Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas, born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, New York, United States, on
December 9, 1916, was an American actor and filmmaker who died in Beverly Hills,
California, United States, on February 5, 2020, at age 103. Born to
Russian-Jewish immigrants, he served in the United States Navy during World War
II before making his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers in 1946. He
earned three Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his roles in Champion
in 1949, The Bad and the Beautiful in 1952, and Lust for Life in 1956. Through
his production company Bryna Productio...
