Remembering Bernard Schwartz, a.k.a. #TonyCurtis (1925-2010), the iconic American film, television and stage actor, born in New York #OnThisDay. Fond of subverting his screen image, he worked memorably with Billy Wilder, Stanley Kramer, Alexander Mackendrick and Kubrick, and was outstanding in an understated portrayal of family man / serial killer Albert DeSalvo, dominating the final act of Richard Fleischer's remarkable #TheBostonStrangler (1968).

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a detective in #TheBostonStrangler (1968), the corrupt Mayor in #Jaws / Jaws 2 (1975/78), the oil magnate in #TheDrowningPool (1975) and a priest in #TheAmityvilleHorror (1979).

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One thing #TheBostonStrangler does well is portraying the pervasive culture of terrifying creepiness that women live with. #TCMParty

An interesting portrayal of lesbian and gay male life in Aniston in the early 1960s here in #TheBostonStrangler. It’s more nuanced and sympathetic than you initially expect. Although the vindictive yankee lesbian couple is, I hope, a baseless caricature. #TCMParty