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Kirk Douglas

(English Kirk Douglas -
Kirk D
a
glass
; real name
Iser (Izzy) Danilovich
, later
Demsky
, born December 9, 1916 (1916-12-09), Amsterdam, New York) - American actor, the last living star actor "golden era" of Hollywood. He is also an author, philanthropist and former Goodwill Ambassador for the US State Department.[4][5]

Unlike his equally famous son, Michael Douglas, Kirk's long and successful film career was only recognized with an honorary Oscar in 1996. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for his role as Vincent van Gogh in the biographical film Lust for Life.

As a writer, Douglass wrote ten novels and memoirs. The actor is currently ranked 17th on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema and first among them living[6].

Content

• 1 Childhood and youth
• 2 Career start
• 3 Success
• 4 Mature years
• 5 Retirement
• 6 Personal life 6.1 Family
• 6.2 Charity

Childhood and youth

Kirk Douglas was born under the name Iser (Izy) Danilovich[7] in the city of Amsterdam (New York) and was the fourth child in a poor Jewish family[8]. His parents Gershl Danielovich (1884-1954) and Briana Danielovich (née Sanglel; 1884-1958)[9] came from the city of Chausy, Mogilev province[10][11]. They immigrated to the United States in 1910 two years after their marriage. Iser was the only boy; in addition to him, there were six girls in the family. The parents subsequently changed the family surname and Americanized their names, becoming Harry and Bertha Demsky.[12]

Douglas in 1939.

The boy grew up in a small Jewish community and suffered, like everyone else, from anti-Semitic attacks from those around him. The family was poor, the boy earned money by delivering newspapers and food. As Kirk recalled, he dreamed of becoming an actor since the second grade, organizing performances at home[12][13].

After graduating from school, Kirk entered St. College. Lawrence University. Having become interested in wrestling, he was able to receive a sports scholarship. After graduating from college in 1939, Iser went to New York and entered the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. The young man could not pay for his tuition, but made such an impression on the teachers during the audition that he was given a scholarship[14]. He worked part-time as a waiter in a small cafe[15]. As the actor recalled, with the name Iser one could hardly count on a successful career. The head of the student troupe, Karl Malden, suggested changing the name to Kirk Douglas and immediately liked it[15]. Betty Joan Persky, later better known as Lauren Bacall, and the actor’s future wife, Diana Dill, studied in the same group with him. He and Lauren remained friends for life. It was Lauren who helped Kirk find his first roles[13][16].

With the outbreak of World War II, the young man went to the recruiting station, but was turned away due to vision problems. Then he purchased the textbook “Vision without glasses” and carefully studied it for a month, after which he achieved his goal. Douglas was accepted into service in one of the communications units of the US Pacific Fleet, where he served in 1941-1943[13]. In November 1943, Kirk was slightly wounded and while in the hospital he married Diana Dill. In 1944, he fell ill with dysentery and was discharged[17].

Biography of Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas was born on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam (New York). He grew up and was brought up in a poor Jewish family.

Kirk was the only son of his parents. In addition to him, his father, Gershl Danielovich, and mother, Briana Sanglel, had 6 more daughters.

Childhood and youth

6 years before Kirk was born, his parents emigrated from the Russian city of Chausy (now part of Belarus) to the United States. Upon arrival in America, the couple changed their last names and first names, becoming Harry and Bertha Demsky.

When their long-awaited son was born, they named him Iser (Izey). However, due to frequent anti-Semitic attacks, in the future the boy had to change his name to Kirk Douglas.

Since the family lived very poorly, the future actor had to work as a child. He worked as a newspaper and food delivery boy, and also took on any other job.

Kirk Douglas began dreaming about a career as an actor in elementary school. He liked the theater, as a result of which he often staged children's performances at home.

Kirk Douglas in his youth

After graduating from school, the young man became a college student. At that time in his biography, he was fond of wrestling, thanks to which he was able to receive a sports scholarship.

