His wife, Norma, passed away March 7, 2006, from heart disease. She was 75 years old. She and Mr. Curtis had been married 54 years and had 3 daughters.Dan and Norma Curtis's daughters are Cathy (Kate) Curtis, Tracy Curtis, and the late Linda Curtis (deceased prior to her mother.)Died 21 days after the death of his wife, Norma Mae Klein.Father of actresses Tracy Curtis and Linda Curtis .He began his show business career as a salesman for N.B.C. in the 1950s and then went work for M.C.A.