Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American actor whose career spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films, in roles covering a wide range of genres. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances. He achieved his first major recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Defiant Ones (1958) alongside Sidney Poitier (who was also nominated in the same category). This was followed by the comedies Some Like It Hot and Operation Petticoat in 1959. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in the epic historical drama Spartacus. His stardom and film career declined considerably after 1960. His most significant dramatic part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama The Boston Strangler. Curtis also took on the role of the Ukrainian Cossack Andrei in the historical action romance epic Taras Bulba in 1962 and starred in the ITC TV series The Persuaders!, with Curtis playing American millionaire Danny Wilde. The series ran for twenty-four episodes. Curtis is the father of actresses Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis with his first wife, actress Janet Leigh, and actresses Allegra Curtis and Alexandra Curtis with his second wife Christine Kaufmann. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 3, 1925 (New York City), Died September 29, 2010 (Henderson)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 7887 | 9/14/1954 | The gypsy in my soul | Tony Curtis | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 7888 | 9/14/1954 | The first thing you know | Tony Curtis | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Curtis, Tony," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310549.
Curtis, Tony. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310549.
"Curtis, Tony." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Tony Curtis
Discogs: Tony Curtis
IMDb: Tony Curtis
Britannica: Tony Curtis
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Curtis, Tony, 1925-2010 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84199940
Wikidata: Tony Curtis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q162389
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/84973434
MusicBrainz: Tony Curtis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/625b62ed-2bc9-4c95-9ac9-0dcdfe989909
Getty ULAN: Curtis, Tony - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500183967
ISNI: 0000 0001 0920 8893 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109208893
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