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William Douglas, 6th earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th earl of Douglas 1423?-1440, Scottish nobleman, eldest son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas. In answer to an invitation from the young James II, who was at that time controlled by Sir William Crichton and Sir Alexander Livingstone, Douglas and his brother visited the ro... Read more
Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas
Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas 1286?-1330, Scottish nobleman, called the Black Douglas and Douglas the Good; eldest son of William de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In the war of independence against England he joined Robert I and made himself the terror of the border, even burning his own cast... Read more
Archibald Douglas, 3d earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 3d earl of Douglas 1328?-1400?, Scottish nobleman; illegitimate son of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In 1361 he became constable of Edinburgh and in 1364 and 1368 he was warden of the Western Marches. He served as ambassador to France in 1369 and 1371. From 1380 until hi... Read more
James Douglas, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar
James Douglas, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar 1358?-1388, Scottish nobleman; son of William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar. In 1373 he married Isabel Stuart, daughter of Robert II. With the aid of a French contingent he made raids on the English border in 1385. In the famous battle of Otterburn ... Read more
Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas 1391?-1439, Scottish nobleman; son of Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of Douglas. He fought in France for the French against the English in 1421 and persuaded his father in 1423 to go to France. Although Douglas was one of the Scottish nobles who accompanied Jame... Read more
George Douglas
George Douglas pseud. of George Douglas Brown, 1869-1902, English novelist, b. Scotland. His reputation rests on his single novel, The House with the Green Shutters (1901), a somber story of Scottish life. ... Read more
William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar
William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar 1327?-1384, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. About 1348 he returned to Scotland from France and recaptured the Douglas lands from the English. Later he took part in the negotiations for the ransom and release of David ... Read more
James Douglas, 9th earl of Douglas
James Douglas, 9th earl of Douglas 1426-88, Scottish nobleman, last earl of Douglas. Following the murder of his brother William, the 8th earl, by James II , he led a rebellion against the king in 1452 but was defeated. He soon entered into a conspiracy with the English, and in 1455 he was again d... Read more
Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of Douglas 1369-1424, Scottish nobleman, called Tyneman [loser]; 2d son of Archibald Douglas, 3d earl of Douglas. In 1390 he married Margaret Stuart, daughter of Robert III. He held Edinburgh against the English when Henry IV invaded in 1400. In 1402 Douglas was tried an... Read more
Gawin Douglas
Gawin Douglas , 1474?-1522, Scottish poet and churchman; son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Angus. He is considered one of the great medieval Scottish poets. Douglas was Bishop of Dunkeld. Jealousy held by Scottish nobles toward the Douglas family interrupted his ecclesiastical career, and from 1... Read more

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Douglas, Michael
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Douglas, Michael (1944– ) US actor and producer, son of Kirk Douglas. His acting career soared after the adventure...comedy Romancing the Stone (1984). Douglas won a best actor Oscar for Wall Street...
Actors Who Faced (or Became) Movie Monsters
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...Lust for Life (1956), and Spartacus (1960), Kirk Douglas (1916 – ) faced supernatural monsters in two...perhaps the ultimate monster. In The Fury (1978), Douglas's luck as a father was little better when his son...
Wyatt Barry Stepp Earp
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...acclaimed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, the script of which was written by Leon Uris, starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, and Jo Ann Fleet. It provides a reasonably authentic representation of the event. Two years before...
William Wyler
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...John Barrymore, Henry Fonda, Barbra Streisand, Charlton Heston, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Huston, Kirk Douglas, and Greer Garson. All told, 14 actors received Academy Award nominations in Wyler films, which remains a Hollywood...
Sean Connery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...James Bond Connery was still doing B movies when he was called in to interview for Dr. No, the first James Bond film. But he had matured quite a bit as an actor and exuded a kind of crude animal force, which Young compared to a young Kirk Douglas
666
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...demon seed continues his destructive path to world domination in two additional films. In the The Chosen (1977), Kirk Douglas plays another unaware father, an industrialist specializing in building nuclear power plants, who comes to realize...
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...the profile of the traditional ‘leading man’ in cinema confirms these reactions; Clark Gable, Kirk Douglas, and other prominent stars display very prominent chins. The undeveloped, receding chin is characteristically a feature...
Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of [S] ( c. 1516–81). The position of regent...forced to surrender in 1573. His strong policy antagonized nobles and kirk alike, and in 1578 he was overthrown by Atholl and Argyll . Elizabeth...
Theatre Row
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Among the current ones are the Acorn, Judith Anderson, Samuel Beckett, Chashama, Harold Clurman, Douglas Fairbanks, John Houseman, Kirk, Lion, Little Shubert, Manhattan Punch Line , Peter Norton, and Playwrights Horizons theatres.
Home, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...of letters. Home was the author of Douglas: A Tragedy (1756), one of the...Born in Leith, educated for the kirk, Home fought for the government during...never managed to repeat the success of Douglas . His last work, a History of the...

