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Kirk Douglas (1916–2020)

Author of The Ragman's Son

37+ Works 1,176 Members 27 Reviews

Works by Kirk Douglas

The Ragman's Son (1988) 335 copies
Lies in the Night (1990) 128 copies
My Stroke of Luck (2002) 110 copies
I Am Spartacus! : Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist (2012) 88 copies
Climbing the Mountain (1997) 85 copies
The Broken Mirror (1997) 78 copies
The Gift (1991) 74 copies
Last Tango in Brooklyn (1994) 71 copies
Young Heroes of the Bible (1999) 68 copies
Let's Face It (1817) 62 copies
Life Could Be Verse: Reflections on Love, Loss, and What Really Matters (2014) 25 copies
Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood (2017) — Author — 14 copies
Posse (2004) — Director — 6 copies
TCM Greatest Classic Legends Film Collection: Kirk Douglas (2012) — Actor; Actor — 3 copies
MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER 3 copies
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Spartacus [1960 film] (1960) — Actor — 305 copies
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [1954 film] (1954) — Actor — 236 copies
The Man from Snowy River [1982 film] (1982) — Actor — 220 copies
Paths of Glory [1957 film] (1957) — Actor — 192 copies
The Simpsons: Season 7 (2006) — Guest star — 109 copies
In Harm's Way [1965 film] (1965) — Actor — 99 copies
The Vikings [1958 film] (1958) 93 copies
Out of the Past [1947 film] (1947) — Actor — 93 copies
The Final Countdown [1980 film] (1980) — Actor — 79 copies
The War Wagon [1967 film] (1967) — Actor — 63 copies
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers [1946 film] (1946) — Actor — 62 copies
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral [1957 film] (1957) — Actor — 55 copies
Ace in the Hole [1951 film] (1951) 55 copies
Seven Days in May [1964 film] (1963) 52 copies
A Letter to Three Wives [1949 film] (1949) 52 copies
The Big Trees [1952 film] (1952) — Actor — 43 copies
It Runs in the Family [2003 film] (2003) 41 copies
Lust for Life [1956 film] (1956) — Actor — 37 copies
Ulysses [1954 film] (1960) 31 copies
Cast a Giant Shadow [1966 film] (1966) 30 copies
The Heroes of Telemark [1965 film] (1965) 29 copies
The Bad and the Beautiful [1952 film] (1952) 26 copies
The List of Adrian Messenger [1963 film] (1963) — Actor — 25 copies
The Fury [1978 film] (1978) — Actor — 23 copies
Lonely Are the Brave [1962 film] (1962) — Actor — 20 copies
My Dear Secretary [1948 film] (1948) — Actor — 19 copies
Tough Guys [1986 film] (1986) — Actor — 18 copies
Young Man with a Horn [1950 film] (1950) — Actor — 18 copies
The Devil's Disciple [1959 film] (2015) 16 copies
Detective Story [1951 film] (1951) — Actor — 14 copies
The Villain [1979 film] (1979) 14 copies
The Big Sky [1952 film] 13 copies
The Way West [1967 film] (1967) 13 copies
The Arrangement [1967 film] (1969) — Actor — 13 copies
Last Train from Gun Hill [1959 film] (2004) — Actor — 11 copies
Champion [1949 film] (1949) — Actor — 11 copies
The Secret (1992 TV movie) (2000) — Actor — 10 copies
I Walk Alone [1947 film] (1947) 10 copies
There Was a Crooked Man [1970 film] (1970) 9 copies
Rock Hudson Screen Legend Collection: The Golden Blade / Has Anybody Seen My Gal? / The Last Sunset / The Spiral Road /… (2006) — Actor — 9 copies
The Last Sunset [1961 film] (1961) 9 copies
Greedy [1994 film] (1994) — Actor — 8 copies
John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection (Reap the Wild Wind / Rooster Cogburn / The Hellfighters / The War Wagon / The… (2006) — Actor — 8 copies
A Gunfight [1971 film] (1971) — Actor — 7 copies
Man Without a Star [1955 film] (1955) — Actor — 7 copies
Film Noir Collection: 9 Films 6 copies
The Story of Three Loves [1953 film] (1953) 6 copies
Victory at Entebbe [1976 film] (1994) 6 copies
Along the Great Divide [1951 film] (2011) — Actor — 5 copies
Strangers When We Meet [1960 film] (1960) 5 copies
The Doris Day Collection [8 films] (2005) — Actor — 5 copies
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers [and] Lady of Burlesque (Double Feature Video) (2004) — Actor — 4 copies
My Dear Secretary [and] The Big Trees (Double Feature Video) (2004) — Actor — 4 copies
Remembrance of Love [1982 TV movie] — Actor — 4 copies
Diamonds (2000) — Actor — 4 copies
Two Weeks in Another Town [1962 film] (1962) 3 copies
Film Noir Collector's Edition: 7 Great Killer Classics! (2011) — Actor — 3 copies
The Master Touch [1972 film] (1972) — Actor — 3 copies
Draw! — Actor — 3 copies
The Juggler [1953 film] — Actor — 3 copies
Stanley Kubrick Collection (Triple Feature Video) — Actor — 3 copies
Top Secret Affair [1957 film] (1957) — Actor — 3 copies
The Indian Fighter [1956 film] (1956) — Actor — 3 copies
The Light at the Edge of the World [1971 film] 3 copies
The Brotherhood [1968 film] (2002) — Actor — 3 copies
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers — Actor — 2 copies
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Original 1954 Motion Picture Soundtrack (1954) — Contributor — 2 copies
Cat Ballou / The Villain 2 copies
9 Movie Western Collection (2019) 2 copies
The Glass Menagerie [1950 film] — Jim — 2 copies
Illusion (2007) — Actor — 2 copies
The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers [and] The Big Trees (Double Feature Video) 2 copies
Mourning Becomes Electra [1947 film] (2004) 2 copies
The Lies Boys Tell [1994 TV movie] (2005) 2 copies
Westerns: 3 Classics Vol. 2 — Actor — 2 copies
Anna Karenina [1948 film] includes 4 Bonus Movies — Actor — 1 copy
Essential Film Noir: Collection 1 1 copy
My Dear Secretary [and] My Favourite Brunette (Double Feature Video) 1 copy
Classic Sci-Fi Double Bill: Saturn 3 [and] Capricorn One (2003) 1 copy
Kirk Douglas: The Centennial Collection (8 films) (2014) — Actor — 1 copy

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My Stroke of Luck by Kirk Douglas
I really enjoyed this book. Who would have thought that Kirk Douglas was so poetic, so thoughtful, so inspirational? While this short volume does focus in on the changes a minor stroke brought to his life, he also manages to give some insights into his life, his family, and his soul. Anyone with older parents struggling with health issues (stroke or otherwise) will benefit from reading this book.
 
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zot79 | 2 other reviews | Aug 20, 2023 |
The Ragman's Son by Kirk Douglas
Pretty good biography. Very Jewish upbringing. He was into acrobatics or gymnastics as a young man.
 
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I am Spartacus! : making a film, breaking the… by Kirk Douglas
Until a few years ago I knew nothing about the "Blacklist" or the "Hollywood 10". The House Un-American Activities Committee had something to do with McCarthy and the "Red Scare", but what exactly I didn't have a clue. Then I saw the movie , Trumbo with Bryan Cranston and my eyes were opened. Trumbo's career resurrection by Kirk Douglas is a big part of the final act of the movie, and the righting of a great wrong. I've read with great interest everything I can find about that whole dark chapter of our history as I sense that we've entered a very similar time. Loved this book , and I love the heroism demonstrated by Kirk Douglas, Dalton Trumbo, etc. We need to live by their fine example whenever the First Amendment is endangered!… (more)
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