Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer, director, philanthropist and author. After an impoverished childhood with immigrant parents and six sisters, 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. Douglas was known for his explosive acting style, which he displayed as a criminal defense attorney in Town Without Pity (1961).
Natalie Wood’s Sister Accuses Kirk Douglas of Raping Famed Actress in New Memoir
thewrap.comIn an excerpt published by the Associated Press, Wood, 75, writes that she was 8 years old when the incident occurred in 1955, when both sisters appeared in the famous John Wayne Western “The Searchers.” She remembers that her mother arranged the meeting between Natalie and Douglas under the belief that “many doors might be thrown open for her, with just a nod of his famous, handsome head on her behalf.”“It seemed like a long time passed before Natalie got back into the car and woke me up when she slammed the door shut,” she writes. “She looked awful.
She was very disheveled and very upset, and she and Mom started urgently whispering to each other. I couldn’t really hear them or make out what they were saying.
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