In Memoriam

Many Hollywood legends (big and small) have left us recently.

Gloria Stuart (1910–2010)

Famous worldwide as the older Rose from Titanic, her filmography lists over 70 titles.

Kevin McCarthy (1914–2010)

This revered actor played both leading and supporting roles in almost 100 movies (over 200 when you include his television work!!).

I recently saw him in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1956.

Arthur Penn (1922–2010)

This famed director was known primarily for Bonnie and Clyde, The Miracle Worker, Alice's Restaurant, and Little Big Man, a movie I remember being quite impressed by when I first saw it as a kid.

Tony Curtis (1925–2010)

While he might forever be remembered for his unforgettable role as one of two transvestites (for necessity) in Some Like It Hot (the other being the great Jack Lemmon, while the legendary Marilyn Monroe rounded up the cast), Curtis worked in over 100 movies.

Among the most famous ones, Spartacus, The Great Race, The Boston Strangler, and The Defiant Ones, for which he received his lone Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

He fathered Jamie Lee Curtis with one-time wife and Hollywood legend Janet Leigh.