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Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films, in roles covering a wide range of genres.
Emanuel “Manuel” Schwartz. Father of actor Tony Curtis (Bernard Schwartz) immigrated to US in 1906. Married Helen Klein in New York City on May 5, 1924. He worked as a tailor. He and his wife lost a son Julius age 9 who was hit by a train. Per the obit he died of a heart attack.
Actor. Producer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 454. Play trailer 0:52. Hardball (1997) 36 Videos. 99+ Photos. Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary.
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Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary. Curtis himself admits that while he had almost no formal education, he was a student of the "school of hard knocks" and learned from a young age that the only person who ever had his back was himself, so he ...
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Oct 1, 2010 · Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz on June 3, 1925, to Helen and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary. Emanuel operated a tailor shop in a poor neighborhood, and the family...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz on June 3, 1925, in the Bronx, New York, to Hungarian Jewish immigrants Helen and Emanuel Schwartz. Curtis's father owned a tailor shop, and he and his...
Oct 8, 2010 · His father, Emanuel Schwartz, was a tailor who could barely support the family. His mother, Helen, suffered from schizophrenia, as did his younger brother Robert. At one point, when his parents...
