Today would have been Tony Curtis’ 100th birthday. TCM is celebrating with several of the actor’s best films, including “Some Like it Hot,” “Sweet Smell of Success” and “The Defiant Ones.” I met him on a couple of occasions, and asked about one of his more forgotten films. That story and others are part of
Larry Storch, who died July 8 just six months shy of 100, was everywhere on ’60s television, one of the busiest second bananas on the screen. The New York native seldom headlined and more often guest starred in dozens of sitcoms, variety shows and dramas. To many, however, he’ll always be best known as Corporal
Norman Jewison turns 95 in July. His 24 feature films — 15 more than Quentin Tarantino — garnered 48 Academy Award nominations, winning two Best Picture Oscars (for “In the Heat of the Night” in 1967 and “Moonstruck” in 1987). The Thalberg Award winner helped create the Canadian Film Centre, nurturing and developing the next