Which legendary Hollywood actor was born Issur Danielovitch?
Tony Curtis
Kirk Douglas
Cary Grant
Clark Gable
The legendary actor Kirk Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch in upstate New York. He was the son of poor and illiterate Russian immigrants Herschel and Bryna, who later went by Harry and Bertha. Their first name change came when they moved to America and took up the surname Demsky, after Herschel’s brother, who was already working in America. He revealed in 2015 that his name was too Semitic for Hollywood at the time, so he changed it to Kirk Douglas before pursuing a career in show business. In the 1950s and ’60s, Douglas became one of the most popular leading men in cinema.
Correct Answer: Kirk Douglas