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My whole world before I joined the Navy was my neighborhood in the Bronx.
Tony Curtis
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Tony Curtis
Age: 85 †
Born: 1925
Born: June 3
Died: 2010
Died: September 29
Actor
Film Actor
Painter
Television Actor
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New York City
New York
Bernard Schwartz
Bernard Herschel Schwartz
Anthony Curtis
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Bronx
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Navy
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The service meant so much to me. You don't know privileged I feel and how lucky I am to have served.
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Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.
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But my longevity is due to my good timing.
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I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display around the world.
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