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American actor and filmmaker

Date of Birth: 9 December 1916
Age at the time of death: 103 years old
Date death 5 February 2020
In the rating: #184 Actor

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Kirk Douglas was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made 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, known for serious dramas, including westerns and war films. During his career, he appeared in more than 90 films and was known for his explosive acting style. He was named by the American Film Institute the 17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema.

Douglas played an unscrupulous boxing hero in Champion (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. His other early films include Out of the Past (1947); Young Man with a Horn (1950), playing opposite Lauren Bacall and Doris Day; Ace in the Hole (1951); and Detective Story (1951), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He received his second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), opposite Lana Turner, and earned his third for portraying Vincent van Gogh in Lust for Life (1956), a role for which he won the Golden Globe for the Best Actor in a Drama. He also starred with James Mason in the adventure 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), a large box-office hit.

In September 1949, he established Bryna Productions, which began producing films as varied as Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960). In those two films, he collaborated with the then relatively unknown director Stanley Kubrick, taking lead roles in both films. Douglas helped to break the Hollywood blacklist by having Dalton Trumbo write Spartacus with an official on-screen credit. He produced and starred in Lonely Are the Brave (1962) and Seven Days in May (1964), the latter opposite Burt Lancaster, with whom he made seven films. In 1963, he starred in the Broadway play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a story that he purchased and later gave to his son Michael Douglas, who turned it into an Oscar-winning film. Douglas continued acting into the 1980s, appearing in such films as Saturn 3 (1980), The Man from Snowy River (1980), Tough Guys (1986), a reunion with Lancaster, and in the television version of Inherit the Wind (1988) plus in an episode of Touched by an Angel in 2000, for which he received his third nomination for an Emmy Award.

As an actor and philanthropist, Douglas received an Academy Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. As an author, he wrote ten novels and memoirs. After barely surviving a helicopter crash in 1991 and then suffering a stroke in 1996, he focused on renewing his spiritual and religious life. He lived with his second wife, producer Anne Buydens, until his death in 2020. A centenarian, Douglas was one of the last surviving stars of the film industry's Golden Age.

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Date of Birth 9 December 1916

Age at the time of death 103 years old

Zodiac sign Sagittarius Sagittarius are fast-paced and unrestrained Sagittarius is an active (masculine) sign and this is noticeable. He, being a strategist or a simple executor, always retains his activity, even to the point of restlessness. In addition, its representativ…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Gemini	88%
Aquarius	84%
Leo	84%
Sagittarius	84%
Aries	84%
Libra	84%
Pisces	72%
Taurus	68%
Scorpio	68%
Capricorn	64%
Cancer	60%
Virgo	60%

Chinese horoscope Dragon Dragon - energy and activity People born in the years of the Dragon have excellent health and a large supply of vitality. They are energetic and active, emotional and decisive, headstrong and wayward. The dragon is a strong-willed, noble and generou…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Snake	92%
Monkey	92%
Pig	88%
Tiger	88%
Rabbit	88%
Dragon	88%
Goat	84%
Rooster	80%
Horse	80%
Dog	80%
Bull	80%
Rat	76%

Slavic horoscope Serpent The Serpent chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Pike	96%
Swan	92%
Serpent	88%
Virgin	84%
Horse	84%
Eagle	80%
Boar	76%
Lynx	76%
Elk	64%
Wolf	64%
Fox	60%
Finist	56%
Aurochs	56%
Bear	44%
Stork	36%
Raven	36%

Egyptian horoscope Osiris The Egyptian sign of Osiris reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Geb	96%
Isis	92%
Osiris	88%
Horus	84%
Thoth	84%
Nile	84%
Amun-Ra	80%
Set	76%
Anubis	76%
Mut	76%
Sekhmet	64%
Bastet	60%

Druid horoscope Elder Elder closes the Celtic year — transformation and mature-soul wisdom. Born 25 November to 23 December, Elder people feel cycles ending and help others through change.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Reed	92%
Elder	88%
Vine	84%
Holly	84%
Ivy	80%
Hazel	76%
Willow	64%
Hawthorn	60%
Oak	56%
Alder	56%
Ash	44%
Birch	40%
Rowan	36%

Indian horoscope Vrishchika The Vedic rashi Vrishchika carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Dhanu	96%
Tula	92%
Vrishchika	88%
Simha	84%
Mithuna	84%
Meena	80%
Kanya	80%
Kumbha	76%
Makara	76%
Karka	76%
Mesha	60%
Vrishabha	56%

Flower horoscope Dandelion Born under Dandelion in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Edelweiss	96%
Lotus	96%
Gladiolus	96%
Orchid	96%
Peony	92%
Freesia	92%
Lilac	92%
Dandelion	88%
Camellia	84%
Aster	84%
Rose	84%
Wild rose	84%
Tulip	84%
Delphinium	80%
Water lily	80%
Heather	76%
Carnation	76%
Sunflower	76%
Violet	76%
Daisy	76%
Bellflower	64%
Lily of the valley	64%
Hydrangea	64%
Lily	64%
Mimosa	64%
Purslane	60%
Foxglove	60%
Chamomile	56%
Dahlia	56%
Magnolia	56%
Poppy	56%
Belladonna	56%
Immortelle	44%
Gentian	44%
Mistletoe	40%
Thistle	36%

Decan horoscope Sagittarius — 2nd decan The Sagittarius — 2nd decan decan refines your zodiac sign with a sub-ruler accent — temperament, decision style, and inner strengths differ even within the same sun sign.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	96%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	96%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	96%
Scorpio — 1st decan	96%
Aquarius — 1st decan	92%
Capricorn — 1st decan	92%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	92%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	92%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	92%
Libra — 3rd decan	92%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	88%
Pisces — 2nd decan	84%
Pisces — 1st decan	84%
Libra — 1st decan	84%
Virgo — 2nd decan	84%
Leo — 2nd decan	84%
Cancer — 3rd decan	84%
Gemini — 3rd decan	84%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	80%
Libra — 2nd decan	80%
Leo — 3rd decan	80%
Cancer — 1st decan	80%
Pisces — 3rd decan	76%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	76%
Virgo — 3rd decan	76%
Virgo — 1st decan	76%
Leo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 2nd decan	76%
Gemini — 1st decan	64%
Taurus — 1st decan	64%
Aries — 2nd decan	64%
Taurus — 2nd decan	60%
Gemini — 2nd decan	56%
Taurus — 3rd decan	56%
Aries — 3rd decan	56%
Aries — 1st decan	56%

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