At the age of 23, Kirk entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

An interesting fact is that Douglas did not have money to pay for his studies at the university, but he managed to make such a good impression on the teachers that he was awarded a scholarship.

During his student years, Kirk had to work part-time as a waiter, but he never complained about life.

At the height of World War II (1939-1945), Douglas was drafted into the army. The guy could have avoided service due to poor eyesight, but he did not do so.

Instead, Kirk improved his vision with the help of special eye exercises and went to the front. In 1944, a soldier fell ill with dysentery, as a result of which doctors decided to discharge him.

Carier start

Returning to his native New York after the army, Douglas actively pursued an acting career. He played in theatrical productions, was involved in radio broadcasts, and starred in commercials. In 1944, Kirk achieved some local success by replacing Richard Widmark himself in a Broadway production.[16] In 1945, in search of new opportunities, he moved to Hollywood. Just at this moment, the persecution of dissidents began in the country and it was not easy for a native of Russia with Jewish roots to get a job in the film industry[18]. In 1946, Lauren Bacall, who had already managed to get to the top of the Hollywood table of ranks, recommended her old friend to producer Hal Wallis. This is how Douglas made his debut on the big screen. In the drama “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” by Lewis Milestone, he played the role of the humiliated husband of the heroine Barbara Stanwyck[13]. Wallis was impressed by Douglas's first experience and offered him a seven-year contract with the studio, which in those days was par for the course and could be regarded as the success of an aspiring actor. However, Douglas did not want to be bound by the studio system and remained a “free agent”[12]. Douglas himself signed a contract with Warner Brothers on favorable terms for himself[19].

For the next three years, he was busy only in supporting roles in the films “Out of the Past” (1947) and “Letter to Three Wives” (1949). The film “I'm Always Lonely” (1948) began a long-term on-screen collaboration with Burt Lancaster. Subsequently, the actors, who maintained warm friendly relations in life, starred together in seven more films. The next key film for the actor was supposed to be the big-budget film “The Great Sinner” (), where Douglas’s partners were Ava Gardner and Gregory Peck. However, the film unexpectedly failed at the box office. A more modest film, from which Douglas did not expect anything special, “shot” at the box office. Stanley Kramer's The Champion became an unexpected box office success, received critical acclaim, and earned the actor his first Oscar nomination.[12] As Kirk recalled, after this picture they began to recognize him on the street[12].

Cameron as an actor

Before his ill-fated imprisonment, Cameron Douglas managed to try himself as an actor. The first film in which the young actor appeared was “Mr. Good Guy” (1997). And in 2000, Cameron took part in the “Geeks” project. In 2003, Cameron appeared in the film Family Values ​​as Asher Gromberg, which also starred his father, Michael Douglas, and grandfather, Kirk Douglas.

In 2005, Cameron followed with his work in the film Adam and Eve, where the actor played the role of Adam. And three years later, Cameron participated in the film “Loaded”. In 2009, the short film “The Perfect Shot” was released, where he played the role of DJ Mojo.

Below is the photo of Cameron Douglas with his beloved daughter and grandfather Kirk Douglas (the Hollywood legend is over 100 years old).

The film “The Perfect Strike” was the last in Cameron’s failed acting career. However, after his release, the man asked the court to allow him to move to New York, as he wants to resume filming. Perhaps he succeeded, but at the moment there is no information about new films with the participation of the famous star child.

Success

Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall in the film “The Trumpeter”
Since the early 1950s, Douglas has become one of the leading actors. He mainly specializes in tough guys, western heroes, cops. Performs both positive and negative roles. In the film “Ace in the Hole” he played the difficult role of an unprincipled journalist[20]. In "Detective Story" by William Wyler, Douglas brought to life the image of a corrupt policeman. Vincent Minnelli's The Wicked and the Beautiful earned Douglas his second Oscar nomination. A landmark work was the film “Lust for Life,” in which Douglas, using his external resemblance, brought to life the image of Vincent Van Gogh on the screen. For greater authenticity, the actor took painting lessons[21].

