Tony Curtis' Marriage With Janet Leigh Was Much Nastier Than You Thought

Hollywood called Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh the perfect couple. Five films together, magazine covers, two little girls. Then, in 1962, it ended on a movie set — and for the next fifty years, the two of them told very different stories about why. He said the marriage was over long before the teenage costar. She never answered him in public. Their daughter Jamie Lee Curtis grew up between the two versions. This is what the biographies, the memoirs, the fan magazines of the time and their own words on camera actually show. CHAPTERS 0:00 The perfect couple 0:56 The fifties: made in heaven 1:46 Argentina, Taras Bulba and a teenage costar 2:42 Two versions of one ending 4:55 Back to the beginning 5:31 The people who warned them 7:12 The money, the gambling, Curtleigh 8:53 Jealousy 9:56 Psycho changes everything 11:52 Taras Bulba 12:39 1961: her father, and the trip to Argentina 13:36 The Manchurian Candidate 16:05 The divorce 17:34 Christine Kaufmann 18:04 Robert Brandt 18:43 What it cost his career 20:18 Her book, and his two memoirs 21:59 Addiction and painting 24:30 Janet Leigh after 1962 25:55 Jamie Lee and her father 27:18 The will 28:56 The funeral in Las Vegas 31:12 Janet Leigh's last years 32:56 The Oscar 34:22 Your turn Janet Leigh stayed quiet about Tony Curtis for the rest of her life, while he told his side in book after book. Who do you think was closer to the truth? Tell me in the comments. #TonyCurtis #JanetLeigh #JamieLeeCurtis #OldHollywood