Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas
File:Studio publicity Kirk Douglas.jpg Douglas in 1963
Born	Issur Danielovitch Demsky (1916-12-09)December 9, 1916 Amsterdam, New York, U.S.
Died	February 5, 2020(2020-02-05) (aged 103) Beverly Hills, California, U.S
Other names	Isador Demsky Izzy Demsky
Occupations	Actor movie director movie producer philanthropist
Notable work	Michael Kelly in Champion Jonathan Shields in The Bad and the Beautiful Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life Spartacus in Spartacus
Height	5ft 9in (1.75 m)
Spouse(s)	Diana Dill (1943-1951, divorced) Anne Buydens (1954-2021)
Children	Michael Joel Peter Eric
Parent(s)	Herschel Demsky Bryna Sanglel
Awards	Academy Honorary Award 1996 Lifetime Achievement Honorary César 1980 Lifetime Achievement Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama 1957 Lust for Life Cecil B. DeMille Award 1968 Lifetime Achievement
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	File:Flag of the United States Army.svg United States Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	File:US-O3 insignia.svg Captain
Unit	File:USA - Army Medical Specialist Corps.png Army Medical Administrative Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	File:Army Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg Army Good Conduct Medal File:American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg American Defense Service Medal File:American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg American Campaign Medal File:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal File:World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg World War II Victory Medal
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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 Douglas.

He came in at #17 on AFI's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time and was one of two living actors on the list (Sidney Poitier is the other).

In 1995, he was given an Honorary Academy Award. In 1956, he won a Golden Globe Award.

Kirk Douglas died on February 5, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 103.

Other websites

• Kirk Douglas on IMDb
• Kirk Douglas at the TCM Movie Database
• Kirk Douglas at the Internet Broadway Database
• Personal papers of Kirk Douglas at the Wisconsin Historical Society - Roughly 180,000 documents on Douglas's personal and professional life Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
• Newcritics.com: Meeting Kirk Douglas Archived January 5, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Kirk Douglas, le champion de Hollywood (in French)