When I finally go, all my writings will go to my cousin Henry P for inclusion in the family museum he is planning. Perhaps many years in the future, some one will come upon Duty, Honor, Country when an old fashioned murder mystery is needed.
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Fascinating story, thank you.
Tough business that show business. You’d have to be crazy to get into it. Or some sort of fangled robot. As hard as it was to sell your product then, imagine trying to sell it now.
Kirk was definitely a man of his times. I doubt he would do well coming up in Hollyweird today. Too much of an alpha male for the sissified entertainment industry. He was classy and they want crass.
RIP Kirk
Petty Officer Doe was a reactor operator on the Nimitz. During work ups off the Virginia Capes in the late 70’s, he met an O-6 while going down an external ladder. He flipped a salute out of habit and kept going...for about three steps when he heard “Good morning, sailor” and turned around to look back. The “captain” was Kirk Douglas in costume for The Final Countdown , and he was grinning!
John ended up getting Douglas’ autograph on a training chit.
Many leave Lonely Are The Brave off their lists and should not.
Ace In The Hole is an absolute gem, as well as an indictment of the press.
But any Kirk Douglas performance is an experience. He had an intensity that probably goes beyond any other actor.
We don’t have that kind of actor anymore because we don’t have that kind of society. That’s why our present day larger than life heroes are fantasy superheroes.
Thanks for this cool memory, Bender! I am reminded of Macarthur’s last words at West Point: “Always there echoes and re-echoes - Duty, Honor, Country...”
The Vikings was one of my favorite movies growing up. And Inar was great! One of my earliest heartthrobs.
I liked the dark movie that he did playing a reporter who kept a story going about a man trapped in a cave in New Mexico. The title slips my mind and I could Google it but it was a powerful act.
Thank you for sharing that story and continue your craft as long as you can.
Since “Wall Street” turned out to be such a great role for Michael Douglas, it would have been interesting if there had been a role for Kirk Douglas as Gordon Gekko’s father or mentor mirroring the Charlie and Martin Sheen characters.
Thank you for the interesting personal anecdote.
Interesting, thanks for sharing.