A tribute to Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, set to Astrud Gilberto’s “Far Away”. Curtis and Leigh were one of Hollywood’s golden couples, along with Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee, Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, but like the others mentioned, there were problems behind the picture-perfect image. They costarred in six films together (“Houdini”, “The Vikings”, “The Black Shield Of Falworth”, “The Perfect Furlough”, “Who Was That Lady?” and “Pepe”). Their marriage lasted for eleven years and produced two daughters, Kelly and Jamie Lee Curtis. No doubt the stress of their careers, homelife, keeping up their images and Tony’s wandering eye took their toll. They both remarried, but, hopeless romantic that I am, I like to think that there was a part of their hearts that was reserved for each other. Since Janet is gone now, the song seemed to work well both with the fact that she has passed on and the fact that their marriage fell apart. Again, effects were fun to experiment with. Enjoy! DISCLAIMER: All photos, stills, clips and music are copyrighted to their respective owners. No infringement intended.
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Tags: Curtis, Janet, Leigh, Tony
Comments: 25 comments
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JRSueEllen
March 20th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Wow, Jamie Lee really looks like her mom Janet
greatblizzard
March 20th, 2010 at 9:50 am
IS SHE ASTRUD GILBERTO?
aliciotta8
March 20th, 2010 at 10:11 am
TONY,u are the best!!da giovane eri favoloso!!!
159chucho
March 20th, 2010 at 10:21 am
beautiful video
Badgirl221000
March 20th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Tony Curtis – prince of the Golden Age.
Toni Curtis was fantastically beautiful man…
chadthediary
March 20th, 2010 at 11:23 am
ultimate tackiness attacks my eyes! lol, but anyway, it is very beautiful indeed!
Badgirl221000
March 20th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Toni Curtis was very beautiful… Fantastically beautiful…
amarsbarr
March 20th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
lol haha thanks eleni1000 I knew what the song was
but I meant could you send me a copy of the mp3 please as I can’t download it anywhere. Thanks a lot x
eleni1000
March 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
@amarsbarr
The album is called “The girl from Ipanema” and the song “Far away”.
eleni1000
March 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
@amarsbarr
You mean the title of the cd? Can’t find it right now but I’ll look for you this week ok?
amarsbarr
March 20th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Hey eleni1000 can you send me the song please as I can’t find it anywhere! Many thanks
aciric7
March 20th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
she is beautiful
amarsbarr
March 20th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Did Janet Leigh wear contact lenses???
amarsbarr
March 20th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Nice song, lovely, has anyone read Tony Curtis American Prince?
I recommend it to any Curtis Fans.
eleni1000
March 20th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
You’re welcome…got the cd so I’m sure
nauort23
March 20th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Thanks! I’ve been wondering forever. He usually sings kind of “higher”, I thought. I kept thinking it was Mel Torme! LOL.
eleni1000
March 20th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Its Chet Baker singing with Astrud
simja099
March 20th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
wonderful…. thanks!
Annp2009
March 20th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
A lovely couple.
And I like Astrud Gilberto song’s too !
Hunterunc
March 20th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Such a golden couple at a golden time. Thanks for this, it is lovely, and a great choice of music!
Muirmaiden
March 20th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Good question. I got it off of a variety album and it doesn’t say who she’s singing the duet with. But he sure sounds a lot like Tony, I wonder who he is.
idasputem
March 20th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Beautiful & great song
nauort23
March 20th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
That is Astrud Gilberto singing, not Janet Leigh.
Tony18JFK
March 20th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
tony and janet singing the song far away from astrud gilberto.
JohanR888
March 20th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
lovely tribute.
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