Lt. JG
Issur
(Kirk)
"Izzy"
Douglas
formerly Danielovitch aka Demsky
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States
Son of Herschel Demsky
and Bryna (Sanglel) Demsky
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Diana Love Dill
— married
2 Nov 1943 (to 1951) [location unknown]
Husband of
Anne (Marx) Douglas
— married
29 May 1954 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 103
in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Nov 2014
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Kirk (Danielovitch) Douglas is Notable.
Contents |
Biography
Kirk (Danielovitch) Douglas was a centenarian, living to age 103.
An American actor, Douglas appeared in many films including "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952), "Lust For Life" (1956) and "Spartacus" (1960).
He was born in New York to Herschel and Bryna (Sangiel) Danielovitch, known as Harry and Bertha. The Danielovitch's adopted the surname Demsky after their immigration from the Russian Empire. Douglas was born Issur Danielovitch but grew up as Izzy Demsky. He changed his name to Douglas before his entry into World War II.
Military
Lt. JG Kirk (Danielovitch) Douglas served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 1941
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1944
Service started: 1941
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1944
LT JG Kirk (Danielovitch) Douglas was Wounded in Action during World War II.
- Other Memories: "Kirk Douglas (né Issur Danielovitch) (dob: 1916) LT jg US Navy, 1942-44 WWII.
- He enlisted in the Navy and attended Midshipman School at Notre Dame University. :Later he was commissioned as an Ensign.
- He served with an anti-submarine patrol in the Pacific until medically discharged following injuries in 1944."
- US-O2 insignia.svg
- Primary Unit
- 1943-1944, Submarine Chasers (SC)
- Service Years: 1942 - 1944
- 1942-1942, Naval Reserve Midshipmen School, Notre Dame, Naval Reserve Midshipmen School
- 1943-1943, Submarine Chaser School
- 1943-1944, Submarine Chasers (SC)
Douglas is the author of many books including his 1988 biography The Ragman's Son.
Death
- Centenarian : Douglas lived to 103.[1]
Records
Isedne Damsty United States Census, 1920 [2]
- Name: Isedne Damsty
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1920
- Event Place: Amsterdam Ward 4, Montgomery, New York, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 3
- Marital Status: Single
- Race: White
- Race (Original): White
- Relationship to Head of Household: Son
- Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
- Birthplace: New York
- Father's Birthplace: Russia
- Mother's Birthplace: Russia
- Sheet Letter: A
- Sheet Number: 11
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Harry Damsty Head Male 35 Russia
- Bertha Damsty Wife Female 37 Russia
- Bessie Damsty Daughter Female 9 New York
- Catherine Damsty Daughter Female 7 New York
- Mary Damsty Daughter Female 5 New York
- sedne Damsty Son Male 3 New York
- Ida Damsty Daughter Female 0 New York
- Fuda Damsty Daughter Female 0 New York
Isadore Demsky United States Census, 1930 [3]
- Name: Isadore Demsky
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1930
- Event Place: Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 13
- Marital Status: Single
- Race: White
- Race (Original): White
- Relationship to Head of Household: Son
- Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
- Birthplace: New York
- Father's Birthplace: Russia
- Mother's Birthplace: Russia
- Sheet Letter: A
- Sheet Number: 9
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Harry Demsky Head Male 44 Russia
- Bertha Demsky Wife Female 45 Russia
- Bessie Demsky Daughter Female 19 New York
- Katherine Demsky Daughter Female 17 New York
- Mary Demsky Daughter Female 15 New York
- Isadore Demsky Son Male 13 New York
- Ida Demsky Daughter Female 11 New York
- Freda Demsky Daughter Female 11 New York
- Ruth Demsky Daughter Female 7 New York
Isador Demsky United States Census, 1940 [4]
- Name: Isador Demsky
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1940
- Event Place: Area B, Schenectady, Schenectady City, Schenectady, New York, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 23
- Marital Status: Single
- Race: White
- Race (Original): White
- Relationship to Head of Household: Son
- Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
- Birthplace: New York
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
- Last Place of Residence: Same Place
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Bertha Demsky Head Female 56 Russia
- Cathrini Demsky Daughter Female 26 New York
- Marion Demsky Daughter Female 24 New York
- Ida Demsky Daughter Female 20 New York
- Freda Demsky Daughter Female 20 New York
- Isador Demsky Son Male 23 New York
- Kuth Demsky Daughter Female 17 New York
Kirk Douglas Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957 [5]
- Name: Kirk Douglas
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: 02 Nov 1943
- Event Place: Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 26
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
