Jamie Lee Curtis pays moving tribute to late dad Tony Curtis on what would have been his 97th birthday
msn.comJamie Lee Curtis has shared a tribute to her late father Tony Curtis on what would have been his 97th birthday. The ‘Halloween’ actress, 63, posted in his memory on her Instagram feed by sharing a photo of the ‘Some Like It Hot’ icon with her ‘Psycho’ actress mother Janet Leigh, who died aged 77 in 2004, along with Jamie and her actress sister Kelly Curtis, 65.
Jamie said: “Born this day. . . . . . Tony Curtis who then went on to marry Janet Leigh who then bore my sister and me. The circle of life.
And now I am a mommy with two married daughters. As James Taylor said, ‘The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. ’” Born June 3, 1925, Tony became one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors after working with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon on ‘Some Like It Hot’ and Natalie Wood in ‘The Great Race’.
Curtis also worked alongside Natalie Wood, Cary Grant and Laurence Olivier. He died on September 29, 2010 in Nevada aged 85 after a heart attack.
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