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 when she was a teenager, a new book has claimed. Wood’s younger sister, Lana Wood, is the author of the memoir Little Sister, which will be released on 9 November.
According to The Associated Press, which published excerpts of the book on Thursday (4 November), the book identifies the perpetrator of the sexual assault, which allegedly occurred in the summer of 1955, as Kirk Douglas. “I remember that Natalie looked especially beautiful when Mom and I dropped her off that night at the Chateau Marmont entrance,” she writes, adding: “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 looked awful.
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