Hollywood is grieving today following the death of Tony Curtis, one of the silver screen's great icons. We all grew up watching Curtis - his great talent both as a serious actor and as a comedian astonished many. One of the most popular movies of all times is Some Like It Hot, the best of a particular genre in which the hero (or anti-hero) has to jump into disguise to escape the mob (Sister Act and Nuns On The Run are two rather poor imitations), in which Curtis and Lemmon are hilarious as they camp it up in drag trying to pass themselves off as musicians while eyeing up the lovely Marilyn Monroe. It has always been a surprise to me that he never won an Oscar.
Like many in the business, for all his fame and wealth, Curtis had a difficult life. Six marriages and a problem with addiction his lifestyle took its toll, and all this coupled with the tragic death of his son, Nicholas. I can only hope that he will find peace now. To all the members of our Fraternity reading this, we must remember those who work in the arts that they face the tragedies of life as we all do, but must do so under the glare of the media and a world looking for stories. Curtis was Jewish, so we pray that the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, may have mercy upon him, and bring him to lie with his ancestors in peace.
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא
בְּעָלְמָא דְהוּא עָתִיד לְאִתְחַדָּתָא
וּלְאַחֲיָאָה מֵתַיָא
וּלְאַסָּקָא יָתְהוֹן לְחַיֵּי עָלְמָא
וּלְאַחֲיָאָה מֵתַיָא
וּלְאַסָּקָא יָתְהוֹן לְחַיֵּי עָלְמָא
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ
לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא
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