In 1955, Douglas surprised his colleagues by deciding to organize his own production company, which he named Bryna Productions in honor of his mother. The company produced a number of films in which Kirk played: “Paths of Glory”, “Vikings”. The film “Paths of Glory” was one of the first to feature the name of aspiring director Stanley Kubrick. After this picture they became friends. Subsequently, Bryna Productions participated in the production of one of the most expensive projects in the history of American cinema - Spartacus. A film with a similar plot was going to be shot at United Artists, but Douglas, having withstood the competition, successfully transferred this project to Universal. The complex production of the film took about 2 years. The film “Spartacus” received good box office receipts, but due to the high budget it did not reach the payback indicators. "Spartacus" played a big role for the film industry, since its success effectively meant the end of the Hollywood blacklist, which included Dalton Trumbo, the screenwriter of Spartacus[13]. Subsequently, Douglas and Bryna Productions continued their collaboration with Dalton Trumbo, filming Lonely Brave () based on his script. Douglas called his title role as cowboy “Jack” Burns in this western his favorite[12].

In 1962, Douglas acquired the rights to stage Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In 1963, he staged the book, adapted as a play on Broadway, where he played the role of McMurphy. The production received devastating reviews from theater critics. From the same moment, Kirk tried to interest the largest film companies in adapting the book to a film adaptation, but the idea did not attract interest. As a result, he transferred the rights to the film adaptation to his son Michael, who successfully produced the film adaptation of the novel in 1975.[19]

Since the early 1960s, Kirk began to gradually change his specialization. After a short break in his career, John Huston's The List of Adrian Messenger was released in 1963. In this mystical crime drama, together with Burt Lancaster, Douglas, who greatly transformed his appearance, had to play several characters at once. Douglas returned to leading roles in Heroes of Telemark (1965), Is Paris Burning? (1966) and “The Way to the West” () (1967). These were all fairly typical roles for Douglas. However, the mood of the public gradually changed and the image of the war hero, successfully portrayed by Douglas in westerns and war dramas, was no longer so interesting to the public[12].

Kirk Douglas is the oldest actor and blogger in the world

After the untimely death of Vladimir Zeldin, Kirk Douglas is now the oldest living actor on the planet. But if Zeldin played on stage until his last days, then Douglas, damaged by a stroke, has long been retired: he last appeared in a movie (more precisely, in a television movie) in 2008.

Kirk Douglas was born in the town of Amsterdam in the state of New York in the family of Russian-Jewish emigrant Hershel Danielovich, originally from the Mogilev province. He and his wife Briana moved to America 6 years before the birth of their son. Parents gave the future movie star the name Issur. Izya dreamed of becoming an actor since childhood. At that time, it was absolutely impossible to make an acting career with a Jewish name, therefore, while studying in the studio, Issur, at the suggestion of the course director, changed his name and began to be called sonorously - Kirk Douglas. Need I say that this was the right step?

After serving in the Navy during World War II, Douglas returned to New York and moved to Los Angeles, where he was introduced to the right people by a friend from the acting studio, Lauren Bacall, who had already become a Hollywood starlet.

The strong, athletic guy with a square jaw made his debut on the wide screen in 1946 in the drama “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers,” directed by another emigrant from the Russian Empire, Lewis Milestone. After this picture, Kirk, who impressed Hollywood professionals, immediately signed a contract with the Warner Brothers studio. Just three years later, he was made a real star by the main role in Stanley Kramer's film "The Champion", in which he played the tragic role of a boxer, for which he received his first Oscar nomination (in total, Douglas earned three nominations, but only held the statuette once - in 1996, when he was awarded an honorary Oscar for his lifetime achievements).

In the 1950s, Douglas was a real star, starring in the main Hollywood authors of the time - Billy Wilder ("Ace in the Hole"), William Wyler ("Detective Story"), Vincent Minnelli ("The Wicked and the Beautiful" and "Lust for Life" - in the last film, Douglas played Vincent Van Gogh, and in full accordance with Stanislavsky’s theory, for greater authenticity, he specially began to paint.

