Hollywood's Darkest Star

It only takes one look at Kirk Douglas's chiseled face to realize he was no ordinary Old Hollywood heartthrob. Douglas brought an intensity to the screen that no one else could match-but the real drama started when the cameras stopped rolling. From countless adulterous affairs to chilling accusations, it's hard to say whether Kirk Douglas was a hero or a villain.
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[@janethammond5925]

Let me save you some time. Fast forward to 17 minutes and the narrator finally tells you that Jean Spangler had a note in her handbag saying Kirk can't wait, going to see doctor...she was 3 months pregnant. Kirk Douglas denied being the man referred to in the note and nothing further came of it. They also reveal that Kirk Douglas may have been the man who assaulted Natalie Wood at an audition when she was 16 years old...but nothing is known for sure. You're welcome. 😊

[@tracieivey2397]

Kirk actually called the news and police to inform them (before he was even approached ) to say he had nothing to do with Jean's disappearance. Not at all suspicious.

[@LuvableAF]

Thanks Janet 🙏🏻

[@LisaMarie-ln1vp]

I heard about that same screen test with Natalie Wood. Disgusting what some celebs think they can do and get away with

[@MsDormy]

Poor pretty Natalie was also ‘unalived’ by powerful Hollywood stars, if we are to believe the rumors. Poor kid.

[@janethammond5925]

​@@tracieivey2397 Definitely nothing suspicious, especially as the police couldn't find anyone else in Jean's life called Kirk. 🙄

[@dantheman5745]

Just because someone's famous, doesn't mean they're not a scumbag.

[@Sab_MJsMama]

It's funny that this has to be stated...smh

[@JoJo-vg8dz]

He was a gangster.

[@dorisreynolds9623]

Men are men i don't care what class they are in.

[@lilly384]

​@@JoJo-vg8dz😅😅

[@jennoury249]

They’re more likely to be a scumbag, the more famous they are, unless they’re famous for being very good people like Brendan Fraser and Betty White

[@BigMama61]

I remember him on a talk show stating that its ok for men to cheat but its a different matter with women and the audience actually started booing him

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Jerry Lewis had that kind of attitude, too.

[@fairyprincess911]

Good!

[@reapthewhirlwind4166]

I thought it takes two to tango

[@maymalone1505]

A lot of males have that attitude 😮

[@d.l.l.6578]

That is an ancient double standard that is actually biblically based. It was ok for men to have harems, but God forbid if a female cheated on her husband.

[@jadrankaprobert7496]

Lesson here is: never put people on the pedestal, especially actors .

[@scarhart53]

Like Reagan.

[@evelyngoodshot-segovia4978]

That goes for crooked politicians too.

[@Red22762]

And that is the TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!

[@bevalee1533]

Especially the Dems. They are very wicked.​@@evelyngoodshot-segovia4978

[@williamrae9954]

Or politicians...Nicola Sturgeon and Fidel Trudeau come to mind

[@nickelliott1174]

He was my favorite actor while growing up and then some of the horrible things he did to young women came out and I lost all respect for him.

[@jeynjohnston8085]

Me, too.

[@Irene-qe5hu]

He thought all women should be sub serviant to him because he was a top Hollywood Actor, he treated women like sh** even his wives, and his Son Michael was exactly the same when he was younger! Well taught by Daddy I presume....imo...

[@eldorado1830]

I liked him too and lost respect for him also.

[@shabbykat273]

He was an Actor. They're also humans who do terrible things. Their crimes are covered up by the same people who cover up today for Hollyweird people.

[@francesjohnson3045]

Hollywood trash

[@LD-qj2te]

It doesn’t remain unsolved , it remains covered up like the Black Dahlia , which LA covered up effectively

[@robindartt1278]

Didn't she have the name Kirk in her life too?

[@rangerrecon]

And let's not forget the Ted Healy assault by Albert Broccoli, Pat DiCicco, and Wallace Berry that resulted in Healy's death. Hollywood worked well to cover that whole mess up.

