{"id":91475,"date":"2024-09-24T15:48:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=91475"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:48:53","slug":"this-girl-became-a-star-the-product-of-13-divorces-her-dad-left-her-mom-for-17-year-old-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/this-girl-became-a-star-the-product-of-13-divorces-her-dad-left-her-mom-for-17-year-old-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"This Girl Became a Star \u2013 The \u2018Product of 13 Divorces,\u2019 Her Dad Left Her Mom for 17-Year-Old Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh were one of the biggest celebrity couples of the \u201960s. However, their marriage is often remembered for the bitterness and hatred that plagued their final years together.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Hollywood is a community of glamor and style. A huge part of the flamboyant culture of the movie industry is the romance between some of its top stars.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>However, Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh were the true Jack and Rose of the \u201960s. The couple defied all odds to be together, including staking their careers, but the end was far from perfect, and they soon got a divorce.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91490 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/3413ea26bcadf3028524420e75a8042c.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"800\"' height='\"805\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/3413ea26bcadf3028524420e75a8042c.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony Curtis was famous for his flamboyance as much as his talent. Tony was among the celebrities who characterized what it meant to be a superstar actor in a stylish and charming manner.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony, like other A-listers, has been associated with a number of women during his life and has had multiple marriages, but each was a failure. However, his romance with Leigh was one of the most remarkable things in his life.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The attractive couple was the center of attention throughout their time together, and their relationship even flowed over into their professional lives, as they appeared in five movies together.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91489 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/ca8394bb86bc7a12a14baa558ae10e82.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"487\"' height='\"612\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ca8394bb86bc7a12a14baa558ae10e82.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Leigh\u2019s fame was already established when she met her future husband, Tony, at a publicity party in the 1950s. It was a few years after her breakthrough role in the late \u201940s. She was beautiful and had a reputation for her pitch in movies.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The actress was more popular than Tony by the time they met. She had appeared in successful movies such as \u201cThe Romance of Rosy Ridge\u201d and \u201cLittle Women.\u201d but Tony was yet to have his big break.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Things progressed quickly for the couple, and they fell in love. Despite the many obstacles they faced, the couple tied the knot, and many expected things to last forever, but things went sour as quickly as they began.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91488 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/adf51642065a24c93af407a55548786e.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"491\"' height='\"612\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/adf51642065a24c93af407a55548786e.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>After welcoming their first child, Kelly, the couple realized their love had lost its spark. Later on, they welcomed their daughter Jamie in a bid to save what was left of their union. Jamie later described herself as a \u201csave-the-marriage baby.\u201d However, her parents still went on to divorce despite her arrival.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Speaking of her experience with her embattled parents, Jamie said, \u201cBy the time I came along\u2026 my parents\u2019 bond had deteriorated precipitously as their stardom grew. And like any other save-the-marriage baby, I failed.\u201d Tony filed for divorce in 1962. Leaving his family divided.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>TONY AND LEIGH\u2019S STORY\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91487 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/0594e4d07342f6183e01cf219d7ea62f.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"500\"' height='\"612\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0594e4d07342f6183e01cf219d7ea62f.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Leigh had always had the affection of both fans and co-stars. By the time she met Tony, she was already in league with the high powers of Hollywood. Hollywood tycoon Howard Huges was one of the names backing her career. Hughes was romantically interested in Leigh, but she did not seem to share in his interest.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Her heart was already given to Tony. Both stars were seriously in love with each other and enjoyed an intense physical relationship. The duo was willing to cross any hurdle that would fight their love, even if it meant despising the people who backed their career.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91486 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/d3c6461d4562b3ae4cbad02869d976d9.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"490\"' height='\"612\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/d3c6461d4562b3ae4cbad02869d976d9.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Like Leigh, Tony\u2019s love for the actress was equally tested by Universal\u2019s huge offer of ten thousand dollars to wed co-star Piper Laurie. The union was seen as a much-needed boost for his career. However, money could not take him away from his heartthrob.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony became a familiar figure on most of Leigh\u2019s film sets, and their relationship soon became public news. Universal grew more concerned over Tony\u2019s affair with a rival actress and hoped he would side with them by marrying Laurie.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91485 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/541eee875a92c048b9cda95ebb76f7e3.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"742\"' height='\"706\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/541eee875a92c048b9cda95ebb76f7e3.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony shocked his employers when he proposed to Leigh in 1951. She said yes without wasting time, and they were wed on a small but glamorous occasion. Before their wedding, Leigh\u2019s friends advised her against marrying the actor, but their love seemed more real than their concern.