Kirk Douglas Acting Legend

[caappy]

Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, he had his film debut in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Douglas soon developed into a leading box-office star throughout the 1950s and 1960s, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war movies. During a sixty-year acting career, he has appeared in over 90 movies, and in 1960 was responsible for helping to end the Hollywood Blacklist.
In 1949, after a lead role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion, for which he was nominated as Best Actor, Douglas became a star. His style of acting relied on expressing great concentration, realism, and powerful emotions, and he subsequently gravitated toward roles requiring strong characters. Among his early films were Young Man with a Horn (1950), playing opposite Lauren Bacall, Billy Wilder's controversial Ace in the Hole (1951), and Detective Story (1951). He received a second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), where he played opposite Lana Turner. His powerful acting performance as Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956) is considered one of his finest roles. Douglas played the lead with an all-star cast in Spartacus (1960). He was the executive producer as well, raising the $12 million production cost, making it one of the most expensive films made up to that time. He is among the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

On January 28, 1996, he suffered a severe stroke, impairing his ability to speak.
He wrote about this experience in a book, My Stroke of Luck, which he hoped would be an "operating manual" for others on how to handle a stroke victim in their own family.

Sent him his book "My Stroke Of Luck" on 22 Jul and got it back signed on 5 Aug.. Was not holding my breath in getting it signed due to his health, age, and some unsigned returns that have been mentioned in here.. I am thinking that they sent me a book that he had already pre-signed cause it was not dedicated to the person who is getting it..

Kirk Douglas
Renaissance Literary & Talent
P.O. Box 17379
Beverly Hills, CA 90209

[ghl921]

I recently resent a couple of pictures to Kirk Douglas' home address. They were returned unsigned with a copied letter that states the following:

Dear Fan,

Thank you very much for your interest in obtaining my autograph. After many years of never refusing my fans, it is now difficult for me to fulfill the numerous requests that I receive. I hope you understand. I appreciate your request. It gives me great pleasure to know how many fans I still have.

Sincerely,
Kirk Douglas

[admin]

Hi caappy

Thank you for your feedback

Would you have a scan of the envelope and book you received please?
If so, you are in the run for the $10 gift certificate.

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[jason1980s]

He will sign the books sent to his home address. I think it's Roxbury Drive.
The literary agency could have sent a pre-signed book.
People have been getting book successes recently, and for years, sent to his home. Other items, like photos do come back unsigned. He is proud of his books and for some celebrities, they feel books sent mean the person is really a fan of their entire career.

[caappy]

Thank you for that information.. appreciate it..

[gusw666]

He will sign his book if you send it to his house, and probably you receive a transcript of what he writtes on it besides the signature...here is my post, you can see the whole thing:

http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/viewtopic.php?t=566677


Gus