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Tony Curtis · Arts & Literature

What

American actor (born Bernard Schwartz to Hungarian Jewish immigrants), star of Some Like It Hot and Spartacus.

When

1925, Manhattan, New York City, United States — 2010, Henderson, Nevada, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Tony Curtis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American actor (born Bernard Schwartz to Hungarian Jewish immigrants), star of Some Like It Hot and Spartacus.

How & why

Tony Curtis, born Bernard Schwartz, was an American actor who became one of Hollywood's leading men, earning acclaim for Some Like It Hot, Spartacus and The Defiant Ones, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. In later life he became active in Hungarian Jewish heritage causes. He was Jewish, born in Manhattan to Hungarian Jewish immigrant parents.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Curtis

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American actor (born Bernard Schwartz to Hungarian Jewish immigrants), star of Some Like It Hot and Spartacus.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Curtis