Kirk Douglas
On February 5, 2020 Kirk Douglas left us forever, a great filmmaker to remember.
Kirk Douglas (December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020), born in Amsterdam, New York, was a Hollywood film actor, producer, entrepreneur and director.
Kirk Douglas was born on December 9, 1916, in an ethnic settlement in upstate New York, douglas was born as Issur Danielovitch.
His parents were illiterate Russian Jews with six daughters and a son, and Kirk Douglas was the fourth in the family and was called Essay by his parents.
His father, Herschel, was a local ragged collector and an alcoholic who gave the family enough money to make ends meet.
Averse to poverty and always wanting to save his family from poverty and hunger, Douglas grew up as a hotel waiter and freestyle wrestler.
In 1941, he appeared on broadway, but soon joined the U.S. Navy, after which he returned to the theater and broadcast work until 1945.
In 1946, he made his first appearance on the big screen, starring in the film Strange Love Doubtful Clouds.
奇爱疑云（The Strange Love of MarthaIver）
In 1949, he played a well-built boxer in the film "Winning the Championship", and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor, and finally became a hit.
Win the gold medal
1951 Ace, in, the, Hole
Ace, in, the, Hole
In 1953, "Jade Girl Strange Man" was nominated for an Academy Award.
Jade Girl Strange Man
In 1956, Van Gogh was again nominated for an Academy Award.
Van Gogh Biography
In the late 1950s, he set up his own production company and began filming masterpieces such as "The Glorious Road". Performances continued until the mid-1990s.
The Road to Glory
While other stars were still content to be puppets of directors, Douglas had set up a production company, starred in his own films, and grew to strength.
The magnificent epic films The Glorious Road and Spartacus are the products of Douglas Studios.
The Glorious Road is one of Douglas's best films, and it is also the famous director Kubrick's masterpiece, which established him as a new generation of film directors at the end of World War II.
That year, 29-year-old young director Stanley Kubrick had the opportunity to direct films featuring well-known A-list actors like Kirk Douglas and Adolf Meyer.
Stanley Kubrick
But Douglas was a full 12 years older than Kubrick and was already the owner of a film production company.
Douglas's preference for growing subject matter shows how ambitious he is.
He admired heroes and believed that he had heroic qualities.
His desire for control was so strong that the average person would involuntarily submit to his will, so his filmography often bore the obvious Douglas mark.
The famous Spartacus is an example.
Spartacus
The film's original director, Anthony Mann, was dismissed by producer Douglas shortly after filming began.
Stanley Kubrick was invited by Kirk Douglas to take over as the film's director, and the all-round master shot naturally extraordinary.
Stanley Kubrick
Although Kubrick accepted this task, he had no full control over the production process of the film, nor did he have the right to edit the film according to his own intentions.
Hollywood is sometimes very cruel, and some actors even pay the price of their lives to succeed.
Many actors have struggled with the Hollywood production system, they want to get rid of the fate of being used as props and vases, they want to change unfair treatment, but most of them fail.
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas succeeded.
He no longer obeyed the orders of others, and people regarded him as a model for heroes.
After World War II, the United States arose "McCarthyism".
McCarthyism
Hollywood has kept up with the rudder, and some artists have made up lies to show their pro-government stance.
Douglas, on the other hand, went against the government by using Darlton Truber, who was on McCarthy's blacklist, as the screenwriter of Spartacus, and insisted that Truber's name be included in the opening list.
In 1956, he starred in the biographical film Longing for Life, directed by Vincent Minnelly and George Cook, in which he played the painter Vincent van Gogh.
Eager to live
In 1958, he starred in The Vikings.
The Vikings
In 1959, he starred in The Devil's Disciple.
The Devil's Disciple
In 1960, he co-starred with Lawrence Oliver in the film Spartacus, in which he played the fighter Spartacus.
In 1983, she starred in Eddie Macon's Run.
Eddie Macon's Run
In 1988, he starred in "Tough Guys" (On Liangshan).
In 1996, for his 50 years of continued innovation in the film industry, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Academy Award
In 1999, he was named 17th by the American Film Institute as "The Greatest Actor of a Hundred Years."
In 2001, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival.
Berlin Golden Bear Award
In April 2003, the film Three Generations Together, starring with his son Michael Douglas and ex-wife Diana Douglas, was released as Mitchell Grundbergs.
Three generations in the same room
Son Michael Douglas is also a superstar in Hollywood.
Michael Douglas
Daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones is a glamorous Hollywood actress, interested can click below. Catherine Zeta-Jones is a classical and wild beauty, and the more you learn about her, the more you find her fascinating
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Mike Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are one of the few marriage models in Hollywood.
Loving companionship
In addition to acting, Douglas was also very passionate about humanitarian causes.
He has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State since 1963.
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
He was awarded the Jefferson Prize in 1983.
He later won the American Film Award, the German Golden Camera Award and other awards for his contribution to the film industry.
In addition, Douglas was awarded a special honorable mention for his ongoing commitment to children's charity work.
Kirk Douglas died in Los Angeles on February 5, 2020, at the age of 103.
The filmmaker, who witnessed the heyday of Hollywood, came to an end, but his legend should not end.
Let's remember this great filmmaker!
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