Tony Curtis: 1925-2010

Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh with their daughters Kelly, 2 1/2, and newborn Jamie Lee in Hollywood, Ca. on Jan. 16, 1959. (AP)

Tony Curtis on the beach on Sept. 22, 1949. (AP)

Tony Curtis portrayed magician Harry Houdini in the 1953 film "Houdini." (AP)

Burt Lancaster, Gina Lollobrigida and Tony Curtis, right, appear in a scene from the 1956 film "Trapeze." (AP)

Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in the hilarious milestone comedy, Some Like It Hot, produced, directed and co-scripted by Billy Wilder, United Artists, in 1959. (AP)

Jack Lemmon, left, and Tony Curtis in drag for the 1959 classic "Some Like It Hot." (AP)  

Tony Curtis and his wife Janet Leigh at the Academy Awards on April 6, 1959. (AP)

Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh pose with their children, Kelly 5, and Jamie, 2 1/2 on Sept. 19,1961 prior to their departure on the SS Argentina for the Argentine where Curtis was to do location filming for the movie "Taras Bulba." (AP)

Tony Curtis in April 1959. (AP) (AP)

Tony Curtis in Los Angeles on June 10, 1985. (AP)

Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann pose with their daughter Alexandra in Los Angeles, Ca., on Aug. 15, 1964. (AP)

Tony Curtis arrives for the 2006 Empire Film Awards in London on March 13, 2006. (AP)