RIP Tony Curtis

[Mick Mac]

I know there are some fans on here but can't remember who. Sad news anyway.

[waynetta]

Has any man ever been so beautiful.

[Emerson Crane]

What a shame, he was great in the 70's with Roger Moore in The Persuaders, great theme tune as well by John Barry

[giggirl]

PeckhamRose - big TC fan. What a shame. Some Like It Hot with Jack Lemmon - he was brilliant in that.

[dita-on-tees]

He was wonderful in Some Like it Hot. I still love the scene where he feigns a lack of feeling to get Marilyn to kiss him, deceptive maybe, but oh so charming.

[DJKillaQueen]

He was also brilliantly funny in person too. One of all time movie greats.

[SimonM]

"Some Like It Hot" - a film I never tire of watching " ....."I'm Spartacus!".....great star, raconteur and writer...

[jalapeno]

Mine has to be 'The Prime Target' followed by 'The Immortals', such competent acting skills manifested in both films. He was a great actor indeed.

[Keef]

Some like it hot is one of the best comedies ever made!

[jalapeno]

Mw too Keef! :)

[waynetta]

He was good in the Vikings too. Also with Kirk Douglas.

[jalapeno]

Must check that one out Netta, Kirk's far better appealing to the eye than his sibling 'long chin', that is Michael.

[Ridgley]

Yep he was, very good at his craft very few actors of that generation now:(

[Emerson Crane]

Also excellent in The Boston Strangler

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Loved his films and The Persuaders.

[Moos]

jalapeno Wrote:

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> Must check that one out Netta, Kirk's far better

> appealing to the eye than his sibling 'long chin',

> that is Michael.

Poor Michael - he hasn't aged well, but to be taken for your own father's brother.. that's got to hurt.

[jalapeno]

You embark on an interesting point there, problem with too many lookalikes, one can only be left in confusion in the face of so much speculation... I guess you've aged well to know the game.

[Moos]

I have indeed aged remarkably well, thank you for the kind compliment, and look as dewy and fresh-faced as ever I did.

But Michael Douglas is certainly Kirk's son. Here is a rather sweet photo of him aged 4-ish with his father, wot I got from his Wikipedia entry.

[jalapeno]

I really hope he won't be devastated to find out all that plastic surgery has left him looking older than his own father, Good heavens!

my commiserations Mike. Kirk was astonishing in Spartacus - what a legend.

[giggirl]

Post deleted because I had a dumb moment.

[Axeman]

I honestly don't mean to be inflammatory here, but it never ceases to amaze me how and why people start shedding tears over complete strangers. Even if they were on TV.

Where does it end?

[Emerson Crane]

Axeman Wrote:

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> I honestly don't mean to be inflammatory here, but

> it never ceases to amaze me how and why people

> start shedding tears over complete strangers. Even

> if they were on TV.

>

> Where does it end?

Forget celebrities, but when innocent people die as a result of War, Famine, Flood or whatever, you can't find it in yourself to be saddened by the waste of human life?

[waynetta]

It's sad about Michael Douglas having throat cancer. Especially as apparently it could have been diagnosed much earlier. I think he looks ok for his age and I've always thought his films were pretty good.

[PeckhamRose]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I am a massive Tony Curtis fan and started the thread about him earlier this year.

I have just come home and even before turniong the telly on am reading the news I have been dreading ON ThIS FORUM.

I am devastated. He was fabulous. I am going to spend the weekend watching my Persuaders DVD of ALL the shows back to back. They're showing Monte Carlo or Bust next week on telly.

OH I am so sad.

ANd YES jsut to get OFF thread for a moment I get sad when people die in wars. But give us a break will you!

[waynetta]

Today is also the 50th anniversary of the Flinstones and on the radio today they mentioned that Tony once appeared in it as 'Stony Curtis'. I think I remember that one too.