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Kirk Douglas, actor and Hollywood legend, dead at 103


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One of the architects of Hollywood becoming anti American communists.  RIP

 

But lets not forget:

 

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 Perhaps most importantly, Douglas rebelled against the McCarthy Era establishment by producing and starring as a slave in Spartacus (1960), written by Dalton Trumbo, making the actor a hero to those blacklisted in Hollywood.

 

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1 hour ago, PPQer said:

Perhaps most importantly, Douglas rebelled against the McCarthy Era establishment by producing and starring as a slave in Spartacus (1960), written by Dalton Trumbo, making the actor a hero to those blacklisted in Hollywood.

Probably not Natalie Wood, though...

In any case, I enjoyed his films. :599c64b15e0f8_thumbsup:

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