A white card signed in person 19th November 1998 by Tony Curtis (1925 - 2010), the American actor whose career spanned six decades and over a hundred movies, in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. Although his early film roles were partly the result of his good looks, by the latter half of the 1950s he began proving himself to be a “fine dramatic actor and he achieved his first major recognition in Sweet Smell of Success (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Defiant Ones (1958) alongside Sidney Poitier. This was followed by the comedies Some Like It Hot and Operation Petticoat in 1959. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in the epic historical drama Spartacus, and his most significant serious part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama The Boston Strangler. The part reinforced his reputation as a serious actor with his "chilling portrayal" of serial killer Albert de Salvo. He gained 30 pounds and had his face “rebuilt” with a false nose to look like the real de Salvo. In later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances, including a series in the 1970s, The Persuaders, in which he co-starred with Roger Moore. Curtis was the father of actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis, who he fathered with his wife, actress Janet Leigh.