Do you remember Tony Curtis? I could only hope that you would remember him in some manner or another. He is a classic film actor and father to actress Jamie Lee Curtis. He may be recognizable to millions of movie watchers for his role as Joe (a.k.a. Josephine) in the eccentric 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot in which he appeared in drag along with his co-star Jack Lemmon. The film is a classic story of comedy brought to our viewing pleasure by director Billy Wilder. As a side note for a shameless plug, I am sure you might be interested in checking out the upcoming Billy Wilder blogathon hosted by the Large Association of Movie Blogs that will take place October 12th through the 14th. Now back to talking about the movie itself. A prominent portion of the movie was filmed on location at the Hotel del Coronado on the island of Coronado in San Diego. The hotel is a landmark spot in the county and usually attracts huge crowds during the summer. It would make perfect sense that it would be a prime location to shoot. According to one particular random piece of trivia, which I am unsure the validity of factual truth to it, Billy Wilder had selected the hotel for the reason that it was visually perfect for shooting and was a practical set in which he could live on set without having to drive to work. It was during some of the scenes that were shot at the Hotel Del in which Tony had performed a satirical reincarnation of Cary Grant, which was reported that Mr. Grant did not enjoy watching.

Now here we are marking the fiftieth anniversary of the film's release. The management over at Hotel del Coronado is celebrating the occasion during the month of September. With the sad passing of Billy Wilder (in 2002), Marilyn Monroe (in 1962), and Jack Lemmon (in 2001) there was only one person left that could be invited to the celebration. Tony Curtis was invited to visit the Hotel del Coronado for a weekend in September as part of the anniversary celebration. One of the local news channels covered his visit to the Hotel Del by airing the following video package.