FILM STAR TONY CURTIS DIES AT 85
Baku, September 30 (AZERTAC). Hollywood star Tony Curtis has died of a cardiac arrest at his US home in Nevada aged 85, according to BBC News.
The Oscar-nominated actor, who starred in Some Like it Hot opposite Marilyn Monroe, passed away peacefully in bed, a family spokesman said.
The star received an Oscar nod in 1959 for The Defiant Ones, in which he starred with Sidney Poitier.
His career spanned six decades and he made more than 120 films including Trapeze, Spartacus and The Vikings.
Clark County coroner Mike Murphy told the Associated Press that the actor died at 2125 local time on Wednesday.
His actress daughter Jamie Lee Curtis paid tribute to her father, saying he “leaves behind a legacy of great performances in movies and in his paintings”.
“He leaves behind children and their families who loved him and respected him and a wife and in-laws who were devoted to him. He also leaves behind fans all over the world,” she added.
Born Bernard Schwartz on 3 June 1925 in New York, the actor served in World War II before taking on the name Tony Curtis when he began his film career in 1949.
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