Douglas was one of the first, if not the first, film actor to create his own production company - so as not to wait for mercy from nature and Hollywood producers, but to provide himself with interesting work. Back in 1955, he founded a film company, which he named after his mother - Bryna Productions. She gave the world films that became unfading classics and further glorified Douglas, not only an actor, but also a producer - “Vikings” by Richard Fleischer, “Paths of Glory” and “Spartacus” by the outstanding director Stanley Kubrick. The big-budget, sweeping historical epic "Spartacus" became the prototype of modern blockbusters, just as Douglas became a pioneering superstar.

It is curious that it was Douglas, as a real producer who had a good sense of the situation and was sometimes ahead of his time, who acquired the rights to stage Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. But the Broadway adaptation, in which he played the role of McMurphy, which later brought fame to Jack Nicholson, could not help but fail in 1963, when American society was not yet prepared for a youth rebellion. Douglas transferred the rights to his son Michael, who successfully produced Milos Forman's film in 1975, for which he was awarded an Oscar.

Actor and producer Michael Douglas, born in 1944, followed in his father’s footsteps, but did not surpass his fame, but rather simply took over the stellar baton from Kirk. At an advanced age, Douglas Sr., a stroke survivor, writes novels and memoirs and maintains an online blog. At 94, he was recognized as the oldest blogger in the world.

5 Best Kirk Douglas Films:

"The Evil and the Beautiful" (1952)

"Lust for Life" (1956)

"Paths of Glory" (1956)

"Spartacus" (1960)

"Fury" (1978)

Mature years

Attempts to look for a new approach began in the film “Brotherhood”. The crime drama, which some experts later called the forerunner of The Godfather, failed at the box office. Elia Kazan's film "The Agreement" () did not find understanding among critics, since the actor clearly did not get into the role, which was originally written for Marlon Brando, a performer of a completely different type. The actor played in the new generation of Westerns in the comedy “Once Upon a Time There Was a Fraud...” () (1970) and the psychedelic “Shootout” () (1971).

In 1973, Douglas made his directorial debut in the film Scalawag (), loosely based on Treasure Island. The film, aimed at children, received a non-children's PG rating due to excessive violence and ambiguity in the dialogue and failed at the box office.[22] Critics reacted more favorably to Douglas's second directorial experience, the western "The Squad". In it, he returned to the time-tested image of a tough but fair American marshal pursuing a gang.[12]

Since the mid-1970s, the actor began to try himself in television productions. One of these productions was the drama “Victory at Entebbe” (), in which Douglas again had the opportunity to play with Burt Lancaster. The film was dedicated to the famous incident with the release of hostages. He played a prominent role in the Australian “The Man from Snowy River” (). Douglas received an Emmy nomination for his leading role in the NBC television production Amos.

In 1981, Douglas and Lancaster tried themselves in the theatrical production of "Autumn of Boys", in which they played the aged Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. The last joint film for the duo of actors was the comedy “Cool Kids” (1986), parodying crime films and summing up the results of their common work. In the early 1990s, the actor starred in several television productions and documentaries. His last major work was one of the main roles in the comedy “Diamonds” (1999), after which he starred in several more films in supporting roles[12].

End of career

Kirk Douglas and his wife at a meeting with US President Ronald Reagan, December 1987
In 1996, Kirk Douglas suffered a stroke, from the consequences of which he did not fully recover and his speech became very difficult [12]. For forty years, Douglas was a heavy smoker; in his memoirs, he wrote that he smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.[23] After his illness, the actor was no longer able to act and devoted himself to his family and work on books. In 1988, he released his first autobiography, The Ragman's Son. Douglas then wrote several works of fiction that received some critical acclaim: Dance with the Devil (1990), The Secret (1992), and Last Tango in Brooklyn. Last Tango in Brooklyn", 1994).

The second autobiographical book “Let's face it: 90 years of living, loving, and learning” is about his life, the difficult path to an acting career, meetings with Hollywood stars and the anti-Semitism in America that he had to go through.