Dictionary entries related to "Kirk Douglas"

Douglas, Kirk
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers DOUGLAS, Kirk Nationality: American. Born: Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, New...1943 (divorced 1951), sons: Joel and the actor-producer Michael Douglas; 2) Anne Budyens, 1954, sons: Peter and Eric. Career: 1939...
Douglas, Michael
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Nationality: American. Born: Michael Kirk Douglas in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 25 September 1944; son of the actor Kirk Douglas. Education: Attended Choate preparatory...On DOUGLAS: books— Douglas, Kirk, The Ragman's Son, New York...
Paths of Glory
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...military adviser: Baron Von Waldenfels. Cast: Kirk Douglas (Colonel Dax ); Ralph Meeker (Cpl. Paris...possibli, Parma, 1985. Mann, Michael, Kirk Douglas, New York, 1985. Douglas, Kirk, The Ragman's Son, New York, 1988. Thomas...
Out of the Past
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Markham ); Jane Greer (Kathie Moffat ); Kirk Douglas (Whit Sterling ); Rhonda Fleming (Meta Carson...Mitchum, New York, 1985. Mann, Michael, Kirk Douglas, New York, 1985. Douglas, Kirk, The Ragman's Son, New York, 1988. Fujiwara...
Stark, Ray
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...serving as a talent agent for Marilyn Monroe, Richard Burton, and Kirk Douglas. Some details are firm. In 1957 he did form Seven Arts Productions...ambitious projects with regular commercial success. —Douglas Gomery
Dern, Bruce
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...The Great Gatsby (Clayton) (as Tom Buchanan); Smile (Ritchie) (as "Big Bob" Freelander) 1975 Posse (Kirk Douglas) (as Jack Strawhorn) 1976 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (Winner) (as Grayson Potchuck); Family Plot...
DeVito, Danny
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Lady Liberty ) (Monicelli) (as Fred Mancuso) 1973 Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30 (Jacoby) (as Petey); Scalawag (Kirk Douglas) (as Fly Speck) 1975 One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (Forman) (as Martini); The Money (Workman) 1976 Car...
Puttnam, (Sir) David
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Variety (New York), 23/29 June 1997. * * * In Vincente Minnelli's 1952 film, The Bad and the Beautiful, Kirk Douglas gives a bravura performance as a Hollywood tycoon who manages to be both venal and visionary, a cultured philistine...
Mann, Anthony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...signed to Republic Pictures, 1943, to RKO, 1945, then to MGM, 1949; withdrew from Spartacus after quarrelling with Kirk Douglas, 1960. Died: During shooting of last film, in Germany, 29 April 1967. Films as Director: 1942 Dr. Broadway...
Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Morton, James Douglas, 4th earl of [S] ( c. 1516–81). The position of regent...succeeded Mar as regent in 1572. His strong policy antagonized nobles and kirk alike, and in 1578 he was overthrown by Atholl and Argyll . Elizabeth...

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KIRK DOUGLAS CLIMBS THE MOUNTAIN
Transcript from: ABC Good Morning America; 9/16/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...80 films over four decades, and Kirk Douglas is unquestionably one of the most...stroke. And it is a delight to have Kirk Douglas with us this morning. It is good to have you here. KIRK DOUGLAS: Thank you, Charlie. You must...
Kirk and Michael Douglas Open Up on HBO
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/11/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...released by HBO, Michael, left, and Kirk Douglas pose for a portrait in Los Angeles...story you've heard before," Kirk Douglas announces to his son, Michael...chance to tell its own story. Kirk Douglas was the more eager of the two to...
Kirk, Michael Douglas open up in TV documentary
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/13/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...story you've heard before," Kirk Douglas announces to his son, Michael...chance to tell its own story. Kirk Douglas was the more eager of the two to...Lee Grant, a longtime friend of Kirk Douglas and his co-star in the 1951 movie...
Kirk, Michael Douglas open their lives in documentary
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 8/13/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...story you've heard before," Kirk Douglas announces to his son, Michael...chance to tell its own story. Kirk Douglas was the more eager of the two to...Lee Grant, a longtime friend of Kirk Douglas and his co-star in the 1951 movie...
Kirk Douglas Writes Fourth Novel, Makes 82nd Film
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 7/7/1994; 700+ words ; ...In the past six years, actor Kirk Douglas has created a second career for...road tour promoting the book, Kirk Douglas was a luncheon speaker at the National...STAMBERG: A movie star as big as Kirk Douglas, about to make his 82nd film...
Kirk-Douglas intersection will get facelift from Kane
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 12/3/2008; ; 593 words ; ...One of my favorite intersections in all of Kane County is Kirk and Douglas roads in Batavia. Kirk and Douglas ... Kirk, Douglas ... Kirk Douglas. Get it? OK, so I'm easily amused. Except that intersection has not been so amusing for...
Intersection of Kirk and Douglas will get facelift
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 12/1/2008; ; 593 words ; ...One of my favorite intersections in all of Kane County is Kirk and Douglas roads in Batavia. Kirk and Douglas ... Kirk, Douglas ... Kirk Douglas. Get it? OK, so I'm easily amused. Except that intersection has not been so amusing for...
Family business At 86, Kirk Douglas has come to realize life is short. It's just one of the motivating factors behind a new movie starring the veteran actor, his famous son, his grandson and his ex-wife.(Suburban Living)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/24/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...to him in the past few years, Kirk Douglas finds himself confronting his own...also have to note that, at 86, Kirk Douglas is still working in the field many...It Runs in the Family" casts Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas and Cameron Douglas...
Kirk & Michael Douglas: Sharing A Lust for Life
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/13/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...separately as well as together -- Kirk Douglas emerges as a gigantic movie star...got it." It's unclear whether Kirk Douglas realizes the extent to which this...suddenly realizing his father was Kirk Douglas. You'd think the silly cluck...
Kirk Douglas tells his life story in blunt new book
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/17/1988; ; 700+ words ; ...Amsterdam, N.Y., to being Kirk Douglas. After 80 movies and at the age...sons. A bronze plaque identifying Kirk Douglas Park was being unveiled in the...extraordinary amount of work. Michael (Douglas, Kirk's actor-producer son) and...