comedies.


87 posted on 09/30/2010 7:12:57 AM PDT by RingerSIX
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To: prisoner6

Rest in peace Tony Curtis.


88 posted on 09/30/2010 7:18:39 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: 101voodoo

Tony Curtis was from The Bronx, not Brooklyn. The accents are very similar.


89 posted on 09/30/2010 7:28:29 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (If not for the double standard, liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: prisoner6
I thought he died about 20 years ago.

Well, rest in peace, Stony Curtis.

90 posted on 09/30/2010 7:28:43 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
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To: 101voodoo
speaks with a Brooklyn accent.

Not likely a Brooklyn accent.

Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz in the Bronx, New York, the son of Emanuel Schwartz and his wife Helen Klein.[1][2] His parents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants from Mátészalka, Hungary. Hungarian was Curtis' only language until he was five or six, postponing his schooling.

91 posted on 09/30/2010 7:41:59 AM PDT by HearMe
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To: wita

Cary Grant... Operation Petticoat. :)


92 posted on 09/30/2010 7:49:43 AM PDT by Tru2Texas
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To: Rummyfan

He was good in “Mr. Roberts” with Henry Fonda and William Powell and James Cagney and Ward Bond, et al.


93 posted on 09/30/2010 8:02:47 AM PDT by unkus
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To: prisoner6

My wife and I love his old movie’s and watch them whenever they are on tcm.


94 posted on 09/30/2010 8:10:28 AM PDT by Grunthor (Tax cuts for the poor! If the poor can keep more money they may start hiring again!)
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To: prisoner6

Fav Curtis film is The Boston Strangler.


95 posted on 09/30/2010 8:14:13 AM PDT by the scotsman
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To: CAluvdubya

I think it was sweet of you to think of her father when you saw her. I guess I was typing because I didn’t see her during DWTS.


96 posted on 09/30/2010 8:31:18 AM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: prisoner6

Tony was terrific in this. One of my all-time favorites.

97 posted on 09/30/2010 8:41:14 AM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: stylecouncilor

¨I hope you win! I hope you win, you Great Leslie, you.¨

RIP


98 posted on 09/30/2010 8:51:27 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: fredhead

Operation Petticoat! One of my all time favorites.


99 posted on 09/30/2010 9:01:13 AM PDT by RedCell (Honor thy Father (9/6/07) - Semper Fi / "...it is their duty, to throw off such government...")
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To: prisoner6; JoeProBono; stephenjohnbanker; M. Espinola; EggsAckley; TruthHound; Quix
Most folks do not know that Tony Curtis was a great painter. His paintings are famous all over the world. I saw some of his works displayed in galleries in Honolulu and Maui. Below is a copy of one painting. Click on the image. Other links are provided as well:



L'Auberge Vase

More Links for Tony Curtis Paintings

JMPO -- But I believe Curtis may ultimately become more famous for his art than for his acting.

100 posted on 09/30/2010 9:10:28 AM PDT by ex-Texan (Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 20)
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