Dismissed in the early stages of his career for his pouty, almost feminine features, Hollywood heartthrob Tony Curtis soon developed into one of the most versatile leading men in movies of the 1950s and 1960s. He brought tremendous charisma and energy to both his comic and dramatic projects, including “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957), “The Defiant Ones” (1958) – which earned him an Oscar nomination – “Some Like It Hot” (1959), “Spartacus” (1960), “Captain Newman, M.D.” (1963), and “The Great Race” (1965). As with any sex symbol, the time in the sun is fleeting, so by the late 1960s, Curtis’