On February 27, 2011, 94-year-old Douglas took part in the Oscar ceremony.[24]

Douglas regularly updates his blog on Myspace[25]. At the age of 94, he was recognized as the oldest celebrity blogger in the world.[26]

He actively participates in charitable activities and donates considerable funds for this. On the day of his 99th birthday, Douglas donated $15 million to build a center in Los Angeles to care for actors and representatives of the Hollywood film industry suffering from Alzheimer's disease[27].

On December 9, 2020, the actor celebrated his 100th birthday. Douglas said that his son Michael and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones were responsible for organizing the celebration. About 200 friends and family members were invited to the celebration, including director Steven Spielberg and producer Jeffrey Katzenberg[28].

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He was always used to achieving goals, and this largely determined the biography of Kirk Douglas. So, when the war began and he was rejected at the recruiting station due to poor eyesight, Kirk, with the help of eye gymnastics, was able to correct the situation within a month and ended up in the Pacific Fleet in the communications unit.

In the photo: Douglas with his first wife Diana

In 1943 he was slightly wounded and was taken to the hospital. The time spent there was not in vain for Kirk Douglas’s personal life - he married his Academy classmate Diana Dill.

Douglas remained in the ranks of the armed forces until 1944, when he fell ill with dysentery and was discharged. In New York, Kirk's career continued in the theater, on radio, and he was invited to appear in commercials. Success in the Broadway production inspired Douglas to continue to develop his career at a new level, and he decided to move to Hollywood.

Personal life

Family

Charity

Douglas and his wife have donated money to various charities throughout his career and now plan to give away most of their $80 million fortune.[29] Previous beneficiaries include the school and college Kirk attended. In September 2001, with Douglas's financial support, his former school staged the musical Amsterdam Oratorio by Maria Ricchio Brice, winner of the school's 1968 Kirk Douglas Dramatic Society Award. In 2012, he donated five million dollars to St. Lawrence University, his alma mother. The college donated funds to a scholarship fund founded by Douglas in 1999.[30]

The actor donated money to various educational institutions, medical centers and other non-profit organizations in Southern California. In particular, at his expense, more than 400 dilapidated playgrounds of the Los Angeles Unified School District were restored. The Douglass founded the Ann Douglas Center for Homeless Women at the Los Angeles Mission, which has helped hundreds of disadvantaged women get back on their feet. In 2004, they opened the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City.[31] They funded the Anne Douglas Children's Center at Sinai Temple in Westwood County. In March 2020, Kirk and his wife donated $2.3 million to Children's Hospital Los Angeles.[32]

Selected filmography

movie poster "Spartacus"

