Let's Face It : 90 Years of Living, Loving, and Learning

by Douglas, Kirk

• ISBN13: 9780786298143
• ISBN10: 0786298146
• Edition: Large
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-05
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr

Summary

He was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen was mirrored in his personal life. As Kirk Douglas has grown older - he turned ninety in December 2006 - he has become less impetuous and more reflective. In this poignant and inspiring new memoir, Douglas contemplates what life is all about, weighing current events from his present frame of mind while summoning the passions of his younger days. A born storyteller, he shares wonderful tales, favorite jokes, and hard-won insights. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 13
Introduction	p. 15
My Birthday	p. 19
Two Heads Are Better Than One	p. 24
A Day in My Life	p. 34
Hoops of Steel	p. 40
Amsterdam, New York	p. 51
Children	p. 59
My Sons	p. 63
Eric	p. 68
Dealing with Death	p. 74
Harry's Haven	p. 80
Don't Put Your Daughter (or Son) on the Stage!	p. 83
Fans	p. 91
Inside of Me	p. 99
Romance Begins at Eighty	p. 102
Never Forget	p. 110
Be the Person Your Dogs Think You Are	p. 117
Cemeteries	p. 126
A Whale of a Tale	p. 134
I Love Dogs	p. 139
Trying Our Best	p. 144
Some of My Best Friends Are Actors	p. 148
Can We Talk?	p. 156
Anne in Orbit	p. 161
Decisions	p. 165
Almost Dying	p. 174
Mama's Boy	p. 183
The Dangers of Celebrity	p. 189
Thinking about Death	p. 193
Passion Plays	p. 202
Second Wedding	p. 213
Hate	p. 222
Real Heroes	p. 228
Reading Obituaries	p. 235
Laugh, Clown, Laugh	p. 245
Knees	p. 253
Put Your House in Order	p. 261
Both Semites	p. 268
Writing	p. 275
Technology	p. 278
Does God Laugh?	p. 282
Greed Is Not Good	p. 287
Stones and Flowers	p. 293
Am I a Good Father?	p. 300
Don't Be Too Religious	p. 305
Hold the Gefilte Fish	p. 311
Who's Minding the Store?	p. 318
Israel	p. 326
Sunset	p. 337
Epilogue	p. 340
Credits	p. 343
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