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One of the greatest Hollywood film stars, loved for his roles in Spartacus, The Vikings and Lust for Life
Without irony or modesty, Kirk Douglas saw himself as the archetypal American, a sturdy bridge between the abyss of the past and the bounty of the new world.
Indeed, he regarded his life story as worthy of some Los Angeleno Sistine chapel where he was posed – savage, muscular, radiant and determined – his arms linking penniless, uneducated immigrants from Russia and, say, his son Michael, a smooth prince of the city, a fabulously successful producer and actor. And I, Kirk would have cried to the fates and the heavens, I am the ragman’s son. Continue reading...