TONY CURTIS is one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Today, he lives
with his wife, Jill, outside of Las Vegas, where he continues to
create paintings that have made him newly famous as a visual artist
the world over. They are the founders of the Shiloh Horse Rescue
and Sanctuary, a nonprofit foundation that rehabilitates abused and
neglected horses for adoption.
PETER GOLENBOCK has written six "New York Times" bestsellers over a
thirty-year career. In 2006 he cowrote the bestselling "Idiot "with
then-Boston Red Sox, now-New York Yankee outfielder Johnny Damon.
His book "Seven," about Mickey Mantle, was published in 2007.
"From the Hardcover edition."
"[F]illed with fond recollections of [Curtis's] friendships with
the famous and powerful but punctuated, too, by harsh words for
Hollywood legends he says did him wrong....Curtis spares few
intimate details about his years as a Hollywood lothario, including
his teenage affair with a redheaded, ponytailed Marilyn
Monroe."
--"USA Today "
Praise for Tony Curtis
"When you're with Tony Curtis, you're with somebody very alive. He
was--and is--one of the most 'up' people I have ever known."
--Sidney Poitier
"Tony Curtis could have just been the beautiful young leading man,
handsome, charming as hell . . . [but] he wanted to be a good
actor, and he's the only guy I know wholearned his craft
successfully."
--Jack Lemmon
"For Some Like It Hot, I wanted a straight leading man and a
comedian. I was sure Tony was right for it. Tony is so open and
animated. . . . It was a huge, wonderful
plus for the picture."
--Billy Wilder
"From the Hardcover edition."
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