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- Birth name: Issur Danielovitch Demsky
- Born: December 9, 1916
- Birthplace: Amsterdam, New York
- Parents were Russian immigrantsPress-Telegram (Long Beach, CA): Kirk Douglas Talks the Talk... (October 6, 2008)
- Spouse: Anne Buydens
- First acting role was playing a shoemaker in his kindergarten playPress-Telegram (Long Beach, CA): Kirk Douglas Talks the Talk... (October 6, 2008)
- Debut movie: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
- Secured the film rights for Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Suffered a stroke in 1996
- Uses his MySpace blog to encourage young people to get 'informed' The Hollywood Reporter: Q&A: Kirk Douglas (October 7, 2008)
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Kirk Douglas is an American actor, writer and director whose career spans over seven decades. He has starred in such films as Spartacus, Paths of Glory, In Harms Way, Ulysses and Lust for Life, and has guest starred in such television shows as Touched By An Angel, Tales From the Crypt and The Simpsons'. Douglas has also written two children's books, three novels and four memoirs.
Notable Roles
- 1960: Spartacus in Spartacus
- 1957: Col. Dax in Paths of Glory
- 1956: Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life
- 1949: Michael "Midge" Kelly in Champion
Quotes
"When you have a stroke, you must speak slowly to be understood. And I discovered that, when I speak slowly, people listen. They think I'm going to say something important."—October 6, 2008 Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA): Kirk Douglas Talks the Talk... (October 6, 2008)"I was always very active through the McCarthy era, when, I tell you, we were losing our freedom. And I helped break the blacklist because...I hired Dalton Trumbo to write Spartacus. Everybody said don't do it, but I used his name on the screen. At that time, no one used a blacklisted writer."—August 15, 2008 NPR: Kirk Douglas Fighting Online For Slavery Apology (August 15, 2008)
"Yes, Van Gogh. For the first time in my acting career, the part took me over. He took over. You know, I slept in the room where he committed suicide."—April 27, 2007, on his favorite film role.newcritics: Meeting Kirk Douglas (April 27, 2007)
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Kirk Douglas Questions
Prizefight: Kirk vs Picard 4 AnswersI doubt that a simple question and answer on Mahalo can end this debate. I'm afraid this is one debate that will go on for generations. :) ... read more
Anyone have pictures of Michael Douglas facelift? 1 AnswerHere are some of the photos from Michael Douglas facelift. Wow big difference. Maybe I need one! read more
What do Jason Calacanis and Douglas Hopkins have in common? 1 AnswerHmm...well, they're both pretty successful entrepreneurs, obviously. They both have a unique perspective when it comes to their chosen field that is not shared ... read more
Kirk or Picard? 12 AnswersTo do this justice I have to break it down to several categories. Who would win in a fist fight? Kirk, hands down Kirk. Yea seriously Kirk . . . by allot. I a... read more -
Kirk Douglas Timeline
- Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
- 1916: Born on December 9 in Amsterdam, New York
- 1946: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1949: Champion - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1952: The Bad and the Beautiful - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1954: Ulysses - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1954: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1956: Lust for Life - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1957: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1957: Paths of Glory - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1960: Spartacus - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1964: Seven Days in May - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1975: Posse - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1978: The Fury - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1991: Tales From the Crypt - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
- 1994: Greedy - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1996: The Simpsons - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
- 2000: Touched By an Angel - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
- 2003: It Runs in the Family - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews