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Life with Tony seemed to be perfect, but such happiness was made short-lived by privacy issues. On the surface, the couple looked like the best, but they struggled to stay on the same page.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91484 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/8ee9b0d6acc1590927258c06ef623c0b.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1200\"' height='\"500\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/8ee9b0d6acc1590927258c06ef623c0b.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony grew increasingly insecure about his wife\u2019s success and was also jealous of her relationship with other men. The actor felt that she sometimes used her greater star power against him. He said, \u201cI could see signs in myself that I was becoming subservient,\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony soon entered into a dark space and became embroiled with drug and other substance abuse. He was also rumored to have had affairs with actresses Gloria DeHaven and Natalie Wood.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91483 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/95cdc691829b1e10f8facab8907d6134.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"2195\"' height='\"2647\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/95cdc691829b1e10f8facab8907d6134.png' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The couple began to grow increasingly distant. Speaking of the state of their marriage, Tony recalled, \u201cWe settled into a functional but unromantic marriage, the kind of life that was less unusual in Hollywood than you might think.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony eventually left Janet for Christine Kaufmann, a 17-year-old actress, but the couple separated in 1968. Before his death in 2010 from congestive heart failure, the actor married four more women.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>RAISED BY FAMOUS PARENTS\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Being raised by famous parents did Jamie more harm than good. The actress often referred to herself as a \u201cproduct of 13 divorces.\u201d The 64-year-old confessed that her parents\u2019 split affected her and made it difficult to believe in true love.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Jamie and her sister grew up in a home of resentment, competition, and jealousy. The \u201cHalloween\u201d actress also observed the demands of a successful career in Hollywood and learned from her parents\u2019 lives.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91482 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/6e7da7ffd6a266ebc531b75b0b0bf790.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"612\"' height='\"474\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/6e7da7ffd6a266ebc531b75b0b0bf790.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Growing up with Tony and Leigh as their parents, Jamie and Kelly had to deal with the expectations and frequent comparisons that came from the public. Jamie once shared a picture of her family alongside her thoughts on growing up with famous parents.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>She wrote: \u201cI was born to famous parents. My birth and subsequent growing up was documented for public consumption. My parent\u2019s fame and beauty preceded me. The comparing. The measuring up. Everywhere I went. Everything I did.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Jamie had two father figures growing up: her enigmatic biological father, Tony Curtis, and Leigh\u2019s fourth husband, stockbroker Robert Brandt. According to her, Tony passed on creativity to her while Brandt showed her love.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91481 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/48f17c4c0bc54a70f614b54d91e96254.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"405\"' height='\"612\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/48f17c4c0bc54a70f614b54d91e96254.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The actress still recalls her parents with fondness, especially for their roles in her career. Jamie once shared a post praising Leigh, who passed on in 2004 as a beautiful and talented actor. Although things were not smooth with Tony, she had no doubt he was an amazing talent.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Jamie\u2019s older sister, Kelly, has amazing things to say about their late mom. She once revealed that their famous mom taught her to be grateful and content.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>TONY AND LEIGH\u2019S KIDS\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91480 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/9c52ff0d42366709c0a43ad4cf1698c7.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"612\"' height='\"481\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/9c52ff0d42366709c0a43ad4cf1698c7.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Tony fathered six children in his multiple marriages. However, at his death, the actor was hated by his kids for robbing them of a penny from his inheritance. The former Hollywood star shared a fractured relationship with his children from his first marriage.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Jamie, however, followed in his steps and became a remarkable actress. Like her parents, the 64-year-old has enjoyed the limelight and has featured in a series of high-ranking movies alongside notable awards.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-91479 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/09%5C/45f5d03810235dacd31d1d62b2fc95bc-scaled.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"2560\"' height='\"1642\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/45f5d03810235dacd31d1d62b2fc95bc-scaled.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Kelly is also a Hollywood star and has featured in movies such as \u201cMagic Sticks\u201d and \u201cThe Devil\u2019s Daughter.\u201d Her first appearance in the movie world was in the action-adventure \u201cThe Vikings,\u201d which she played alongside her parents.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Years after Tony and Leigh\u2019s death, their children have kept their legacies and are also successful in their craft. Tony might not have been the best of fathers, but he was once Hollywood\u2019s best actor.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh were one of the biggest celebrity couples of the \u201960s. However, their marriage is often remembered for the bitterness and hatred that plagued their final years together. Hollywood is a community of glamor and style. 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