Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in 1916 in the upstate New York town of Amsterdam, the son of an illiterate Russian-Jewish immigrant who supported his family as a rag picker and junk man.
Actor Kirk Douglas is seen prior to the unveiling of actor Michael Douglas' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 6, 2018(photo credit: REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI)ByTOM TUGEND/JTA
