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About the Author

Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) distinguished himself as an actor, producer, philanthropist, and author. His numerous recognitions for achievements both on and off screen include an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and France’s Legion of Honor. Over a career spanning seventy years, he starred in some eighty films.

Anne Buydens Douglas built her career in the film industry as a publicist. She met Kirk Douglas during the making of Act of Love (1953) and they married soon after. Anne would become his closest advisor and eventually take the reins as president of their independent production company, Bryna Productions.Turner Classic Movies is the definitive resource for the greatest movies of all time. We entertain and enlighten to show how the entire spectrum of classic movies, movie history, and movie-making touches us all and influences how we think and live today.

Summer Movies

Summer Movies

by John Malahy, by Turner Classic Movies, Foreword by Leonard Maltin

The Essentials Vol. 2

The Essentials Vol. 2

by Jeremy Arnold, Foreword by Ben Mankiewicz, by Turner Classic Movies

West Side Story

West Side Story

by Richard Barrios, by Turner Classic Movies

Turner Classic Movies Cinematic Cities: New York

Turner Classic Movies Cinematic Cities: New York

by Christian Blauvelt, by Turner Classic Movies

Dynamic Dames

Dynamic Dames

by Sloan De Forest, Foreword by Julie Newmar, by Turner Classic Movies

Christmas in the Movies

Christmas in the Movies

by Jeremy Arnold, by Turner Classic Movies

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

by Lorna Luft, by Jeffrey Vance, by Turner Classic Movies

Must-See Sci-fi

Must-See Sci-fi

by Sloan De Forest, Foreword by Roger Corman, by Turner Classic Movies

Must-See Musicals

Must-See Musicals

by Richard Barrios, Foreword by Michael Feinstein, by Turner Classic Movies

Kirk and Anne

Kirk and Anne

by Kirk Douglas, by Anne Douglas, Foreword by Michael Douglas, With Marcia Newberger, by Turner Classic Movies

Movie Night Menus

Movie Night Menus

by Tenaya Darlington, by André Darlington, by Turner Classic Movies

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

by Manoah Bowman, With Natasha Gregson Wagner, Foreword by Robert Wagner, Afterword by Robert Redford, Contributions by Sloan De Forest, by Turner Classic Movies, Photographs by Robert Redford

Into the Dark

Into the Dark

by Mark A. Vieira, by Turner Classic Movies

The Essentials

The Essentials

by Jeremy Arnold, Foreword by Robert Osborne, by Turner Classic Movies

Fellini: The Sixties

Fellini: The Sixties

by Manoah Bowman, Foreword by Anita Ekberg, by Turner Classic Movies

Creating the Illusion

Creating the Illusion

by Jay Jorgensen, by Donald L. Scoggins, Foreword by Ali MacGraw, by Turner Classic Movies