On September 29 movie and television actor Tony Curtis died in Nevada at age 85. Born Bernard Schwartz in the Bronx, Curtis's career extended over six decades. Perhaps his most famous film was the now classic 1959 Billy Wilder comedy "Some Like It Hot" (Merrick Library DVD collection) in which Tony Curtis costarred with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. In 2009, Curtis recounted his experiences in the book "The Making of Some Like It Hot: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie." (Merrick Library Non-Fiction collection) A year before, the actor penned "American Prince: A Memoir," (Merrick Library Biography collection) covering his life up to age eighty.
Right after making "Some Like It Hot," Tony Curtis starred opposite Cary Crant in the World War II comedy "Operation Petticoat." Eighteen years later, a television series
based on that war movie premiered on ABC. Among the cast was Curtis's daughter Jamie Lee in her first series. Jamie Lee Curtis has gone on to a prolific film career that includes the following movies in Merrick's DVD collection:
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Christmas with the Kranks
A Fish Called Wanda
Freaky Friday
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