[@rangerrecon]

@@robindartt1278 I don't remember any "Kirk" being part of the suspect list. At any rate, Kirk Douglas was never connected to Elizabeeth Short for any questioning.

[@2lipToo]

The Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short) murder has been solved. It was the psychopath Dr. George Hodel and it wasn't his first.

[@sicituradastra4295]

​@@rangerrecon... No ... But Dr. George Hodel was ...

[@virginiaviola5097]

Hats off to the women ( and children) of Hollywood during the ‘40’s and ‘50’s. What they endured at the hands of producers, actors and other rich and powerful men, handed around like they were playthings, is quite simply unspeakable.. and yet they still gave wonderful, memorable films to the public, put the bravest of faces on things, and never let on. It cost these people their mental health, and in many cases their lives, dying far too young. The best way to avenge these past stars is to reveal the truth of the predators and destroy their ‘star’ status.

[@davidbeans8143]

Like Bill Crosby

[@teptime]

You think these matters are more common among the rich and powerful? They simply have the means to buy their way out of trouble. This sort of violence is far more prevalent among impoverished communities, as it tends to go unreported both by victims and the media.

[@oNeGiAnTLiE]

Still today it is little boys and transgenders that are in demand in that twisted town

[@etsidan7003]

They aren't men.

[@virginiaviola5097]

@@davidbeans8143 I’m on the fence about Bill Cosby.

[@Curlyblonde]

He was a powerful predator. The Studio's Fixers who were part of the Mob, protected him from the law and any gossip. All of the top stars enjoyed this protection that the studios provided. As time goes on and these stars pass away, people feel freer to talk about what they witnessed and experienced with these celebrities.

[@francesjohnson3045]

Hollywood trash

[@jimbeam-ru1my]

in hollywood the path to the top has never been to be the most talented, it's always been to be the most compromised and depraved. People that are compromised and addicted to the sordid side of fame are easy control. talented people with scruples aren't, and the main purpose of hollywood has always been to compromise americans morals and traditions and to turn the population into mindless cattle.

[@glennvage]

wow...a clued up opinion...on youtube!?! not only are you right,people are now begining to realise that the entertainment industry is part of the criminal underworld,and always has been...if you disagree,and you are in any small way involved in any aspect of showbiz.an assistant scene shifter in a small town am dram society,try this little experiment...in a stage whisper,just say 'i really quite fancy some cocaine...' and,shazam,welcome to the real world..!

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

A pit of snakes.

[@hopbup7401]

He was their prizes cash cow.

[@lindasedillo7268]

Why do they wait for the actors to die before they bring out the filthy truth

[@mikebone206]

if it's true at all. maybe it's because the dead can't sue.

[@donpardo2510]

@lindasedillo7268, in old Hollywood, publicists buried stories that would ruin an image. Rotten behavior was more normal than we would ever want to believe. The things that have come out in recent years (Weinstein, etc) has been happening for decades but now it's more difficult to hide.

[@John-tj4up]

Like he was a rapist? Worse than Weinstein

[@kimbalxyz2]

Talk about his ways has been around for years, look at the his and Natalie Wood gruesome tales !

[@fairyprincess911]

@@donpardo2510And it continues

[@scottfilson5935]

I highly doubt Natalie was his only r victim.

[@pamelasimone5084]

I doubt he was the only one who assaulted her.

[@Moonsiren777]

Why don’t you just pronounce him guilty! Ever heard of here-say? Rumor, innuendo, gossip, speculation and y’all have arrested, tried and convicted a dead man in your minds without a shred of proof! Shame on you!

[@TEXASdaughter]

How about poor Natalie Wood...........Kirk was Evil.

[@georgehays4908]

I thought it was Robert Wagner and Christopher Walkins , not Kirk Douglas .

[@dandavis8300]

@@georgehays4908 --He's said to have raped Natalie Wood. She was hospitalized due to it, but didn't report it because the studio would have ruined her career.

