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Those piercing blue eyes. That unmistakable voice. Actor Tony Curtis greeted more than 200 fans Sunday for a book-signing and film screening at the Avon Theatre in Stamford in celebration of the 50th anniversary of "Some Like It Hot" and the companion book, "The Making of 'Some Like It Hot': My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American ...

Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress as women in the movie "Some Like it Hot." Photo: Filmreference.com Legendary film actor Tony Curtis, now 84 years old, will be appearing at the Cinema Arts Center in Huntington, NY on Friday November 6, 2009 to sign copies of his new book "The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and The ...

Actor Tony Curtis, during an interview ahead of Sunday's visit to The Avon Theatre in Stamford, recalled a late 1950s drive up the California coast with legendary leading man Cary Grant.

What could be a better viewing choice for Halloween night than an Alfred Hitchcock movie? Tonight's movie, TO CATCH A THIEF, is one of my earliest film memories.

For screen legend Tony Curtis, making his signature film, the cross-dressing comedy "Some Like It Hot," was anything but a drag.

Long before she became an iconic TV mom, Marion Ross - a.k.a. Mrs. Cunningham from "Happy Days'' - dreamed of becoming an actress while growing up in the small town of Albert Lea, Minn.

If you want a humorous glimpse of life on a submarine with women on board, what appears now to be a serious goal of a lot of Navy brass, you need look no further than the 1959 movie "Operation Petticoat." In this classic from the submarine movie genre, the sub Sea Tiger, sunk in the Philippines at the start of World War II, is refloated and heads ...

Some comedy fans might also cite such titles as Victor Victoria , S.O.B. , and Operation Petticoat .

Writer and director Blake Edwards is best known for helming the "Pink Panther" comedies of the 1960s and 1970s, but his contributions to entertainment stretch far beyond those wildly popular slapstick tales of the.... Writer and director Blake Edwards is best known for helming the "Pink Panther" comedies of the 1960s and 1970s, but his ...

On a weekday afternoon, actor Gavin MacLeod, opera singer Linda Jackson and playwright Josh Greenfeld stride into the Village Pantry for a meal.

Girls' Night really isn't complete without a couple of chick flicks thrown in. Some women may be drawn to romantic period pieces, like Pride and Prejudice , while others may get dreamy eyed over Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in Operation Petticoat , and still others enjoy a good cry with The Notebook .

D ina Merrill will be honored at a summer gala at the O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford July 17 at 6 p.m. Merrill is a longtime supporter of the theater, serving on the board of trustees for 25 years.

Dina Merrill will be honored at the summer gala at the O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford July 17 at 6 p.m. Merrill is a longtime supporter of the theater, serving on the board of trustees for 25 years.