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“This is a personal loss for me. Tony and I were two Jewish kids from poverty-level families who could not believe our luck in making it as big Hollywood stars. We had a lot in common, and shared a warm friendship and many adventures both on and off the screen for more than half a century.”
— KIRK DOUGLAS, friend and colleague, on the death of actor Tony Curtis at age 85 (Via Entertainment Weekly). Head over to TIME.com for Richard Corliss’ appreciation piece.