{"id":15517,"date":"2020-02-09T15:54:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T23:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=15517"},"modified":"2020-03-09T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T23:53:55","slug":"film-critics-winner-2020-kirk-douglas-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/film-critics-winner-2020-kirk-douglas-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Boy Society of Film &#038; Music\u2019s Best Pictures of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>T-Boy Society of Film &amp; Music\u2019s Best Pictures of 2019<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Best Picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15515\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Parasite.jpg\" alt=\"Parasite\" width=\"850\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Parasite.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Parasite-600x350.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Parasite-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Parasite-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Parasite<\/em>: Bong Joon-ho<\/li>\n<li><em>The Irishman<\/em>: Martin Scorsese<\/li>\n<li><em>Once Upon a Time&#8230; in Hollywood<\/em>: Quentin Tarantino<\/li>\n<li><em>Pain and Glory<\/em>: Pedro Almod\u00f3var<\/li>\n<li><em>1917<\/em>: Sam Mendes<\/li>\n<li><em>Joker<\/em>: Todd Phillips\u200e<\/li>\n<li><em>Marriage Story<\/em>: Noah Baumbach<\/li>\n<li><em>Us<\/em>: Jordan Peele<\/li>\n<li><em>Synonyms<\/em>: Nadav Lapid<\/li>\n<li><em>A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood<\/em>: Marielle Heller<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>High Life<\/em>: Claire Denis<\/li>\n<li><em>Little Women<\/em>: Greta Gerwig<\/li>\n<li><em>The Souvenir<\/em>: Joanna Hogg<\/li>\n<li><em>The Image Book<\/em>: Jean-Luc Godard<\/li>\n<li><em>The Dead Don&#8217;t Die<\/em>: Jim Jarmusch<\/li>\n<li><em>An Elephant Sitting Still<\/em>: Hu Bo<\/li>\n<li><em>Ash Is Purest White<\/em>: Jia Zhangke<\/li>\n<li><em>Bacurau<\/em>: Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho and Juliano Dornelles<\/li>\n<li><em>Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc<\/em>: Bruno Dumont<\/li>\n<li><em>Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em>: C\u00e9line Sciamma<\/li>\n<li><em>Uncut Gems<\/em>: Josh and Benny Safdie<\/li>\n<li><em>Ford Vs Ferrari<\/em>: James Mangold<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Best Documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15510\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/American-Factory.jpg\" alt=\"American Factory\" width=\"850\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/American-Factory.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/American-Factory-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/American-Factory-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/American-Factory-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>American Factory<\/em>: Julia Reichert\u200e, \u200eSteven Bognar<\/li>\n<li><em>Varda by Agn\u00e8s<\/em>: Agn\u00e8s Varda,<\/li>\n<li><em>Cold Case Hammarskjold<\/em>: Mads Br\u00fcgger<\/li>\n<li><em>63 Up<\/em>: Michael Apted<\/li>\n<li><em>Mike Wallace is Here<\/em>: Avi Belkin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>The Biggest Little Farm<\/em>: John Chester<\/li>\n<li><em>Honeyland<\/em>: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Best Male Performance in a Leading Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15511\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Joker.jpg\" alt=\"Joker\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Joker.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Joker-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Joker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Joker-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Joaquin Phoenix: <em>Joker<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Antonio Banderas: <em>Pain and Glory<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Adam Driver: <em>Marriage Story<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Robert De Niro: <em>The Irishman<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Leonardo DiCaprio: <em>Once Upon a Time&#8230; in Hollywood<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Best Male Performance in Supporting Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15509\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Al-Pacino.jpg\" alt=\"Al Pacino in The Irishman\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Al-Pacino.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Al-Pacino-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Al-Pacino-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Al-Pacino-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Al Pacino: <em>The Irishman<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Brad Pitt: <em>Once Upon a Time&#8230; in Hollywood<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Joe Pesci: <em>The Irishman<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Song Kang-ho: <em>Parasite<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Christian Bale: <em>Ford Vs Ferrari<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Best Female Performance in a Leading Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15516\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ren\u00e9e-Zellweger.jpg\" alt=\"Ren\u00e9e Zellweger in Judy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ren\u00e9e-Zellweger.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ren\u00e9e-Zellweger-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ren\u00e9e-Zellweger-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ren\u00e9e-Zellweger-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ren\u00e9e Zellweger: <em>Judy<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Scarlett Johansson: <em>Marriage Story<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lupita Nyong\u2019o: <em>Us<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cynthia Erivo: <em>Harriet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Saoirse Ronan: <em>Little Women<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Best Female Performance in a Supporting Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15514\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laura-Dern.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Dern in Marriage Story\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laura-Dern.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laura-Dern-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laura-Dern-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laura-Dern-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Laura Dern: <em>Marriage Story<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Park So-dam: <em>Parasite<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Margo Robbie: <em>Bombshell \/ Once Upon a Time&#8230; in Hollywood<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Yeo-jeong Jo: <em>Parasite<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Julia Butters: <em>Once Upon a Time&#8230; in Hollywood<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Best Cinematography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15508\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rodrigo-Prieto.jpg\" alt=\"Rodrigo Prieto\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rodrigo-Prieto.