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The wife of Tony Curtis yesterday paid tribute to the Hollywood legend after he suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of Jill Curtis, who is the actor's sixth wife, wept as she made a brief statement outside the couple's home in Las Vegas. He didn't want to be the most dramatic actor. He wanted to be a movie star, ever since he was a little kid.

Paying tribute: Tony Curtis' tearful sixth wife Jill Curtis paid tribute to her husband outside their home in Nevada today, where he died last night of a heart attack aged Jill revealed Curtis had been hospitalised several times in recent weeks for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung problems she blamed on smoking 30 years ago.

She said he recently returned home, where he died in his sleep.

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His daughter, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, said in a statement: 'My father leaves behind a legacy of great performances in movies and in his paintings and assemblages. He also leaves behind fans all over the world. Jamie Lee was estranged from her father for much of his life and he had admitted he was a failure as a father. Jamie Lee's sister Kelly and half-sister Allegra, with Curtis's second wife Christine Kaufmann, also became actresses.