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He joining the United States Navy in 1941, and then after the end of hostilities in 1945, returned to the theater and some radio work. On the insistence of ex-classmate Lauren Bacall, movie producer Hal B. Wallis screen-tested Douglas and cast him in the lead role in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946).
Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and movie director. Douglas acted in many of Hollywood's well-known movies, including Spartacus. He also starred as Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life. His parents were Jews from the Russian Empire. He was the father of actor and producer Michael ...
Feb 6, 2020 · Born in New York in 1916, he rose to prominence during Hollywood's "golden age", earning his first Oscar nomination for the 1949 film Champion. He was also the father of Oscar-winning actor ...
Apr 2, 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Kirk Douglas, an American film actor and producer best known for his portrayals of resolute, emotionally charged heroes and antiheroes.
Feb 5, 2020 · Kirk Douglas: Last of Hollywood’s Golden Age The Times movie critic A.O. Scott looks back at the career of the actor Kirk Douglas. Mr.
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 6, 2020 · Thus, he was already 30 before he made his movie debut (as Kirk Douglas), playing a bespectacled and repressed weakling in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946).