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rodrigo-Prieto-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rodrigo-Prieto-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rodrigo-Prieto-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0006509\/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodrigo Prieto<\/a>: <em>The Irishman<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0005683\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roger Deakins<\/a>: <em>1917<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0724744\/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Richardson: <\/a><em>Once Upon a Time&#8230; in Hollywood<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0393240\/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyung-pyo Hong<\/a>: <em>Parasite<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0003900\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jos\u00e9 Luis Alcaine<\/a>: <em>Pain &amp; Glory<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>An Academy Award Record<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charlie Chaplin&#039;s Honorary Award: 1972 Oscars\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J3Pl-qvA1X8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After 10 years of absence, Charlie Chaplin returned to the U.S. to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1972 Oscar ceremonies. (The same year, <em>Limelight<\/em> is finally released in the U.S. and he wins an Oscar for best original score the next year). In this clip, Chaplin is clearly overwhelmed by the audiences\u2019 response as he accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award.\u00a0 The applause lasts for a record of 12 minutes, still the longest in Academy Award history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Kirk Douglas (1916 \u2013 2020)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15513\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Kirk-Douglas-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Douglas\" width=\"514\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Kirk-Douglas-2.jpg 514w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Kirk-Douglas-2-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/>Traveling Boy Film Critics Association selects Kirk Douglas\u2019 best film appearances followed with comments by Mr. Douglas.<\/p>\n<h3>Top 5 \u2014 In order of preference<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>Lust for Life<\/em><\/strong><strong> (1956)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cActing is make-believe. I never believe I\u2019m the character; I want you to believe. But with <em>Lust for Life<\/em>, I got so involved with <strong>van Gogh<\/strong>\u2026 it really was frightening, because I felt like the character was overtaking me\u2026 It was a very, very interesting experience. I have never felt that way on any other picture.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Paths of Glory<\/em><\/strong><strong> (1957)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI saw a little picture that <strong>Stanley Kubrick<\/strong> had done [the 1956 film <em>The Killing<\/em>], and I said, \u2018Gee, he\u2019s very talented.\u2019 I called him and said, \u2018Do you have any other projects?\u2019 He said, \u2018Yes, I have a project, but nobody wants to do it.\u2019 And he sent me <em>Paths of Glory<\/em>. I said, \u2018Stanley, this picture won\u2019t make a nickel, but we have to do it.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ace in the Hole<\/em><\/strong><strong> (1951)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI thought that <strong>Billy Wilder<\/strong> was such a brilliant director\u2026 [That character was a lot to handle, so I asked him if I should tone him down a bit, but he told me to do just the opposite.] \u2018Both knees! Give it both knees!\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Bad and the Beautiful<\/em><\/strong><strong> (1952)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cYou know, it\u2019s tough to make a movie about movies\u2026 We\u2019re all too close to it. But <em>The Bad and the Beautiful<\/em> was very good. And <strong>Lana Turner<\/strong>, I think, did her best job; she was very good. I was good, too!\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Spartacus<\/em><\/strong><strong> (1960)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI was intrigued with the character of Spartacus, and I just had to make it. And, at the same time, we were going through a terrible period, the McCarthy era&#8230; I\u2019m very proud that <em>Spartacus<\/em> broke the blacklist [by giving blacklisted screenwriter <strong>Dalton Trumbo<\/strong> screen credit], because that was very important\u2026 It happened at the right time for me. I was young enough to be foolish\u2026 It\u2019s nice to make a movie that people enjoy and that does something.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Honorable Mention<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>Lonely Are the Brave<\/em><\/strong><strong> (1962)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love that character and his relationship with his horse. And I always consider that my best movie. It was not a big success. It\u2019s gotten to be more of a cult film right now\u2026 Again, Dalton Trumbo wrote the screenplay. It was the one time we never changed a word; it was perfect, like a hole in one.\u201d<a name=\"kirkdouglas_bio\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Quick Kirk Douglas Bio<\/h3>\n<p>The Golden Age of Hollywood ended with recent passing of Kirk Douglas. He was the last leading man of that era \u2013\u00a0 an actor who fought his way to the top in a true rags to riches narative.\u00a0\u00a0 Born in 1916 Isur Danielovitch; (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yiddish_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yiddish<\/a>: \u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05e8 \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc\u05d0\u05b8\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d8\u05e9\u200e; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belarusian_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belarusian<\/a>: \u0406\u0441\u0443\u0440 \u0414\u0430\u043d\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0447) in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam,_New_York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amsterdam, New York<\/a>, the son of\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jewish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jewish<\/a> immigrants from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chavusy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chavusy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mogilev_Region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mogilev Region<\/a>, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Empire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russian Empire<\/a> (present-day <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belarus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belarus<\/a>), and the family spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yiddish_language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yiddish<\/a> at home. His father was a rag man, and he worked as the ragman\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas sold snacks to mill workers to earn enough to buy milk and bread to help his family. Later, he delivered newspapers and had more than forty jobs before becoming an actor. &#8220;I was dying to get out. In a sense, it lit a fire under me.