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 was sexually assaulted by Kirk Douglas as a teen, sister claims
nypost.comthe late star was sexually assaulted as a teen by a much older actor at a Los Angeles hotel. In her upcoming memoir “Little Sister,” Lana Wood alleged that the mystery assailant was deceased screen icon Kirk Douglas, the AP reported.“It was like an out-of-body experience,” Lana, 75, recalled the “Rebel Without A Cause” actress telling her years later.The sordid incident allegedly occurred in the summer of 1955 at the Chateau Marmont, where the girls’ mother Maria Zakharenko had set up a meeting between teenage Natalie and the “Spartacus” star, who was in his mid-30s at the time.Zakharenko had hoped that “many doors might be thrown open for her, with just a nod of his famous, handsome head on her behalf,” according to the book, which also.
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