Tony Curtis Dies at 85

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7:37 am, September 30th, 2010

Legendary actor Tony Curtis has died.

According to the Las Vegas coroner, he died in his home of a cardiac arrest.

Curtis, father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis, was a Hollywood heartthrob who starred in more than 150 films, including the Sweet Smell of Success with Burt Lancaster, The Defiant Ones with Sidney Poitier (the film earned  Curtis an Oscar nomination), and Some Like It Hot with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.

Just two months ago, Curtis, who suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was taken to the hospital with breathing problems.

Curtis was 85.

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