Full Name: Issur Danielovitch
Profession: Actor
Biography: With his strong chin and stern looks, Kirk Douglas was a favorite for tough-guy roles throughout his career.
Significant roles include Colonel Dax in "Paths of Glory" (1957), lead in "Spartacus" (1960) and Van Gogh in "Lust For Life" (1956), a role for which he won widespread acclaim and a Golden Globe.
Other popular films Douglas starred in include "Out of the Past" (1947), "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954) and "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957).
Douglas claims that frequent accusations that he tried to direct the films he was in led to his becoming officially director for several projects, starting with "Scalawag" (1973).
Born: December 9, 1916
Birthplace: Amsterdam, New York, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 5, 2020 (aged 103)
Married Life
- 1954-05-28 "The Bad and the Beautiful" actor Kirk Douglas (37) weds producer Ann Buydens (24) at Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas
Historical Events
- 1957-02-28 14th Golden Globes: The King and I, Kirk Douglas, & Ingrid Bergman win
- 1960-10-06 "Spartacus", directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier, premieres in NYC
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