Remembering Tony Curtis
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New Pursuits
Later in life, Curtis pursued a passion for painting. His canvasses were known to sell for as much as $20,000. "I'm not ready to settle down like an elderly Jewish gentleman, sitting on a bench and leaning on a cane," he said at 60. "I've got a helluva lot of living to do."
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