American Prince (36 page)

81.                  Center of the Web (1992)
Pyramid Distribution Inc., a Winters Group Production (Produced by Ruta K. Aras). Directed and written by David A. Prior. Cast: Tony Curtis (Mastermind), Robert Davi (John Phillips), Charlene Tilton (Kathryn Lockwood), Bo Hopkins (the Agent)

82.                  The Mummy Lives (1993)
A Klondike Films Release (Produced by Yoram Globus). Directed by Gerry O’Hara. Cast: Tony Curtis (Aziru/Dr. Mohassid), Leslie Hardy (Sandra Barnes/Kia), Greg Wrangler (Dr. Carey Williams), Jack Cohen (Lord Maxton), Mohammed Bakri (Alexatos)

83.                  Naked in New York (1993)
A Fine Line Release (Produced by Fred Zollo and Martin Scorsese). Directed by Daniel Algrant. Cast: Whoopi Goldberg (masks of Comedy/Tragedy), Tony Curtis (Carl Fisher, the Producer), Kathleen Turner (the Actress), Timothy Dalton (the Actor), Eric Stoltz (the Writer), Ralph Macchio (the Friend)

84.                  The Immortals (1995)
End Productions. Directed by Brian Grant. Cast: Eric Roberts (Jack), Joe Pantoliano (Pete Tunnell), Tia Carrere (Gina Walker), Tony Curtis (Dominic Bapstiste)

85.                  The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man and His Faithful Sidekick Tadpole (1997)
Shoreline Entertainment. Directed by Stewart Schill. Cast: Tony Curtis (Jack Steele), Arye Gross (Lewis Rosen), Ally Walker (Elise Rosen)

86.                  Hardball (1997)
Cinepix Film Properties (CFP). Directed by George Erschbamer. Cast: Michael Dudikoff (Jersey Bellini), Lisa Howard (B.B.), Tony Curtis (Wald), Steve Bacic (Peter Carlos), L. Harvey Gold (Santos)

87.                  The Blacksmith and the Carpenter (2007)
Scottsdale Community College. Directed by Chris Redish. Cast: Robert Picardo (Ishmael), Tony Curtis (God, voice), Liz Sheridan (Mrs. God, voice), Hunter Gomez (Jacob), Clint James (Jesus)

88.                  David & Fatima (2008)
Karim Movies. Directed by Alain Zaloum. Cast: Cameron Van Hoy (David Isaac), Danielle Pollack (Fatima Aziz), Martin Landau (Rabbi Schmulic), Allan Kolman (Benny Isaac), Anthony Batarse (Ishmael Aziz), Yareli Arizmendi (Aiida Aziz), Colette Kilroy (Sarah Isaac), Tony Curtis (Mr. Schwartz)

Acknowledgments

To the Regiment and my fallen comrades.

Since this is the story of my life, I’d also like to acknowledge those people whose company I have been especially privileged to enjoy over the years: my children, Kelly, Jamie, Alexandra, Allegra, Nicholas, and Benjamin; my grandchildren Helena, Rafael, Nicholas, Annie, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Dido; my brothers, Julie and Bobby; my family and friends including Natalie Wood, Yvonne De Carlo, Heather Sills, Bobby Hoy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Davy Sharpe, Dr. John Breiner, Frank Sinatra, Mike Meshekoff, Dodi Al-Fayed, Sophie Rosenstein, Bobby Friedman, Kirk Douglas, Janet Leigh, Jack Warner, Sir Laurence Olivier, Debby Darlene Daven port, Gene Kilroy, Kirk Kerkorian, Hugh Hefner, Marilyn Monroe, Gloria DeHaven, Suzanne Pleshette and the rest of the outfield, Larry Storch, my cousin Stanley Schiff man, Luz Garcia, Rachael Ganatta, Sally VandenBerg, R.J. Wagner, Billy and Audrey Wilder, Warren Cowan, Danny Gillian, Arthur Cohn, Dr. Gautham Reddy, Stan Dragotta, Nickki Haskell, Arthur Rossen, Dr. David VandenBerg, Dean Shendal, Paul Haley, Dr. Charles Kivovitz, Dr. Rick Ehrlich, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Salah Al-Fayed, and the Hollywood Women’s Club.

And lastly, my thanks to the book makers: Peter Gollenbock, Shaye Areheart, Peter Guzzardi, Alan Nevins, and all those who helped get this book produced.

Copyright © 2008 by Tony Curtis

Title page photograph copyright © 1978 John
Engstead/MPTV.net
.
All other photographs from the author’s collection unless otherwise noted.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Curtis, Tony.
                                    American prince: a memoir / Tony Curtis.—1st ed.
                  1. Curtis, Tony, 1925–                                    2. Motion picture actors and
                  actresses—United States—Biography. 1. Title.
                  PN2287.C698A3                  2008
                  791.43’028092—dc22
                  [B]                                                                                          2008027526

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