Kirk and Anne, Turner Classic Movies
Kirk and Anne, Turner Classic Movies
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Kirk and Anne
Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood

Author: Turner Classic Movies, Kirk Douglas, Anne Douglas, Michael Douglas

Narrator: Cameron Douglas, Kelsey Douglas

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six decades. Here they both look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid portrayal of the pleasures and pitfalls of a Hollywood life lived in the public eye.

Compiled from Anne's private archive of letters and photographs, this is an intimate glimpse into the Douglases' courtship and marriage set against the backdrop of Kirk's screen triumphs, including The Vikings, Lust For Life, Paths of Glory, and Spartacus. The letters themselves, as well as Kirk and Anne's vivid descriptions of their experiences, reveal remarkable insight and anecdotes about the legendary figures they knew so well, including Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, the Kennedys, and the Reagans. Filled with photos from film sets, private moments, and public events, Kirk and Anne details the adventurous, oftentimes comic, and poignant reality behind the glamour of a Hollywood marriage.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on April 21, 2017

My thanks to NetGalley, Running Press, and to Kirk and Anne Douglas for providing me with an advance reader copy of the book in Kindle form for review purposes. I've long been a fan of reading about the ever dwindling "Old Hollywood" stars and what their lives were/are like. Kirk Douglas, now over 1......more

Goodreads review by Marlene on March 14, 2020

A wonderful memoir. Letters shared of how the couple met and wrote back and forth over 60 years. So many letters from othr movie stars to them also. If you liked Kirk Douglas as an actor you'll enjoy reading about his life.......more

Goodreads review by Jen on May 06, 2017

*I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Being a huge fan of Old Hollywood, this immediately struck my interest. Kirk Douglas is a Hollywood legend, and it was nice to read about a different side to him, other than just a movie star. His wife, Anne, played and......more

Goodreads review by Janene on March 21, 2020

I picked up this book for someone who loves to read biographies. When I started looking through it I had to read it for myself before passing it along. I really enjoyed reading about a couple that had so much opposition to a healthy relationship and yet they stayed together despite the odds of Holly......more

Goodreads review by Karen Dean on December 28, 2021

Light reading of Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anna’s, life together. His parents came from Russia and his birth name was Issur Danielovitch. Of Jewish decent and learned to speak English in kindergarden (same as my father whose parents came from Finland in the same time period). Fascinating life and y......more