The Defiant One: A Biography of Tony Curtis

by Aubrey Malone

This new biography contains excerpts from interviews and articles by and about Curtis all the way from his teens in the Bronx to his death at 85 in 2010. Many of these are little known and provide insights into his complex relationship with fame, family and females, the three obsessions of his life. The book also documents his many struggles with substance abuse, his disenchantment with Hollywood when it failed to take him seriously, the violent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786475951
• ISBN13: 9780786475957
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher