RIP Spartacus...Kirk Douglas

Don Draper said:

Kirk Douglas bought the rights to "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1962 hoping desperately to play McMurphy on film as he was already playing the role on broadway. The subject matter was deemed to "dark" for studios in the 60's and the Vietnam war raging on.

Eventually, his son whom we all know, Michael, ended up with the film rights and he brought on the great Saul Zaents as producer. Zaents & Douglas then hired Maestro Milos Forman as Director (Zaents & Forman later won Oscars for "Amadeus" as well) and Jack Nicholson turned McMurphy into an icon of anti establishment angst. A monumental performance if ever there was.

Although Kirk never got to act in the film, his tenacity made "Cuckoo's Nest" a classic.

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wazup said:

Better check your thread to see if there's a winner.

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K Douglas said:

RIP to an icon.

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wazup said:

Way too young.

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peteeey said:

The last actor from the glory days of Hollywood. The Swimmer isn't one of his better known films but it's the one that comes to mind whenever his name is mentioned. Few films have affected me as much as this one. Time to watch it again.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-swimmer-1968

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oil&gas said:

His dark side is he made Jean Simmons swimming naked in
Spartacus. The footage showing the naughty bits was kept
for his own pleasure.

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thaiboy said:

If you apply the word 'actor' to females as well, there is one star from the Golden Age still with us. She will be turning 104 on July 1st. Can anybody guess who this two time Oscar winner is? (**The first person with the correct answer will win an all expenses paid trip to Tahiti with his/her favourite courtesan**).

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Darts said:

Olivia D' haviland (Check spelling). Sister of Joan Fontaine. Starred in "Gone with the Wind".

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The Oracle said:

A good looking dude with a magnificent screen presence.

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Zaibetter said:

What does Kobe Bryant have to do with acting? LOL

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Conil said:

Great actor, I think his son Michael did well too.

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