Talented and award winning actor, that has become a Hollywood icon. Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky to Jewish Russian immigrants on December 9, 1916, in Amsterdam, New York, USA. Married to Diana Douglas from 1943 to 1951; divorced. Two sons: Michael and Eric. Remarried to Anne Buydens in 1954. Two sons: Joel and Peter. Suffered a stroke in 1995, recovered, and passed away from natural causes on February 5, 2020 at the age of 103.
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Mike Wallace interviews Kirk Douglas in November 1957, questioning whether Hollywood misrepresents America abroad, and how Douglas, as a Jew, feels about Communism. This was during the era known as McCarthyism, when fear of Communism pervaded Hollywood. Available as a video recording and as the transcription.
The home in the old Las Palmas neighborhood was owned and occupied by the star from 1959 to 1999. Explain how historic status affects taxes and property values in the neighborhood, and provides a photo gallery of the house's interior and exterior.
(January 10, 2020)
After more than 80 movies, and surviving a helicopter crash and a stroke, the actor found fulfillment in Torah study, and had a second Bar Mitzvah at age 83.
(March 04, 2000)
Filmography includes image gallery and links.
Mike Wallace interviews Kirk Douglas in November 1957, questioning whether Hollywood misrepresents America abroad, and how Douglas, as a Jew, feels about Communism. This was during the era known as McCarthyism, when fear of Communism pervaded Hollywood. Available as a video recording and as the transcription.
The home in the old Las Palmas neighborhood was owned and occupied by the star from 1959 to 1999. Explain how historic status affects taxes and property values in the neighborhood, and provides a photo gallery of the house's interior and exterior.
(January 10, 2020)
After more than 80 movies, and surviving a helicopter crash and a stroke, the actor found fulfillment in Torah study, and had a second Bar Mitzvah at age 83.
(March 04, 2000)
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