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05 Feb 2020, 6:50 pm

https://people.com/movies/kirk-douglas-dead/


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05 Feb 2020, 7:42 pm

I know it's a cliché but they don't make them like him anymore.


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05 Feb 2020, 10:02 pm

as his people would say, he was a MENSCH. a real stand-up guy. he had guts and grit. yet he was also a diplomat.



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05 Feb 2020, 10:14 pm

He seemed to be doing alright for his age when his 103rd birthday was celebrated about a month ago. Nice to live that long and be vibrant up to the end.



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06 Feb 2020, 2:02 pm

He celebrated life to the fullest even well after his stroke.


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06 Feb 2020, 10:43 pm

his truly was a wonderful life!



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06 Feb 2020, 11:09 pm

I hope to live at least that long.

I hope he’s comfortable and content “up there.”



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08 Feb 2020, 7:51 pm

What I think Douglas should be best remembered for is his courage in defying the idiot Hollywood black list, and brought real talents like screen writer Donald Trumbo out of obscurity they had been exiled to simply for their politics.


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08 Feb 2020, 11:08 pm

i think he woulda made for a fascinating cap'n kirk on TOS. oh, the what-ifs...