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    Celebrating the life of

    Tony Curtis

    3rd June, 2025 - 29th September, 2010

    Tony Curtis, born Bernard Schwartz, was an American film actor who passed away at the age of 85 due to a cardiac arrest. He was best known for his roles in "The Defiant Ones" for which he was nominated for an Oscar, "Some Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe, and "Spartacus." He starred in over 100 movies during the course of his career. Born 1925 in Manhattan, New York, he arrived in Hollywood at t... more

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    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Married to Christine Kaufmann for 5 years from 1963 to 1968

    Married to Lisa Deutsch for 1 year from 1993 to 1994

    Kathy Montilla25 Jul 2014
    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Married to Leslie Curtis for 14 years from 1968 to 1982

    Curtis's comedies include "Some Like It Hot"

    Kathy Montilla25 Jul 2014
    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Helped finance the rebuilding of the "Great Synagogue" in Budapest, Hungary"

    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Hollywood legend Tony Curtis accepted the Jules Verne Lifetime Achievement Award

    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Throughout his life, Curtis enjoyed painting

    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Curtis arrived in Hollywood, at age 23

    Curtis passed away at his Henderson home on September 29, 2010, of a cardiac arrest

    Kathy Montilla25 Jul 2014

    Married to Andrea Savio for 8 years from 1984 to 1992

    Kathy Montilla25 Jul 2014
    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Married to Jill Vandenberg Curtis for 12 years from 1998 to 2010

    Was the inspiration for and voiced the character Stoney Curtis on an episode of "The Flintstones"

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    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Married to Janet Leigh for 11 years from 1951 to 1962

    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Born 1925 in Manhattan, New York

    25 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla Curtis nearly died when he contracted pneumonia in December 2006 and was in a coma for more than a month

    Tony Curtis - Last interview

    Kathy Montilla25 Jul 2014

    With his daughter Jamie Lee Curtis on an interview with David Letterman

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    29 Jul 2014

    Kathy Montilla In October 2008, Curtis's autobiography American Prince: A Memoir, was published