[@veronicado1016]

You guys realized that Lana Wood was just a little girl when she said this alleged incident occurred between him and Natalie so we really don't know what happened. Also why would Lana make this alleged claim a few years after his passing? That's questionable 🤷

[@dandavis8300]

@@veronicado1016 --Sure, there's no evidence for a court of law. I don't know what happened to Jean Spangler either. Maybe she died in a botched abortion and the abortionist disposed of the body. Maybe he wasn't the Kirk in her letter; I'm not betting on that last one though.

[@myramartinez450]

I didn't know anything about Natalie. She was so beautiful.

[@kerriemccoy1647]

If he assaulted Natalie Wood, I wouldn't be surprised he made that other actress "disappear". The cops were to lazy to investigate her disappearance & sided with him

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

The cops KNEW he was involved.....higher-ups were paid to look the other way. Case Closed.

[@eramichellecampbell3463]

No, they were paid lots of money.

[@pepelemoko01]

After a hard day on the set of Spartacus, Kirk was exhausted and he had to go to a party for the studios, he didn't bother changing out his costume and make-up and jumped into the back seat of the limo and told the driver not to bother him, so he could sleep. The driver stopped for petrol and to stretch his legs, Douglas noticed the car stopped and went looking for the driver, somehow they missed each other and the driver got back in the car and drove off not wanting to wake up Douglas, not stopping till Los Angeles. Kirk found himself , at a gas station in the middle of nowhere dressed as Spartacus full makeup, with no money, no wallet, and no ID.

[@johnlang1933]

I love it!

[@evelynsaungikar3553]

Didn’t this incident get spoofed in a recent movie with George Clooney?

[@formula2tom225]

couldn't have happened to a nicer guy

[@ogkev7825]

W

[@marciehoegh5097]

This almost happened to me😅

[@radiohill]

In 2006 I was his personal waiter at the Autry museum dinner where he was the guest of honor. I had to watch him constantly for whatever he needed. At one point he looked over at me with the most disgusting disturbing expression I'd ever seen anyone make. I just smiled back at him and I think it made him furious.

[@carolewynn9407]

You do realise he was 92 and still suffering from the effects of a stroke, people's facial expressions( especially in the elderly) aren't always a true indication of their thoughts and feelings.

[@radiohill]

@@carolewynn9407 make yourself believe whatever you need to. I'm completely aware of the expressions of others and what they mean.

[@yaimavol]

I've seen that look on his face in an interview. He looked possessed, and yes I believe in that. Too much evidence that it can happen.

[@alecfoster4413]

After Kirk Douglas' death, his son Michael was confronted with the allegation that his father had raped Natalie Wood. Michael Douglas was said to have paused, looked away pensively, and then quietly say; "May they both rest in peace." before he walked away. Pretty disturbing to say the least. And it is an unsettling fact that Kirk Douglas was an extraordinary actor and screen presence. But then again, so is Kevin Spacey.

[@islingtonfreenewsmedia]

Kevin Spacey has recently been cleared of all charged brought against him, you are referring to some other claims?

[@MissDeb-jq6nz]

Kevin Spacey, ugh! 😱

[@alycewich4472]

Good point!

[@jenniferlloyd9574]

Roman Polanski is one of the great directors, but he's also a scumbag of epic proportions. Not saying that because he's Jewish, either. I'm referring to things which are public knowledge.

[@suzanneja710]

Michael Douglas made the only reply he really could. And it was quite gracious imho. It was his father, after all.

[@joangrennan886]

I think we all know that men in Hollywood in that era and particularly immensely powerful ones like Douglas treated females as play things used and abused to a horrible extent . The idea that the note found in that poor girl's purse could refer to anyone other than Kirk Douglas is ludicrous . Where would she have gone without the purse , and was her disappearance down to murder or suicide . We will never know .There have been so many awful scandals , so many abortions too and so dangerous in those days .

[@LisaMarie-ln1vp]

I heard in an interview where he rap** Natalie Wood when she went on a screen test...

[@kl2894]

Far more likely than murder or suicide is that she died in a botched abortion and someone disposed of her body and dumped her stuff.

[@StarkeyatRingo]

Those girls and guys would do anything for the stage fame -the money was nice.

