ASIN: B00J92HZ3A
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 40
*Includes pictures.*Includes Douglas' quotes about his own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents. “When you become a star, you don't change - everyone else does.” – Kirk DouglasA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. In 1996, Kirk Douglas was given an Honorary Academy Award “for 50 years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community", and a few years later, the American Film Institute ranked him the 17th greatest actor of the 20th century. About 15 years after the AFI compiled ...
