CURTIS


Meaning of CURTIS in English

I. Cur ‧ tis, Richard /ˈkɜːtɪs $ ˈkɜːr-/ BrE AmE

(1956–) a British writer and film director. He has written many television programmes, including Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley . As a ↑ screenwriter , his films include Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Notting Hill (1999), and Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001). He wrote and directed Love Actually (2003). He is also one of the main organizers of ↑ Comic Relief every two years in the UK. He is known for being very private and does not often appear in public.

II. Curtis, Tony BrE AmE

(1925–) a US actor who first became popular in the 1950s after appearing in adventure films. Later he took more serious parts in films such as Sweet Smell of Success (1957), and The Boston Strangler (1968). One of his most famous films was Some Like It Hot with Marilyn Monroe in 1959, when he and Jack Lemmon dressed as women musicians to escape from criminals who wanted to kill him. His BIRTHNAME is Bernard Schwartz.

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