<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>He was the son of an illiterate immigrant Russian-Jewish ragpicker and junkman. Raised in poverty, longing for his father's approval, Issur Danielovitch went on to become a legendary Hollywood star--Kirk Douglas. Here, in his own words, is the story of his life: his acting triumphs in <i>Sparticus</i>, <i>Lust for Life</i>, <i>The Vikings</i>, <i>Paths of Glory</i>, and <i>Champions</i> (to name a few); his fabled love affairs (among them, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, and Pier Angeli); his long, happy marriage to Anne Buydens and tales of his four sons who sometimes do outrageous imitations of their famous father--all at once! <br> In fascinating insider's detail, Kirk Douglas recalls more than forty years of Hollywood, from breaking the blacklist to his epic confrontations with studio bosses. With a cast of characters that includes scores of renowned show business personalities, <i>The Ragman's Son</i> is the passionate, vivid, lusty life of Kirk Douglas: man, actor, lover, husband, father--and enduring star.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kirk Douglas, born Issur Danielovitch, is one of Hollywood's greatest stars with more than eighty films to his credit. He lives in Beverly Hills, California.
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