Loss of a Legend

[mudmaiden]

Just heard that Tony Curtis pased away on Sept. 30. A true acting legend we will all miss!

[Robert]

Just heard that Tony Curtis pased away on Sept. 30. A true acting legend we will all miss!

Thanks for posting the reminder Mudmaiden... I meant to but got distracted.

Some of my favorite movies are actually some of his lesser known ones: "Trapeze" and "Who was that Lady," but my all time favorite is "The Vikings".

Rest well Tony, and thanks!

Robert

[PM2K]

Just heard that Tony Curtis pased away on Sept. 30. A true acting legend we will all miss!

Thanks for posting the reminder Mudmaiden... I meant to but got distracted.

Some of my favorite movies are actually some of his lesser known ones: "Trapeze" and "Who was that Lady," but my all time favorite is "The Vikings".

Rest well Tony, and thanks!

Robert

"The Black Shield of Falworth" is a fun one too...

Another true original is gone, all the more sadder when one compares Tony and his ilk to what passes for celebrity these days...

[Lomax]

"The Black Shield of Falworth" is a fun one too...

Ah, that one. I must admit I find it funny when American actors try to do English accents (to be fair it's probably just as funny the other way round - though Hugh Lawrie does pretty well in House, I believe) - but Tony Curtis's Brooklyn vowels in mediaeval England gets me every time.

Oh - and before anyone else says it: I'm Spartacus.

[water_bug_62208]

I was particularly fond of Operation Petticoat.

I concur with PM2K... they don't make them like Tony anymore.

Best wishes to Tony on his new adventure, and best wishes to his family and friends.

[Jaguar Paw]

Who's Tony Curtis anyway? Most Brits were distraught at the news that Norman "Pitkin" Wisdom died today; the only Brit actor to make it big in Albania! All together now; "Mr Grimsdale! MISTER GRIMSDALE!"

[Robert]

Who's Tony Curtis anyway? Most Brits were distraught at the news that Norman "Pitkin" Wisdom died today; the only Brit actor to make it big in Albania! All together now; "Mr Grimsdale! MISTER GRIMSDALE!"

A stage and screen actor well loved and admired well before you were born.

Have some respect!

Robert

[Duncan Edwards]

I was a big Tony Curtis fan. He was one of those guys that rose to a high level in old Hollywood and never took himself too seriously. After reading accounts of his funeral I can truly believe that. Apparently there was much laughter and he was buried with his Stetson and his favorite gadget, his iPhone. A proud veteran of the Second World War he was put away with appropriate honors in a flag draped coffin.

His contributions to our particular interest, while peripheral, bear mention. He was married to Janet Leigh of Psycho fame and remains the only actress I know of to have been sunk while wrapped in a shower curtain in the trunk of a car. Daughter Jamiel Lee Curtis was the subject of some discussion here recently for her sand monster scene as a young actress on Buck Rogers.

Seriously, a much appreciated great actor and a cool guy.

[DangerGirl]

His contributions to our particular interest, while peripheral, bear mention. He was married to Janet Leigh of Psycho fame and remains the only actress I know of to have been sunk while wrapped in a shower curtain in the trunk of a car. Daughter Jamiel Lee Curtis was the subject of some discussion here recently for her sand monster scene as a young actress on Buck Rogers.

As long as we're playing the 6 Degrees of Separation Game, Vera Miles played Janet Leigh's sister in Psycho. Coincidence?

[Fred588]

His contributions to our particular interest, while peripheral, bear mention. He was married to Janet Leigh of Psycho fame and remains the only actress I know of to have been sunk while wrapped in a shower curtain in the trunk of a car. Daughter Jamiel Lee Curtis was the subject of some discussion here recently for her sand monster scene as a young actress on Buck Rogers.

As long as we're playing the 6 Degrees of Separation Game, Vera Miles played Janet Leigh's sister in Psycho. Coincidence?

Mathematical proof that SOMEONE is one of us. [Whatever that means.]