My mother used to say the name "Tony Curtis" with a dreamy look in her eye. Today we say goodbye to a film legend, the most notable of his movies being "Some Like It Hot" which very well may have been one of the inspirations behind the unmemorable TV sitcom, "Bosom Buddies." Sure, Curtis and Lemmon needed some makeup tips from RuPaul but it remains a true classic and it was the first movie I thought of when I heard the news this morning. Tony Curtis was married 6 times, most notably to Janet Leigh with whom he had daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, and was linked romantically to Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe. Not only will he be remembered for his films but also for a very colorful life
He wrote two Autobiograpies American Prince: A Memoir
and Tony Curtis: The Autobiography
and made about 100 films. His penchant for comedy and his not for the prudish autobiographies will cement his place in Hollywood and in pop culture.| Beachhead | 2005 | |
| Reflections of Evil | 2002 | |
| The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man | 1999 | |
| Play It to the Bone | 1999 | |
| Star Games | 1998 | |
| Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball | 1997 | |
| Not with My Wife, You Don't! | 1996 | |
| The Immortals | 1995 | |
| The Mummy Lives | 1995 | |
| Naked in New York | 1994 | |
| Center of the Web | 1992 | |
| Christmas in Connecticut | 1992 | |
| Hollywood Babylon | 1992 | |
| Prime Target | 1991 | |
| Lobster Man From Mars | 1990 | |
| Midnight | 1989 | |
| The Last of Philip Banter | 1986 | |
| Mafia Princess | 1986 | |
| Club Life | 1985 | |
| Insignificance | 1985 | |
| Brainwaves | 1982 | |
| Sex on the Run | 1981 | |
| Title Shot | 1981 | |
| Little Miss Marker | 1980 | |
| The Mirror Crack'd | 1980 | |
| The Amorous Mis-Adventures of Casanova | 1978 | |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | 1978 | |
| The Manitou | 1978 | |
| Sextette | 1978 | |
| Vegas | 1978 | |
| The Last Tycoon | 1977 | |
| Lepke | 1975 | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 1974 | |
| Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? | 1970 | |
| Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies | 1969 | |
| The Boston Strangler | 1968 | |
| Arrivederci, Baby! | 1966 | |
| Boeing Boeing | 1965 | |
| The Great Race | 1965 | |
| Paris When It Sizzles | 1964 | |
| Sex and the Single Girl | 1964 | |
| 40 Pounds of Trouble | 1963 | |
| Captain Newman, M.D. | 1963 | |
| The List of Adrian Messenger | 1963 | |
| Taras Bulba | 1962 | |
| The Great Impostor | 1961 | |
| Spartacus | 1960 | |
| Operation Petticoat | 1959 | |
| Some Like It Hot | 1959 | |
| The Defiant Ones | 1958 | |
| Kings Go Forth | 1958 | |
| The Perfect Furlough | 1958 | |
| The Vikings | 1958 | |
| Sweet Smell of Success | 1957 | |
| Trapeze | 1956 | |
| Black Shield of Falworth | 1954 | |
| Houdini | 1953 | |
| Son of Ali Baba | 1952 | |
| Francis the Talking Mule | 1950 | |
| Winchester '73 | 1950 | |
| Johnny Stool Pigeon | 1949 |
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