Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch December 9, 1916) is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Champion (1949), Ace in the Hole (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Spartacus (1960), and Lonely Are the Brave (1962). He is #17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. In 1996, he received the Academy Honorary Award ""for 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community."" This book is your ultimate resource for Kirk Douglas. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, I Walk Alone, The Glass Menagerie (1950 film), Along the Great Divide, Ace in the Hole (film), Detective Story (1951 film), The Big Trees, The Big Sky (film), The Bad and the Beautiful, The Story of Three Loves, The Juggler (film), Act of Love (1953 film), List of The Jack Benny Program episodes, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film), The Racers, Ulysses (1955 film), Man Without a Star, The Indian Fighter, Lust for Life (film), Top Secret Affair, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film), Paths of Glory, The Vikings (1958 film), Last Train from Gun Hill, The Devil's Disciple (1959 film), Strangers When We Meet (film), Spartacus (1960 film), Town Without Pity, The Last Sunset (film), Lonely Are the Brave, Two Weeks in Another Town, The List of Adrian Messenger, For Love or Money (1963 film), Seven Days in May, In Harm's Way, The Heroes of Telemark, Cast a Giant Shadow, Is Paris Burning?, The Way West (film), The War Wagon, Once Upon a Wheel, A Lovely Way to Die, The Brotherhood (1968 film), The Arrangement (1969 film), There Was a Crooked Man..., To Catch a Spy, The Light at the Edge of the World, A Gunfight, The Master Touch, Posse (1975 film), Once Is Not Enough, Holocaust 2000, The Fury (1978 film), The Villain (1979 film), Saturn 3, Home Movies (film), The Final Countdown (film), The Man from Snowy River (1982 film), Eddie Macon's Run, Draw!, Tough Guys (1986 film), Queenie (miniseries), Inherit the Wind (1988 film), Oscar (1991 film), The Secret (1992 film), A Century of Cinema, Greedy (film), Diamonds (1999 film), It Runs in the Family (2003 film), Illusion (film) Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.