Kirk and Anne : letters of love, laughter, and a lifetime in Hollywood

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Title:

Kirk and Anne : letters of love, laughter, and a lifetime in Hollywood

Author:

Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020 author.

ISBN:

9780762462179

Physical Description:

222 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Contents:

When we were young -- Our complicated courtship -- 1954: our romance goes transatlantic -- Together at last -- Bryna's early years -- 1957: on location in Arizona, Germany, and Norway -- Facing difficulties at home -- Becoming Spartacus -- Our Hollywood life -- A life beyond Hollywood -- Friends in high places -- Friends and family -- Caring is sharing.

Kirk Douglas -- Anne Douglas.

Personal Subject:

Douglas, Kirk, 1916-2020-Correspondence.

Subject Term:

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Correspondence.

Genre:

Personal correspondence

Added Author:

Douglas, A. I. (Anne Isabel),

Summary:

"Film legend Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne look back on a lifetime filled with love and drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid portrayal of the pleasures and pitfalls of a Hollywood life. Compiled from Anne's private archive of letters and photographs, this is an intimate glimpse into the Douglases' courtship and marriage set against the backdrop of Kirk's screen triumphs, including The Vikings, Lust For Life, Paths of Glory, and Spartacus. The letters themselves, as well as Kirk and Anne's vivid descriptions of their experiences, reveal remarkable insight and anecdotes about the legendary figures they knew so well, including Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, the Kennedys, and the Reagans. Filled with photos from film sets, private moments, and public events, Kirk and Anne details the adventurous, oftentimes comic, and poignant reality behind the glamour of a Hollywood life--as only a couple of over six decades could tell it."--Jacket.

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The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six decades. Here they both look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid portrayal of the pleasures and pitfalls of a Hollywood life lived in the public eye.

Compiled from Anne's private archive of letters and photographs, this is an intimate glimpse into the Douglases' courtship and marriage set against the backdrop of Kirk's screen triumphs, including The Vikings , Lust For Life , Paths of Glory , and Spartacus . The letters themselves, as well as Kirk and Anne's vivid descriptions of their experiences, reveal remarkable insight and anecdotes about the legendary figures they knew so well, including Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, the Kennedys, and the Reagans. Filled with photos from film sets, private moments, and public events, Kirk and Anne details the adventurous, oftentimes comic, and poignant reality behind the glamour of a Hollywood marriage.

Author Notes

Kirk Douglas (Author) Kirk Douglas is one of the all-time Hollywood greats, a fact confirmed by his 1996 Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. He is also a highly successful and critically acclaimed writer. Anne Douglas (Author) Best-selling author Anne Douglas, after a varied life spent elsewhere, has written a number of novels and has now made her home in Edinburgh, a city she has known for many years. She very much enjoys life in the modern capital, but finds its ever-present history fascinating.

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This collection from married couple Kirk, the Oscar-winning Hollywood star, and Anne, president of Kirk's production company, demonstrates that unique insights can be gleaned from letters. Each chapter emphasizes a time period ("1957: On Location in Arizona, Germany, and Norway") or subject ("Friends and Family"). The Douglases focus on the intimate letters of their courtship and marriage, but they also share their correspondence with others who touched their lives over the years, including actors, directors, and politicians. As a result, their tender musings are intermingled with letters from every U.S. president from John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama and from such Hollywood legends as Tony Curtis and Frank Sinatra. The letters are accompanied by commentary from the couple that reveals their feelings about love, family, friendship, and life in general. Movie aficionados will enjoy the gossip about such stars as Robert Mitchum, Vivien Leigh, and Elizabeth Taylor, and be touched by messages Kirk received while recovering from a stroke in 1996. Now 100 and 97 years old respectively, Kirk and Anne have been married over 60 years-a lifetime of experiences that offers captivating material for this little gem of a book. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Michael Douglas

Foreword	p. 6
Introduction	p. 9
Chapter 1 When We Were Young	p. 11
Chapter 2 Our Complicated Courtship	p. 31
Chapter 3 1954: Our Romance Goes Transatlantic	p. 45
Chapter 4 Together At Last	p. 65
Chapter 5 Bryna's Early Years	p. 77
Chapter 6 1957: On Location in Arizona, Germany, and Norway	p. 89
Chapter 7 Facing Difficulties at Home	p. 101
Chapter 8 Becoming Spartacus	p. 121
Chapter 9 Our Hollywood Life	p. 133
Chapter 10 A Life Beyond Hollywood	p. 153
Chapter 11 Friends in High Places	p. 171
Chapter 12 Friends and Family	p. 189
Chapter 13 Caring is Sharing	p. 205
Afterword	p. 221

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