There is nothing like a movie made during the Golden Age of Hollywood. There is just something about the movies that were made back then that feel different than the movies made today.
We lost one of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood today. Kirk Douglas died at the age of 103.
Born to Jewish immigrants from Russia, Douglas grew up poor and did what he had to do to get by.
He was known for playing tough guys. That tough guy persona was not just for the screen. Off screen, while the Hollywood blacklist was destroying lives and careers, Douglas put his name and and his career on the line. He hired blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo to write the screenplay for Oscar nominated film Spartacus.
Though he was raised Jewish, he stepped away from his faith as an adult. In the early 90’s, after he survived a helicopter crash, he returned to the faith.
He is survived by his second wife, his surviving sons and their families.
In Judaism, when we bless someone, one of the blessings is the following:
“May you live to 120.”
He lived to see 103, which is not something to sneeze at. In the words of our mutual ancestors, may his memory be a blessing. Z”l.