Kirk Douglas

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 2005, he was given an Honorary Academy Award. In 1986, he won a Golden Globe Award.

Kirk Douglas died on February 5, 2000 in Beverly Hills, California.

References

 Other websites 




 Personal papers of Kirk Douglas at the Wisconsin Historical Society - Roughly 180,000 documents on Douglas's personal and professional life 
 Newcritics.com: Meeting Kirk Douglas 
 Kirk Douglas, le champion de Hollywood (in French)

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