Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in B次元官网网址淪partacus,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淟ust for LifeB次元官网网址� and dozens of other films, helped fatally weaken the blacklist against suspected Communists and reigned for decades as a Hollywood maverick and patriarch, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 103.
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Kirk DouglasB次元官网网址� death was first reported by People magazine.
His granite-like strength and underlying vulnerability made the son of illiterate Russian immigrants one of the top stars of the 20th century. He appeared in more than 80 films, in roles ranging from Doc Holliday in B次元官网网址淕unfight at the O.K. CorralB次元官网网址� to Vincent van Gogh in B次元官网网址淟ust for Life.B次元官网网址�
He worked with some of HollywoodB次元官网网址檚 greatest directors, from Vincente Minnelli and Billy Wilder to Stanley Kubrick and Elia Kazan. His career began at the peak of the studiosB次元官网网址� power, more than 70 years ago, and ended in a more diverse, decentralized era that he helped bring about.
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But in 1996, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him an honorary Oscar. His other awards included a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.
He was a category unto himself, a force for change and symbol of endurance.
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