This has been a pretty tragic week for moviegoers; on three consecutive days, the world lost longtime Tarantino editor Sally Menke, Bonnie & Clyde and Little Big Man director Arthur Penn, and today, Hollywood institution Tony Curtis. Although Curtis (nee Bernard Schwartz) started out primarily in none-too-substantial heartthrob roles, he eventually showed his dramatic chops in fantastic films like The Sweet Smell of Success and The Defiant Ones, nominated for an Oscar for the latter. His most famous role (other than his real-life role as the husband and Janet Leigh and the father of Jamie Lee Curtis) was probably that of one of the two cross-dressing musicians in the classic comedy Some Like it Hot. Towards the end of his life, although he still acted occasionally, Curtis preferred to focus on his painting. You'll be sorely missed, Tony.
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