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Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his explosive acting style.
Kirk Douglas. Actor: The Final Countdown. Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name of his best-selling 1988 autobiography) to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York. His parents, Bryna (Sanglel) and Herschel Danielovitch, were Jewish immigrants from Chavusy, Mahilyow Voblast (now in Belarus). Although...
Feb 5, 2020 · Kirk Douglas, seen here in 1955, was an icon of Hollywood's golden age He faced difficulties in his personal life. He narrowly survived a helicopter crash in 1991 that left two people dead.
Feb 5, 2020 · Jack Manning/The New York Times. Kirk Douglas, one of the last surviving movie stars from Hollywood’s golden age, whose rugged good looks and muscular intensity made him a commanding presence in ...
Feb 5, 2020 · Kirk Douglas was a classic Hollywood alpha male, with his cleft chin, his gritty voice and a set to his jaw that made him seem to be talking through clenched teeth. He made a conscious choice to ...
Feb 5, 2020 · Kirk Douglas, seen here in 1955, was an icon of Hollywood's golden age He faced difficulties in his personal life. He narrowly survived a helicopter crash in 1991 that left two people dead.
Feb 5, 2020 · Kirk Douglas’ film credits in the ‘70s and ‘80s included Brian De Palma’s “The Fury” and a comedy, “Tough Guys,” that co-starred Burt Lancaster, his longtime friend who previously appeared with Douglas in “Seven Days in May,” “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” and other movies. A stroke in 1996 seemed to end his film career, but Douglas returned three years later with “Diamonds,” which he made after struggling to overcome speech problems. ...
Feb 6, 2020 · February 6, 2020. Actor Kirk Douglas, seen here around 1950, died Wednesday, February 5, at the age of 103. Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo. When Kirk Douglas was a young actor, he took ...
Feb 5, 2020 · Kirk Douglas, the actor who helped usher in Hollywood's golden age, has died. He was 103 years old. "It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103," his son, actor Michael Douglas, posted on Instagram. "To the world he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to."
Feb 6, 2020 · Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood superstar in the 1950s and '60s, has died at the age of 103. At the height of his career, Douglas played troubled tough guys, including a rebellious Roman slave named ...
