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Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck .
Name Years Nationality Prominent roles Jewish lineage References Paula Abdul: 1962– American American Idol [387] Paul Adelstein: 1969– American Prison Break, Private Practice [388] Ronni Ancona: 1968– British (Scottish) [252] [389] Mathieu Amalric: 1965– French Munich, Quantum of Solace, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch ...
Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 American action film [2] based on the life of Colonel Mickey Marcus, and stars Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson. [3] Melville Shavelson adapted, produced and directed. [4]
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In addition to Kirk, she was predeceased by son Eric Douglas in 2004. Donations in her memory can be made to the Anne Douglas Center at the Los Angeles Mission. Subscribe to Variety Newsletters ...
The Juggler is a 1953 drama film starring Kirk Douglas as a survivor of the Holocaust. [1] [2] The screenplay was adapted by Michael Blankfort from his novel of the same name. [3] [4] It was the first American feature film that was made in Israel. [5] [6]
BY BRYNN MANNINO Legendary Hollywood actor, producer and author Kirk Douglas, who turns 98 next week on Dec. 9, is still alive and well, contrary to reports of his death, which began circulating ...
While Jewish moguls were in control of their studios, Jewish actors still had to be aware of potential antisemitism. Many changed their ethnic names to sound less Jewish; such as Emanuel Goldenberg aka Edward G. Robinson, Issur Danielovitch Demsky aka Kirk Douglas and Nathan Birnbaum aka George Burns. [14]