[@johnnyronkonkoma5388]

Not just that era. James Franco and Harvey Weinstein are more recent. Psychopaths.

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

She was disappeared by the Hollywood Machine. It's a very dangerous place, to this day.

[@rosesilveira344]

This man was a monster to women. He was so evil. That sinister smirk he gleamed showed his immoraless soul. How women found him irresistoble is beyond me.

[@scarhart53]

Yeah, all the women fell for him because he was so evil. Right.

[@rosyrose4620]

He wasn't much of a looker

[@farfisa]

For an edited comment, you have a fuck of a lot of grammatical errors.

[@confusedbadger6275]

Says one woman on the Internet versus millions of women worldwide.

[@CalumMacNeil-qb6wp]

You hit the nail on the head! He looked a nasty character and the wicked eyes says it all.

[@JimSuperwhite43]

More than a passing resemblance between Jean Spangler and the woman known as Black Dahlia, Elizabeth Short just two years earlier. Hollywood is a rough town for ambitious young actresses.

[@teptime]

Yes, but a connection is unlikely. The BD killer was a showoff, and wanted to shock the world. Spangler would have ended up similarly mutilated and left in an obvious place.

[@barriolimbas]

Possible connection was the alleged celebrity abortion ring of Dr Hodel

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Rough......more like Diabolical.

[@briannab5296]

Hollywood is rough on guys too, just listen to Justen Biebers interview.

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Spanglers buried somewhere in Griffith Park

[@Diotima0fMantinea]

Rip Natalie Wood

[@neil-nx3ei]

Her husband Wagner was a wrong ‘un So is that other bloke that was on the yacht that night. Look at what Mel Gibson alleges he is

[@scarhart53]

Rip? Rip what?

[@cathietonkin5577]

@@scarhart53 Rest In Peace=Rip or RIP!

[@janettewebster2151]

​@@neil-nx3ei Yes, satanism was & still is rife in hollyweird...

[@devogrant2817]

She seems faited for noturiety and drama....@@neil-nx3ei

[@sjsj8459]

Never understood what his appeal was. Not very good looking in my opinion.

[@leahartlee29]

I agree!

[@johnpaul9599]

the atractiveness of people change over time and decades, zendaya is supposed to be attractive now and look back 50 years at the past and that girl is below average so i get what you say about douglas but he was attractive in that era ,same for zendaya now

[@cosmicdebris42]

Why should your opinion matter anyway?

[@francesjohnson3045]

Agree

[@sciencewins8798]

That's what I always thought.. never found him attractive

[@sashag572]

This made it sound like he was the first one to come up with the idea of and act in breaking free of the studio contact system by starting his own company. This completely ignores the earlier history of Hollywood and breakaways like Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin who truly were among the first to do this very thing.

[@lrs7777]

His legacy is VERY sketchy.

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Legacy ?......Joke of the Decade.

[@ExiledStardust]

What the teacher did to Douglas was totally wrong and inappropriate, but you need to stop blaming everything Douglas later did on her. Women are not responsible for what men do. MEN are responsible for what men do.

[@vincentestinson896]

So of course that applies to the REVERSE, right ?

[@teresayeates3437]

​@@vincentestinson896Unquestionably. Foolish question.

[@7x779]

​@@teresayeates3437not a foolish question when women generally are not called out for their crimes and when they are, they're still get preferential treatment and are believed over men. And generally are not held accountable nor do they pay anywhere near close to the price of men for their deeds

[@I-AM-BELIEVER]

@@7x779exactly. Lefties don’t believe in accountability just favoring a specific group(s)

[@chrisBaxter-ly8or]

Of course they are - the same goes for women obviously - or maybe not in the present ideological climate

[@kennethrussell1158]

If it's true what he did to Natalie Wood when she was very young, i don't care who he was, he will answer to God.

[@smallfeet4581]

He should have been jailed for assault and it may have let other women know what he was like and to avoid him , just reporting crimes lets it be on record for future ref

[@peggypasson8794]

So sad look at Weinstein everybody knew for years .......

[@rondayoung4350]

I don't remember him being on the boat the night she died from any of the interviews I watched.

