TONY CURTIS

At the height of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tony Curtis starred in "Houdini" and "Spartacus", made comedy history with Jack Lemmon in the unforgettable "Some Like It Hot", was friends with Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant and James Dean, and romanced screen sirens such as Marilyn Monroe, Janet Leigh and Natalie Wood. He lived a life he could only dream of growing up in the Bronx. Born Bernard Schwarz to immigrant parents, this is Tony Curtis' story of his hard-knock childhood, his wild days as a Hollywood playboy, his destructive drug addiction and his life now as an artist at eighty years old. En el apogeo de la Edad Dorada de Hollywood, Tony Curtis protagonizo "Houdini" y "Spartacus" (Espartaco), actuo en una comedia junto a Jack Lemmon en la inolvidable "Some Like it Hot" (Con Faldas y a lo Loco), trabo amistad con Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant y James Dean, y mantuvo relaciones con divas de la pantalla como Marilyn Monroe, Janet Leigh y Natalie Wood. Vivio una vida con la que solo podia soñar en los años en que se crio en el Bronx. Nacido en el seno de una familia de inmigrantes con el nombre de Bernard Schwarz, esta es la historia de Tony Curtis, desde su dura infancia, sus años salvajes como play boy de Hollywood, su destructiva adiccion a las drogas y su vida ahora como artista de ochenta años de edad.

Curtiss humour and charm, ability to turn a poem with the seemingly simplest of images, and that understanding of how words will play over the listeners ear, are hallmarks brought to the fore on the page... His greatest skill is to make readers go yes, of course; he reminds us of what weve known all along. Michael McKimm, The Warwick Review