Tony Curtis Dies at 85

If celebrity deaths come in threes, then what the hell is going on this week? Actor Tony Curtis passed away last night in his Las Vegas home after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 85. Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) was a Hollywood icon whose career peaked in the late 50s and early 60s with performances in Sweet Smell of Success, Some Like It Hot, Spartacus and his Oscar-nominated turn in The Defiant Ones. He was married 6 times and leaves behind 6 children, including actress Jamie Lee Curtis. [NYT]