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    Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name of his best-selling autobiography) to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born on December 9, in Amsterdam, New York. His parents, Bryna (Sanglel) and Herschel Danielovitch, were Jewish immigrants from Chavusy, Mahilyow Voblast (now in Belarus). Although growing up in a poor ghetto, Douglas was a fine student and a keen athlete and wrestled competitively during his time at St. Lawrence University. Professional wrestling helped pay for his studies as did working on the side as a waiter and a bellboy. However, he soon identified an acting scholarship as a way out of his meager existence, and was sufficiently talented to gain entry into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his Broadway debut in "Spring Again" before his career was interrupted by World War II. He joining the United Sta

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    Kirk Douglas

    If English is your first language and you could translate my old Italian text, please contact me. Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch in in New York), the son of poor Russian immigrants, managed to get a university degree in acting and a scholarship at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Betty Perske (the future Lauren Bacall) was his classmate. In he was drafted for World War II. When he returned, Bacall found him a part in a Hollywood movie which led to minor parts in two noir films: Jacques Tourneur's Out of the Past () and Byron Haskin's I Walk Alone (), his first collaboration with fellow actor Burt Lancaster. He also acted in Joseph Mankiewicz's A Letter To Three Wives (), Michael Curtiz's jazz musical Young Man with a Horn () and in Raoul Walsh's western Along the Great Divide (). The western would remain one of his favorite genres.

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    Kirk Douglas

    American actor (–)

    For the musician, see Captain Kirk Douglas.

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    Issur Danielovitch


    ()December 9,

    Amsterdam, New York, U.S.

    DiedFebruary 5, () (aged&#;)

    Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

    Resting placeWestwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, California
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    Alma&#;materSt. Lawrence University
    Occupations
    • Actor
    • filmmaker
    • philanthropist
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    Political partyDemocratic
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    Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; månad 9, – February 5, ) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers () with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the s, kno