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Tony Curtis: American Prince: A Memoir

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Thick, paperback book which is in reasonably good condition, normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. 364 pages all intact, all pages, text and illustrations are in really good, clean, readable order. The text of this book is set in Bodoni Book, originally designed in 1788 by Giambattista Bodoni, the court printer for the Duke of Parma, Italy, and the author of Manuale tipografico, a compendium of his design principles. This contemporary versions was created for American Type Founders between 1908 and 1915 by the leading American type designer Morris Fuller Benton (1872-1948). An elegant, modern typeface, Bodoni Book is known for its clean serifs and sharp contrast between thick and thin lines. With a career spanning six decades, over a hundred films to his name and a notoriously turbulent life, Tony Curtis is one the last of the true Hollywood royalty. Growing up in the Bronx as the child of immigrant parents, Bernard Schwartz could only imagine a life of fame, luxury and success. But that dream became a reality after he was contracted to Universal Pictures and renamed Tony Curtis. propelled to fame through roles in "Houdini" and "Spartacus", the film star made comedy history with Jack Lemmon in the unforgettable "Some Like it Hot", dated Janet leigh, Natalie wood and marilyn Monroe and partied with his close friends Frank Sinatra, Howard Hughes and the Kennedys. Sparing no name, no detail and no ego, Tony Curtis speaks candidly of the people he has known during his long, illustrious career, his co-stars, the studio owners, his wives, his lovers and his friends. From his hard-knock childhood to his wild days as a Hollywood playboy, his destructive drug addiction and his life now as an artist in his eighties, Tony Curtis speaks with humour and grace about a truly amazing life. Nº de ref. del artículo: 972

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