Kirk Douglas
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| Kirk Douglas | |
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 Douglas in March 2011 |
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| Born | Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916 Amsterdam, New York |
| Other names | Issur Danielovitch |
| Notable works | 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 | Diana Dill (1943-1951, divorced) Anne Buydens (1954-) |
| Children | Michael Douglas (born 1944) Joel Douglas (born 1947) Peter Douglas (born 1955) Eric Douglas (1958-2004) |
| Parents | 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 |
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Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916) is an American actor and movie producer. His parents were Jews from the Russian Empire. Douglas has acted in many of Hollywood's most well-known of all time, including Spartacus. He is also father to 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 is one of two living actors on the list (Sidney Poitier is the other).
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