- Father's Name: Harry Demsky
- Mother's Name: Bertha Danglel
- Spouse's Name: Diana Dill
- Spouse's Gender: Female
- Spouse's Age: 21
- Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
- Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas M Dill
- Spouse's Mother's Name: Ruth R Neilson
Kirk Douglas Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965 [6]
- Name: Kirk Douglas
- Event Type: Immigration
- Event Date: 1960
- Event Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Nationality: United States
- Traveling With Children: No
- Birth Date: 9 Dec 1919
- Birthplace: Amsterdam New York Eeuu
- Father's Name: Harry Demsky
- Mother's Name: Bryna Sanglel
Kirk Douglas United States Public Records, 1970-2009 [7]
- Name: Kirk Douglas
- Event Date: from 7 Apr 1999 to 29 Oct 2007
- Event Place: Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Birth Date: 9 Dec 1916
- Last Place of Residence: Santa Barbara, California 93108
- Second Previous Residence Place: Los Angeles, California 90067
- Third Previous Residence Place: Beverly Hills, California 90212
- 2nd Address Date: 1 Jul 1993
- 3rd Address Date: 28 Feb 1990-06 Aug 2008
Kirk Douglas mentioned in the record of Eric Douglas [8]
- Name: Kirk Douglas
- Sex: Male
- Wife: Anne Douglas
- Son: Eric Douglas
Other information in the record of Eric Douglas from United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 Deceased
- Name: Eric Douglas
- Event Type: Obituary
- Event Date: 09 Jul 2004
- Event Place: North Dakota, United States
- Gender: Male
- Age: 46
- Relationship to Deceased: Deceased
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1958
- Death Date: Jul 2004
- Death Place: New York City, , New York
- Newspaper: Grand Forks Herald
Spouse and Children
- Eric Douglas Son Male
- Anne Douglas Wife Female
Others on Record
- Michael Douglas Unknown Male
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 9 February 2020), memorial page for Kirk Douglas (9 Dec 1916–5 Feb 2020), Find A Grave: Memorial #206856695, citing Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJG8-JHP : accessed 9 February 2020), Isedne Damsty in household of Harry Damsty, Amsterdam Ward 4, Montgomery, New York, United States; citing ED 65, sheet 11A, line 20, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1126; FHL microfilm 1,821,126.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X78J-6H8 : accessed 9 February 2020), Isadore Demsky in household of Harry Demsky, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 9A, line 15, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1456; FHL microfilm 2,341,191.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQY5-PDG : 21 December 2019), Isador Demsky in household of Bertha Demsky, Area B, Schenectady, Schenectady City, Schenectady, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47-100, sheet 12A, line 3, family 222, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2777.
- ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJZ-CHJ4 : 13 March 2018), Kirk Douglas and Diana Dill, 02 Nov 1943; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,320,736.
- ↑ "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQK-22B : 8 May 2019), Kirk Douglas, Immigration; citing 1960, Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).
- ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KT4G-C3H : 19 December 2019), Kirk Douglas, 1999-2007.
- ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWC-2Z8W : accessed 9 February 2020), Kirk Douglas in entry for Eric Douglas, North Dakota, United States, 09 Jul 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Grand Forks Herald, born-digital text.
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- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000018/
- Wikidata: Item Q104027, en:Wikipedia
- Wikipedia contributors, "Kirk Douglas," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirk_Douglas&oldid=1205663163 (accessed February 12, 2024).
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(7/1/20)Born in 1916 in Amsterdam, New York, Kirk Douglas died earlier this year at the age of 103. He began his acting career in 1946 and became a major box-office star. While serving in the U.S. Navy (1941-1944) he was married to actress Diana Dill, whom he had met at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. They had two children, Michael and Joel, before divorcing in 1951. This month's document is their marriage record identifying his parents as Harry Demsky and Bertha Sanglel. The document also notes that Douglas' name was changed by court order. His paternal surname was originally Danielovilch, but the family adopted the name Demsky after moving to the U.S. Diana Dill was a native of Devonshire, Bermuda, and the daughter of Thomas M. Dill and Ruth R. Nielson. She died in 2015 at the age of 92. The couple was married at Algiers Naval Station by Chaplain, Ernest Daryl Kent. The record can be found on file at the Louisiana State Archives (Orleans Marriages, 1943, vol. 59, #757).
I have downloaded the document if you would like to have a copy for his profile. Orleans Parish, Louisiana