Tony Curtis has died. He was a big actor, a star in the 1950s and early 1960s. He died yesterday at his home in the Las Vegas area. The Associated Press reports the cause of death as cardiac arrest. He was 85.
Tony Curtis starred with Sidney Poitier in "The Defiant Ones". I shall never forget that movie. He starred with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot." I shall never forget that movie. I liked the movie he made with Burt Lancaster, "Sweet Smell of Success." I liked what he did in the movie "Spartacus."I like the movie "The Vikings." I like the movie "Operation Petticoat."
Tony Curtis is being remembered for "The Defiant Ones," which brought him a best actor nomination for an Academy Award, and for "Some Like It Hot," which is considered to be one of the best movie comedies of all times.
Tony Curtis, R.I.P.