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Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, the son of an illiterate immigrant Russian-Jewish ragpicker and junkman, Kirk Douglas makes clear in this powerful, angry, and passionate book the ways in which his difficult childhood dominated his life as an actor, father, and man. 16 pages of photographs.
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Born in 1916, little Issur Danielovitch grew up in upstate New York, the poorest of the poor. Son of illiterate Russian-Jewish immigrants,taunted by the other children, Issur breaking past every barrier imaginable became the great Kirk Douglas. This is his life story from birth through 70... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
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- Lauren Bacall
- Anne
- Diana
- Issur
- Michael
- Burt Lancaster
- Peter
- Sam Norton
- Eric
- Bill
- Van Gogh
- Irene
- Joel
- Dalton Trumbo
- John Wayne
- Stanley
- Eddie Lewis
- Charlie Feldman
- Peggy
- Paul
- Hal Wallis
- Jim
- Katharine Cornell
- Yul Brynner
- Betty
- Mc Murphy
- Frank
- Kennedy
- Tony Curtis
- Kazan
- Guthrie Mcclintic
- Amos
- Jack Warner
- Hitler
- Evelyn Keyes
- Tom
- Ruth
- Pier Angell
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Hollywood
- United States
- Paris
- Amsterdam
- Rome
- Los Angeles
- Israel
- London
- Europe
- France
- Russia
- Germany
- Munich
- California
- Mexico
- Italy
- White House
- Palm Springs
- Washington
- Afghanistan
- Venice
- Miami
- Albany
- Sea
- Norway
- Jerusalem
- Schenectady
- St. Lawrence
- Bermuda
- Oregon
- Pakistan
- New Jersey
- Hawaii
- Egypt
- Vespa
- Another Town
- Tamarack Playhouse
- Karachi
- Universal
- England
- Islamabad
- Canton
- India
- Boston
- Atlantic
- Yugoslavia
- Arizona
First Sentence edit
"Nobody" meant being the son of illiterate Russian Jewish immigrants in the WASP town of Amsterdam, New York, twenty-eight miles northwest of Albany.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kirk Douglas (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0671637177
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0671637177
Page Count: 512
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- Dewey: 920
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