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).
Why Natalie Wood’s sister chose to reveal Kirk Douglas sex assault claim
nypost.com#MeToo movement helped Lana Wood speak the truth about her late older sister Natalie Wood’s alleged sexual assault by actor Kirk Douglas in 1955.Lana, 75, dropped the bombshell news in her memoir “Little Sister: My Investigation into the Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood,” which hit bookshelves Nov.
9, and is now revealing why she chose to come forward with the allegations so many years later.The former Bond girl told Fox News that it was “hard” to speak up before Douglas’ death last year at 103.
She admitted that the #MeToo movement helped her advocate for her late sister’s legacy.“That’s a terrible thing to have the courage to come out with,” Lana said. “It was really uncomfortable.
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