1. 1946 - The Strange Love of Martha Ivers / The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
   -
   Walter O'Neill
2. 1947 - Out of the Past
   -
   Whit Sterling
3. 1948 - I'm Always Lonely / I Walk Alone
   -
   Knoll "Dink" Turner
4. 1949 - Champion / Champion
   -
   Michael "Midge" Kelly
5. 1949 - Letter to Three Wives / A Letter to Three Wives
   -
   George Phipps
6. 1950 - The Glass Menagerie (English) Russian. / The Glass Menagerie
   -
   Jim O'Connor
7. 1950 - Trumpeter / Young Man with a Horn
   -
   Rick Martin
8. 1951 - Ace in the Hole
   -
   Chuck Tatum
9. 1951 - Detective Story / Detective Story
   -
   Detective James McLeod
10. 1952 - The Big
    -
    Jim Fallon
11. 1952 - The Bad and the Beautiful
    -
    Jonathan Shields
12. 1953 - Juggler (English) Russian. / The Juggler
    -
    Hans Müller
13. 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea / 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    -
    Ned Land
14. 1955 - The Wanderings of Odysseus / Ulisse
    -
    Odysseus
15. 1955 - Indian Warrior / The Indian Fighter
    -
    Johnny Hawks
16. 1956 - Lust for Life
    -
    Vincent Van Gogh
17. 1957 - Paths Of Glory
    -
    Colonel Dex
18. 1957 - Gunfight at the OK Corral
    -
    Doc Holliday
19. 1958 - The Vikings / The Vikings
    -
    Einar
20. 1959 - Last Train from Gun Hill / Last Train from Gun Hill
    -
    Sheriff Matt Morgan
21. 1960 - Spartak / Spartacus
    -
    Spartak
22. 1962 - Daredevils are lonely (English) Russian. / Lonely Are the Brave
    -
    John "Jack" Burns
23. 1963 - List of Adrian Messenger / List of Adrian Messenger
    -
    George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pitian / Arthur Henderson
24. 1964 - Seven days in May -
    Colonel
    Jiggs Casey
25. 1966 - Is Paris Burning? / Paris brûle-t-il?
    —
    General George Patton
26. 1967 - The War
    -
    Lomex
27. 1971 - Shootout (English) Russian. / A Gunfight
    -
    Will Tenneray
28. 1971 - The Light at the Edge of the World
    -
    Will Denton
29. 1972 - A Decent Man / The Master Touch
    -
    Steve Wallace
30. 1973 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / Dr.
    Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -
    Jekyll / Hyde
31. 1975 - Squad (English) Russian. / Posse
    -
    Marshal Howard Nightingale
32. 1978 - The Fury
    -
    Peter Sandza
33. 1979 - Cactus Jack / The Villain
    -
    Cactus Jack
34. 1980 - The Final Countdown
    -
    Captain Matthew Yelland
35. 1980 - Saturn 3 / Saturn 3
    -
    Adam
36. 1986 - Tough Guys
    -
    Archie Long
37. 1987 - Queenie / David Konig
38. 1991 - Oscar / Oscar
    -
    Eduardo Provolone
39. 1994 - Greedy / Uncle
    Joe
    McTeigue
40. 1994 - The Lies Boys Tell
41. 1999 - Diamonds (English) Russian. / Diamonds
    -
    Harry Agensky
42. 2003 - Family values ​​(English) Russian. / It Runs in the Family
    -
    Mitchell Gromberg
43. 2008 - Meurtres à l'Empire State Building
    -
    Jim Kowalski

The actor's complete filmography includes 90 films.

Selected filmography[ | ]

Poster for the film "Spartacus" (1960)

