Kirk Douglas
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12/08/1916
Amsterdam, NY |
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| Formed one of Hollywood's first independent film companies, Bryna, in 1955. |
| Lauren Bacall was one of his classmates at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. |
| Served in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer during World War II. |
| Placed No. 36 on Entertainment Weekly's list of Greatest Movie Stars of All Time, and No. 17 on the American Film Institute's rankings of the 50 Greatest Screen Legends. |
| Helped break the Hollywood blacklist when he gave blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo a screen credit for 1960's Spartacus. |