&#8221; After appearing in plays at Amsterdam High School, from which he was graduated in 1934, he knew he wanted to become a professional actor. Unable to afford the tuition, Douglas talked his way into the dean&#8217;s office at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Lawrence_University\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Lawrence University<\/a> and showed him a list of his high school honors. He graduated with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in 1939. He received a loan which he paid back by working part-time as a gardener and a janitor. He was a standout on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wrestler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrestling<\/a> team. He attributed much of that vitality to his childhood and pre-acting years: &#8220;The drive that got me out of my hometown and through college is part of the makeup that I utilize in my work. It&#8217;s a constant fight, and it&#8217;s tough.&#8221; His demands on others, however, were an expression of the demands he placed on himself, rooted in his youth. &#8220;It took me years to concentrate on being a human being\u2014I was too busy scrounging for money and food, and struggling to better myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his 1988 autobiography, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ragman%27s_Son\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ragman&#8217;s Son<\/a><\/em>, Douglas notes the hardships that he, along with six sisters and his parents, endured during their early years in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam,_New_York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amsterdam, New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Actress <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lee_Grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee Grant<\/a>, who acted with him and later filmed a documentary about him and his family, notes that even after he achieved worldwide stardom, his father would not acknowledge his success. \u2018He said &#8220;nothing. Ever.&#8221;\u2019 Douglas&#8217;s wife, Anne, similarly attributes the energy he devotes to acting to his tough childhood,\u00a0 \u201cI think part of Kirk&#8217;s life has been a monstrous effort to prove himself and gain recognition in the eyes of his father &#8230; Not even four years of psychoanalysis could alter the drives that began as a desire to prove himself.<sup>\u201d<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Douglas&#8217;s acting talents were noticed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Academy_of_Dramatic_Arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Academy of Dramatic Arts<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_City\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York City<\/a>, which gave him a special scholarship. One of his classmates was Betty Joan Perske (later known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lauren_Bacall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lauren Bacall<\/a>), who would play an important role in launching his film career. Bacall wrote that she &#8220;had a wild crush on Kirk,&#8221; and they dated casually. Another classmate, and a friend of Bacall&#8217;s, was aspiring actress <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diana_Douglas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diana Dill<\/a>, who would later become Douglas&#8217;s first wife.<\/p>\n<p>During their time together, Bacall learned Douglas had no money, and that he once spent the night in jail since he had no place to sleep. She once gave him her uncle&#8217;s old coat to keep warm: &#8220;I thought he must be frozen in the winter . &#8230; He was thrilled and grateful.&#8221; Sometimes, just to see him, she would drag a friend or her mother to the restaurant where he worked as a busboy and waiter. He told her his dream was to someday bring his family to New York to see him on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Navy<\/a> in 1941, shortly after the United States entered <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World War II<\/a>, where he served as a communications officer in anti-submarine warfare aboard <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PC-461-class_submarine_chaser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USS <em>PC-1139<\/em><\/a>. He was medically discharged in 1944 for war injuries<\/p>\n<p>Douglas had planned to remain a stage actor, until Bacall helped him get his first film role by recommending him to producer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hal_B._Wallis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hal B. Wallis<\/a>, who was looking for a new male talent. Wallis&#8217;s film, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Strange_Love_of_Martha_Ivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Strange Love of Martha Ivers<\/a><\/em> (1946), with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbara_Stanwyck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbara Stanwyck<\/a>, became Douglas&#8217;s debut screen appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas became an international star through positive reception for his leading role as an unscrupulous boxing hero in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Champion_(1949_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Champion<\/a><\/em> (1949), which brought him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. His other early films include <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Young_Man_with_a_Horn_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young Man with a Horn<\/a><\/em> (1950), playing opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lauren_Bacall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lauren Bacall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doris_Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doris Day<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ace_in_the_Hole_(1951_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ace in the Hole<\/a><\/em> opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jan_Sterling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jan Sterling<\/a> (1951), and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Detective_Story_(1951_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detective Story<\/a><\/em> (1951), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actor in a Drama. He received a second Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bad_and_the_Beautiful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Bad and the Beautiful<\/a><\/em> (1952), opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lana_Turner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lana Turner<\/a>, and his third nomination for portraying <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vincent_van_Gogh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vincent van Gogh<\/a> in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lust_for_Life_(1956_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lust for Life<\/a><\/em> (1956), which landed him a second Golden Globe nomination.<\/p>\n<p>For most of his career, Douglas enjoyed good health and what seemed like an inexhaustible supply of energy.<a name=\"rourke\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15944\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Rourke.jpeg\" alt=\"Rourke\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Rourke.jpeg 409w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Rourke-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Rourke<\/strong> is a musician, \u00a0cineaste, enfant terrible, and connoisseur of fighting fish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See Traveling Boy&#8217;s Film Critics winners for 2020 and our tribute to the late Kirk Douglas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":15515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3418],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-t-boy-society-of-film-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>T-Boy Society of Film &amp; 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