1. 1946 - The Strange Love of Martha Ivers / The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
   -
   Walter O'Neill
2. 1947 - Out of the Past
   -
   Whit Sterling
3. 1948 - I'm Always Lonely / I Walk Alone
   -
   Knoll "Dink" Turner
4. 1949 - Champion / Champion
   -
   Michael "Midge" Kelly
5. 1949 - Letter to Three Wives / A Letter to Three Wives
   -
   George Phipps
6. 1950 - The Glass Menagerie (English) Russian. / The Glass Menagerie
   -
   Jim O'Connor
7. 1950 - Trumpeter / Young Man with a Horn
   -
   Rick Martin
8. 1951 - Ace in the Hole
   -
   Chuck Tatum
9. 1951 - Detective Story / Detective Story
   -
   Detective James McLeod
10. 1952 - The Big
    -
    Jim Fallon
11. 1952 - The Big
    -
    Jim Deakins
12. 1952 - The Bad and the Beautiful
    -
    Jonathan Shields
13. 1953 - Juggler (English) Russian. / The Juggler
    -
    Hans Müller
14. 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea / 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    -
    Ned Land
15. 1955 - The Wanderings of Odysseus / Ulisse
    -
    Odysseus
16. 1955 - Indian Warrior / The Indian Fighter
    -
    Johnny Hawks
17. 1956 - Lust for Life
    -
    Vincent Van Gogh
18. 1957 - Paths Of Glory
    -
    Colonel Dex
19. 1957 - Gunfight at the OK Corral
    -
    Doc Holliday
20. 1958 - The Vikings / The Vikings
    -
    Einar
21. 1959 - Last Train from Gun Hill / Last Train from Gun Hill
    -
    Sheriff Matt Morgan
22. 1960 - Spartak / Spartacus
    -
    Spartak
23. 1961 - The Last Sunset (English) Russian. / The Last Sunset
    -
    Brendan O'Malley
24. 1962 - Daredevils are lonely (English) Russian. / Lonely Are the Brave
    -
    John "Jack" Burns
25. 1963 - List of Adrian Messenger / List of Adrian Messenger
    -
    George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pitian / Arthur Henderson
26. 1964 - Seven days in May -
    Colonel
    Jiggs Casey
27. 1966 - Is Paris Burning? / Paris brûle-t-il?
    —
    General George Patton
28. 1967 - The War
    -
    Lomex
29. 1971 - Shootout (English) Russian. / A Gunfight
    -
    Will Tenneray
30. 1971 - The Light at the Edge of the World
    -
    Will Denton
31. 1972 - A Decent Man / The Master Touch
    -
    Steve Wallace
32. 1973 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / Dr.
    Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -
    Jekyll / Hyde
33. 1975 - Squad (English) Russian. / Posse
    -
    Marshal Howard Nightingale
34. 1978 - The Fury
    -
    Peter Sandza
35. 1979 - Cactus Jack / The Villain
    -
    Cactus Jack
36. 1980 - The Final Countdown
    -
    Captain Matthew Yelland
37. 1980 - Saturn 3 / Saturn 3
    -
    Adam
38. 1986 - Tough Guys
    -
    Archie Long
39. 1987 - Queenie / David Konig
40. 1991 - Oscar / Oscar
    -
    Eduardo Provolone
41. 1994 - Greedy / Uncle
    Joe
    McTeigue
42. 1994 - The Lies Boys Tell
43. 1999 - Diamonds (English) Russian. / Diamonds
    -
    Harry Agensky
44. 2003 - Family values ​​(English) Russian. / It Runs in the Family
    -
    Mitchell Gromberg
45. 2008 - Meurtres à l'Empire State Building
    -
    Jim Kowalski

The actor's complete filmography includes 90 films.

Awards and nominations

Kirk Douglas's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Academy Award"

• 1949 - nomination in the category “Best Actor”
  for the film
  “Champion”
  .
• 1952 - nomination in the category “Best Actor”
  for the film
  “The Evil and the Beautiful”
  .
• 1956 - nomination in the category "Best Actor"
  for the film
  "Lust for Life"
  .
• 1996 - an honorary Oscar for an outstanding career with the following wording of his merits - “for 50 years of creative and moral efforts in the cinematic community
  .

Golden Globe Award

• 1952 - nomination in the category “Best Actor (Drama)”
  for the film “Detective Story.”
• 1957 - award in the category “Best Actor (Drama)”
  for the film “Lust for Life.”
• 1986 - nomination in the category “Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie on TV”
  for the film “Amos”.

Berlin Film Festival

• 1975 - nomination in the category “Outstanding Achievement”
  for the film
  “The Squad (English) Russian.”
  .
• 2001 - “Honorary Golden Bear”
  .

San Sebastian International Film Festival

• 1958 - prize for best actor for his role in the film "Vikings"
  .

Emmy Award

• 1986 - nomination in the category “Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film”
  for the film “Amos”.
• 1992 - nomination in the category “Best Actor in a Drama Series”
  for the film “Tales from the Crypt”.
• 2000 - nomination in the category “Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series”
  for the film “Touched by an Angel.”

Screen Actors Guild Award

• 1999 - Lifetime Achievement Award.

How stars prepare for the red carpet

The outfits of the stars of the Oscar ceremony, which will be held on February 26, will then be discussed by critics no less than by the film award winners themselves.
But how is their image and style created? (02/24/2017) Kirk Douglas was born in the American state of New York into a family of emigrants from the Russian Empire on December 9, 1916. At birth he received the name Iser Danielovich, which he changed while studying in college. Upon graduation in 1939, he went to New York and entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. During World War II he served in the US Navy's Pacific Fleet.

