Kirk Douglas, Hollywood’s biggest son-of-a-bitch, is dead at 103

One of my favorite actors, the great Kirk Douglas, died today at the age of 103. If you’re stuck at home tomorrow, due to the snow, do yourself a favor and watch him in Billy Wilder’s brilliant film Ace in the Hole. It’s really an amazing piece of work, and more timely now than ever. You won’t regret it. I promise… Here’s a taste.

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11 Comments

  1. Posted February 5, 2020 at 10:29 pm | Permalink

    Here’s the trailer, for those of you who need to know a little more before buying the ticket and taking the ride.

  2. Anonymous
    Posted February 6, 2020 at 2:38 am | Permalink

    Have you seen Sweet Smell of Success? He was willing to go places that others weren’t.

  3. iRobert
    Posted February 6, 2020 at 7:16 am | Permalink

    Thanks for sharing the clip, Mark. I’ll be watching Ace in the Hole again sometime over the next few days per your recommendation. I vaguely recall the scene from having seen it as a child.

    I’m distantly related to Kirk Douglas, so losing him has some personal meaning.

  4. Posted February 6, 2020 at 7:44 am | Permalink

    Kirk Douglas (once bedded a woman he knew to be an anti-Semite, just so he could shout, at the climactic moment: “I’m a Jew! You are being f—-d by a Jew!” according to his kiss-and-tell 1988 autobiography “The Ragman’s Son.”) – From PageSix.com

  5. Posted February 6, 2020 at 7:59 am | Permalink

    “…before he was Kirk Douglas, he was Issur Danielovitch — the son of dirt-poor Russian-Jewish immigrants born outside Albany in 1916.” – from PageSix.com

  6. Anonymous
    Posted February 6, 2020 at 8:01 am | Permalink

    That story perfectly encapsulates the attitude of Kirk Douglas. I really thought he’d be around forever, as he was too damn ornery to die.

  7. Anonymous
    Posted February 6, 2020 at 8:04 am | Permalink

    The word “bedded” is one I haven’t heard in a while. Good riddance. I still like Douglas, though.

  8. iRobert
    Posted February 6, 2020 at 8:08 am | Permalink

    In The Ragman’s Son, Douglas described himself as a “son of a bitch”, adding, “I’m probably the most disliked actor in Hollywood. And I feel pretty good about it. Because that’s me…. I was born aggressive, and I guess I’ll die aggressive.”

    (From Wikipedia)

  9. Wobblie
    Posted February 6, 2020 at 8:45 am | Permalink

    Aloha, one of the best.
    Path to Glory and Seven Days in May along with Spartacus seem very relevant today

  10. Elliott
    Posted February 6, 2020 at 10:40 am | Permalink

    Paths of Glory is an incredible fucking film. Take the day off and watch it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ifRA0Kj-8

  11. me
    Posted December 20, 2021 at 11:44 am | Permalink

    he’s a fucking rapist. Fuck squirt douglas can burn in hell.

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