Alan Curtis

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Alan Curtis July 24 1909 February 2 1953 was an American film actor appearing in over 50 films Born Harry Ueberroth in Chicago Illinois he began his career as a model before becoming an actor appearing in local newspaper ads His looks did not go unnoticed in Hollywood He began appearing in films in the late 1930s including a Technicolor appearance in the Alice FayeDon Ameche film Hollywood Cavalcade and a memorable role in High Sierra 1941 He is probably best known as one of the romantic leads in Abbott and Costellos first hit movie Buck Privates His chance for leadingman stardom came when he replaced the unwilling John Garfield in the 1943 production Flesh and Fantasy Curtis played a ruthless killer opposite Gloria Jean Unfortunately for both actors the studio removed their performances from the final film The footage was later expanded into a Bpicture melodrama Destiny The film failed to establish Curtis as a majorname star but it did typecast him in hardbitten roles like the man framed for murder in Phantom Lady 1944 and the detective Philo Vance He starred in over two dozen movies and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Alan Curtis was married three times his wives included actresses Priscilla Lawson and Ilona Massey He died from complications during an operation in New York City New York he was 43 He is buried in the Ueberroth family plot in Evanston Illinois Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Curtis licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia