The Clark County coroner says actor Tony Curtis has died.
Coroner Mike Murphy said Curtis died at 9:25 p.m. MDT Wednesday at his Las Vegas area home ofa cardiac arrest.
He was 85.
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Curtis, who had heart bypass surgery in 1994, began his acting career as a 1950sheartthrob but became a respected actor with such films as "The Defiant Ones" and "Sweet Smell ofSuccess.
"The Defiant Ones" brought him an Oscar nomination in 1958 for his portrayal of a racistescaped convict handcuffed to a black escapee, Sidney Poitier.
The following year, he co-starred in one of the most acclaimed film comedies ever,Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot."
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