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It is a fact of human nature that people want to fit into the social culture surrounding them. This is why Issur's parents changed THEIR name from Danielovitch to Demsky when they emmigrted to the USA. Apparently, Issur wanted to sound even more "American" when he joined the U.S. Navy.

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Who is Issur Danielovitch Demsky?

Kirk Douglas


What was Kirk Douglas' birth name?

born Issur Danielovitch December 9, 1916


Famous actor born in 1916 with the name issur danielovitch demsky?

Kirk Douglas


What is kirk douglases real name?

Issur Danielovitch


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Kirk Douglas is 101 years old (born Issur Danielovitch, aka Isidore "Izzy" Demsky, December 9, 1916).


What the name of Kirk Douglas father?

Herschel "Harry" Danielovitch


Is kirk Douglas Russian Josh?

Kirk Douglas was not Russian; he was born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, New York, to immigrant parents from Belarus, which was part of the Russian Empire at the time. He was an American actor, producer, and director, known for his roles in classic films like "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory." While he had Eastern European roots, his nationality was American.


Is Melvyn Douglas related to Kirk Douglas?

The actor known as Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitich. The actor known as Paul Douglas was born Paul Douglass Fleischer. Other than studios choosing the same "American" name for both actors, they are unrelated.


How did kirk Douglas get his stage name?

I don't know how he chose this name, but would you go to a movie starring Issur Danielovich Demsky?


Does Michael Douglas have circassian ancestry?

yes his grandfather was born in Abkhazia named Jacob Danielovitch. MAYBE the most well-known person among the Abkhaz-origin people scattered throughout the world is the famous actor Michael Douglas and his father, the famous actor, Kirk Douglas… The story of Douglas from Abkhazia to America is just like his movies. The young man called Jacob Danielovitch, who lives on the Abkhazia lands of the Russian czarism, plots an assassination with a close friend to kill the Russian Czar Nikolay the 2nd. But the failed young men flee to Izmir to get rid of the Russian security forces. Then, they start to work in the different regions of Anatolia. One of them gets married and settles in Canakkale; Jacob in his 20s goes to USA in 1912 by ship. Jacob, who gets married in USA to a woman called Bryna that emigrated from Russia like himself, becomes father in 1916. He names his child Issur Danielovitch Demsky. That child is none other than Kirk Douglas, who will hit the headlines in the cinema industry in the following years… The story of the father-son Douglas in the Caucasus begins like that.


Is Kirk Douglas single?

No, Kirk Douglas is not single.


What actors and actresses appeared in Anthony Quinn and Kirk Douglas - 2003?

The cast of Kirk Douglas - 1966 includes: Kirk Douglas as himself