Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas is a retired American actor and producer whose over sixty-year career saw him appear in famous films such as Champion, The Bad and the Beautiful, Lonely Are the Brave and Seven Days in May. One of his most critically acclaimed roles was in the 1952 film Lust for Life where he played the legendary Vincent van Gogh.

He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1981 as well as the French Legion of Honor from France in 1990. In 1999, he was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. President George H.W. Bush gave him the National Medal of Arts awards in 2002.

From 1943 to 1951, he was married to Diana Douglas. He married Anne Buydens in 1954. He has four children, Michael, Joel, Peter and Eric.

Kirk Douglas is a famous American actor, who was born on December 9, 1916. As a person born on this date, Kirk Douglas is listed in our database as the 2nd most popular celebrity for the day (December 9) and the 2nd most popular for the year (1916).

People born on December 9 fall under the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. Kirk Douglas is the 84th most popular Sagittarius.

Aside from information specific to Kirk Douglas' birthday, Kirk Douglas is the 588th most famous American.

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