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THBKirk Douglas (1916-2020) American, Framed Photos and Dated Autograph
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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LiveJan 19, 2025
Over 800 lots will be offered in day 2 of our 2 day weekend. There are multiple lots of important fine art from landscapes and etchings to old masters and portraits. We have a collection of sterling silver, African artifacts, oriental rugs, Asian antiquities, a collection from the Ex Managing Director of the NYC Waldorf Astoria, and more! Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) American, Framed Photos and Dated Autograph. Photo on left is a black-and-white headshot, photo on right is him the set of The Big Sky, filmed by Howard Hawks in 1952. Autograph is on yellow paper, dated '09. Gallery label on back.
Overall Size: 16 1/2 x 21 in.
Photo (largest): 9 x 7 in.
#28 #5368 .
Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, New York on December 9th, 1916. He was the only son of Jewish immigrants from Russia who changed their surname to Demsky not long after, and he changed his name permanently before entering the United States Navy during World War II. His impoverished childhood with an abusive, alcoholic father was alleviated somewhat by an early decision to become an actor, and after participating in plays in high school he convinced the dean of St. Lawrence University to give him a loan, which he paid back by working part-time as a gardener and janitor for the school. He graduated with a bachelor’s in 1939, having been a champion of their wrestling team and a star actor whose talents earned him a special scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. His classmate Betty Joan Perske (later known as Lauren Bacall) was crucial in launching his film career, and her friend Diane Dill became Douglas’s first wife in 1943. He served as a communications officer in anti-submarine warfare aboard USS PC-1139 from 1941 until 1944 when he was medically discharged for injuries sustained from the premature explosion of a depth charge, rising to the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade). After the war Douglas returned to New York City and quickly found work in radio, theater, and commercials. He planned to remain a stage actor after his Broadway debut in 1949, but after Bacall helped him land a role in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers he swiftly became highly in-demand, playing tough, intense, and complicated anti-heroes in film noirs, sports pictures, and period dramas. His first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor came in 1949 with Champion, followed by The Bad and the Beautiful in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956, but he never won the award. His marriage to Dill ended in 1951, with their two children Michael and Joel going on to be involved in film as well, as an actor and producer, respectively. He married producer Anne Buydens in 1954, having two sons of their own and remaining together until his death despite his numerous affairs, mainly because he was always open with her about them. Early in his Hollywood career Douglas demonstrated his independent streak and broke his studio contracts to gain total control over his projects, forming his own movie company, Bryna Productions (named after his mother). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Douglas was a major box-office star, landing iconic roles in important films like The Glass Menagerie, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Spartacus while playing opposite some of the leading actresses of that era. His later films saw him taking on primarily military roles and making his directorial debut in 1973, but he gained a reputation as “the most disliked man in Hollywood,” which he freely admitted to being true in interviews, frequently drawing controversy for his treatment of his co-stars and violent tendencies due to his unaddressed childhood issues. After a near-death experience in a helicopter crash in 1991 he reconnected with Judaism, and after suffering a severe stroke in 1996 that left him unable to speak he underwent rigorous therapy and was able to regain it, giving a speech in March of that year when he accepted his honorary (and only) Academy Award. He passed away on February 5th, 2020 in his Beverly Hills home at the remarkable age of 103, one of the last living stars of the Golden Age.
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16 1/2 x 21 in.
