patches Posted February 6, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 6, 2020 Kirk Douglas Just Passed, 103. He is one of the greats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted February 6, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 6, 2020 Indeed, he was one of the greats for sure. My father's favorite movie was "Lonely Are The Brave". I have too many favorites to list. What a wonderful actor and human being. RIP Kirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted February 6, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 6, 2020 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted February 6, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 6, 2020 To bad, last of the greats from Hollywood's heyday. Detective story is one of my favorites. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted February 6, 2020 To bad, last of the greats from Hollywood's heyday. Detective story is one of my favorites. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Oh yeah Detective Story Douglas's Officer McLeod ready to put the boots to the unremorseful and unrepentant abortionist doctor Schneider (George Macready), William Bendix in one of his several great roles of course was fantastic in in too as a NYPD Detective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor996 Posted February 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 6, 2020 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 6, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 6, 2020 He IS Spartacus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted February 6, 2020 Did you know the he was originally to be cast as Sargent Stryker USMC Sands of Iwo Jima. He also turned down the role that went to Bill Holden in Stalag 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted February 6, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 6, 2020 Lt Jg Kirk Douglas Douglas grew up as Izzy Demsky and legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the Navy during World War II. Douglas enlisted in the United States Navy in 1941, shortly after the United States entered World War II, where he served as a gunnery and communications officer in anti-submarine warfare on board PC-1139. He was medically discharged for war injuries in 1944. He was deemed too old for the Air Force, but accepted into the Navy. He discharged was due to chronic ameobic dysentary discovered when hospitalized due to abdominal injuries due to dropping of accidental depth charge. Another Hero from "The Greatest Generation" Smooth Sailing Lt. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted February 6, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 6, 2020 R.I.P. Kirk Douglas - A great entertainer. Imagine 103 years! I have enjoyed many hours of his great acting. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted February 6, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 6, 2020 The end of an age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted February 6, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 6, 2020 He seems a breed apart from today's Hollywood types. He was great. I love Seven Days in May. I've watched it more times than I can count. Spartacus is such a classic. Every time I watch it I'm hoping that this time the slave army can pull off a win at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted February 6, 2020 Share #13 Posted February 6, 2020 My wife's grandfather lived down the st from Kirk Douglas as a kid up in Fonda NY. She just told me. I guess he was Izzy at the time. My wife said there also a picture of the st where they grew up. On back it said Kirk Douglas lived on This st. I wonder where it is Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lerenfort Posted February 6, 2020 Share #14 Posted February 6, 2020 Rest in Peace Kirk. To coin a appropriate phrase from one of his best films he "Cast a Giant Shadow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanJ Posted February 7, 2020 Share #15 Posted February 7, 2020 I bet I can name, maybe, half a dozen current actors; but could compile a very long list of actors from the golden age of Hollywood. And the quality of films today is just plain bad. Between CG graphics, bad acting, bad writing, asinine plots, juvenile action hero movies, when there is a decent film that comes out (1917), it’s an event. Rest easy Kirk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted February 7, 2020 I bet I can name, maybe, half a dozen current actors; but could compile a very long list of actors from the golden age of Hollywood. And the quality of films today is just plain bad. Between CG graphics, bad acting, bad writing, asinine plots, juvenile action hero movies, when there is a decent film that comes out (1917), it’s an event. Rest easy Kirk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted March 7, 2020 Share #17 Posted March 7, 2020 He enlisted in USN and was sent to Midshipman's School at Notre Dame in 43. He was Communications Officer 18 November 1943 - 24 February 1944 on sub-chaser PC 1139 and received a medical discharge for amoebic dysentery diagnosed while treating "abdominal injuries" resulting from an accidental depth charge detonation. Apparently it did occur in the Pacific but no mention of a Purple Heart. I'm speculating these were internal injuries and no broken skin. Seems like if in a combat zone, and an accident like that occurred that required medical treatment, a PH would have been award-able? Maybe not if when the depth charge detonated, they were not doing depth charging against a target? https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=468480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted March 7, 2020 Share #18 Posted March 7, 2020 He enlisted in USN and was sent to Midshipman's School at Notre Dame in 43. He was Communications Officer 18 November 1943 - 24 February 1944 on sub-chaser PC 1139 and received a medical discharge for amoebic dysentery diagnosed while treating "abdominal injuries" resulting from an accidental depth charge detonation. Apparently it did occur in the Pacific but no mention of a Purple Heart. I'm speculating these were internal injuries and no broken skin. Seems like if in a combat zone, and an accident like that occurred that required medical treatment, a PH would have been award-able? Maybe not if when the depth charge detonated, they were not doing depth charging against a target? https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApps?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=468480 Great picture, can you imagine Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, would be wearing a uniform. Not!!, Golden age of Hollywood will never be repeated. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted March 8, 2020 Share #19 Posted March 8, 2020 Great picture, can you imagine Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, would be wearing a uniform. Not!!, Golden age of Hollywood will never be repeated. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Absolutely. There will never be the likes of the actors from the GG again and the performances they gave us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookemhorns88 Posted March 8, 2020 Share #20 Posted March 8, 2020 1939. The greatest year ever for movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerialbridge Posted March 8, 2020 Share #21 Posted March 8, 2020 1939. The greatest year ever for movies. Article from 30 years ago about just that. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-01-ca-223-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted March 8, 2020 Share #22 Posted March 8, 2020 Great article. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12A54 Posted March 8, 2020 Share #23 Posted March 8, 2020 Great picture, can you imagine Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, would be wearing a uniform. Not!!, Golden age of Hollywood will never be repeated. Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk There are a few. Adam Driver, Rob Riggle, Drew Carey, USMC veterans. Zulay Henao, Ice-T, Randy Couture, Army. Skye Marshall Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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