After service, he began acting in theater productions and acting in commercials. He made his film debut in Lewis Milestone's 1946 drama The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. Over a career spanning more than 60 years, Douglas appeared in more than 80 films. Among his films are “20 Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” by Richard Fleischer, “Lust for Life” by Vincent Minnelli, which brought Douglas a Golden Globe Award for his role as Vincent Van Gogh, as well as “Paths of Glory” and “Spartacus” by Stanley Kubrick.

In 1996, Douglas received an honorary Oscar for “50 years of creative and moral efforts in the film community,” and in 2001, an honorary Golden Bear from the Berlin Film Festival.

See also:

• A Hollywood star with Belarusian roots celebrates her 100th birthday

Notes

1. Encyclopædia Britannica https://wikidata.org/Track:Q5375741″>https://wikidata.org/Track:P1417″>https://wikidata.org/Track:P2450″>
2. SNAC
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4. Douglas Charitable Foundation
5. Kirk Douglas US Goodwill Ambassador
6. AFI's 50 GREATEST AMERICAN SCREEN LEGENDS
7. Birth records of the Danilovich family are available on the Jewish genealogy website JewishGen.org. The paternal grandfather is listed as Iser Danilovich
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8. It Runs in the Family: “Michael Douglas: A Biography” by Marc Eliot
9. Beth Abraham-Jacob Cemetery: Bryna Demsky
10. Kirk Douglas returns to Judaism Archived June 10, 2012 on the Wayback Machine
11. Tom Tugend
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12. ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Scott Feinberg.
    How a Poor Jewish Kid From Upstate New York Became Kirk Douglas - Hollywood's Best-Loved Gladiator (English). Hollywood Reporter (May 31, 2012). Retrieved November 21, 2020.
13. ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 TCM site.
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14. Parker, 2011, p. eleven.
15. ↑ 12
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16. ↑ 12
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17. Rowan, 2012, p. 132.
18. Douglas, 2012, p. 15.
19. ↑ 12
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20. Thomas, 1991, p. 21.
21. Thomas, 1991, p. 23.
22. Vaughn, 2006, p. 53.
23. Douglas, 2012, p. 16.
24. “Oscar” for accuracy and merit // Gazeta.Ru
25. World's oldest blogger María Amelia López Soliño dies
26. Screen legend Kirk Douglas becomes oldest celebrity blogger with 4,414 online friends
27. Kirk Douglas celebrates his 100th birthday
28. Kirk Douglas is the oldest actor and blogger in the world
29. “Why Kirk and Anne Douglas Are Giving Away Their Fortune,” Hollywood Reporter
    , August 20, 2020.
30. "Kirk Douglas donating $5 million to St. Lawrence University"
31. Douglas, Kirk. “Kirk Douglas looks back at 60 years of marriage,” Los Angeles Times
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32. "Kirk Douglas Just Did Something Beautiful For His 99th Birthday", The Huffington Post
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Literature

• Terry Rowan.
  WOrld War II Goes to the Movies & Television Guide. - Lulu.com, 2012. - P. 40. - ISBN 9781105586026.
• Kirk Douglas.
  Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning. - John Wiley & Sons, 2007. - P. 41. - 238 p. — ISBN 9780470084694.
• Ray Broadus Browne, Pat Browne.
  The Guide to United States Popular Culture. - Popular Press, 2001. - P. 42. - 1010 p. — ISBN 9780879728212.
• Stephen Vaughn.
  Freedom and Entertainment: Rating the Movies in an Age of New Media. - Cambridge University Press, 2006. - P. 43. - 336 p. — ISBN 9780521852586.
• Kirk Douglas.
  I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist. - Open Road Media, 2012. - P. 44. - 220 p. — ISBN 9781453239377.
• John Parker.
  Michael Douglas: Acting on Instinct. - Hachette UK, 2011. - P. 45. - 319 p. — ISBN 9780755362868.
• Tony Thomas.
  The Films of Kirk Douglas. - Carol Publishing Group, 1991. - P. 46. - 287 p. — ISBN 9780806512174.