[@nicolad8822]

@@rondayoung4350He allegedly raped her when she was 16 according to her sister.

[@dandavis8300]

@@rondayoung4350 --He wasn't on the boat. Her sister Lana said Douglas raped Natalie when she was 16. Hollywood is hard on the women folk.

[@terrymcgee3504]

Kirk Douglas, had a really dark side and was accused of rape. Which was mirrored on his appearance as commander Eddington in "In harms way".

[@rangerrecon]

Yes - great movie and I don't think that Kirk had to do a whole lot of acting in that one. I think his character was well modeled after Kirk Douglas.

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Was gonna mention that film. Its Kirk playing himself alright

[@melissajomama7815]

Jean Spangler been missing over 70yrs. This is heartbreaking. What happened to her? Just 26 yrs old & family who loved her.

[@davidmacias741]

Now the majority off these actors that have passed are in Helllywood

[@joansrusticsoapsjoan2111]

He violated Natalie Wood viciously. He was a major predator.

[@vickieadams6648]

😮😮😮She always had an air of sadness about her.

[@scarhart53]

Not according to her.

[@janysmahoney1271]

Between Wagner an Douglas, poor Nats'

[@Alanoffer]

Kirk is an unusual name, its obvious Hollywood covered for him

[@jeanjearman2025]

Natalie's sister told enough of what happened to her when she met Kirk to let you know he was so evil and should have gone to jail. I've despised him since I read what he did. My husband looked almost exactly like him, dimple and all, and he wasn't much either.

[@JackJackson-kk1jh]

My grandfather looked a lot like him as well

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Devil's Dimple ?

[@ModskaAcidpunk]

😂😂😂

[@newviolets8489]

I always thought he had a creepy buffoonery to him, along with that annihilating dead eyed stare. Just creepy.

[@yaimavol]

You can see it on an old clip of the Dick Cavet show. Cavet said something he didn't like, and his face changed in an instant. He looked possessed.

[@kimberlykincaid2201]

Kirk Douglas has always given me the creeps ! And I honestly could never understand all these women who found him to be so attractive ... I mean - to each his own but - Damn ! YUCK !!! 🙄🤮

[@anombrerose6311]

True. Very Creepy.

[@He4venlyBody]

Title story begins at 17:01

[@7x779]

Thx

[@Bevity]

Thank you SO much! I am so tired of these windbag channels.

[@rss6078]

Bless you, @He4venlyBody

[@bejoyful]

No desire to watch any of his movies after knowing about Natalie Wood.

[@ginchen33]

His son Michael is a cheater too

[@denisekinzle1672]

He was treated for sex addiction.

[@JustMe-uu3bh]

I remember..........and his current wife CZJ doesn't seem happy, not really.

[@overcomerbtbojesus]

The apple didn’t fall far from the tree he didn’t have the best example so it carried on with michael

[@chynnadoll3277]

He always came across as an ultra-narcissist to me. Never liked him.

[@marirothbauer5407]

Like father like son. Both cocky and arrogant never liked either.

[@paulam408]

It was insinuated that he forced himself upon Natalie Wood. I tend to believe that.

[@scarhart53]

Oddly, she didn't. She never accused him of anything.

[@thomasseery7570]

What he did to Natalie Wood was pure evil

[@Blackcat12853]

What are you talking about???,

[@Wesley-eu7rn]

The rape was well known in Hollywood.

[@scarhart53]

Gee, makes you wonder why she never said anything about it herself?

[@neveo9428]

​@@scarhart53she told her family apparently who mentioned it in a documentary I saw about Natalie Wood. Evidence that she was murdered not accidentally drowned ie injuries on her body when found. Three men on the boat she was on; Wagner, other famous actor and the boat 'driver' ( cantremember what that job is called! 'Captain'?)

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

I think he was very egotistical, and a narrsistic.

[@janeceeastwood8035]

Let’s add psychopath to the diagnosis. What a terrible person he was.

[@JamesMoore-wy2ud]

Just like T.rump!

[@samjohns3227]

That probably sums up even most of the celebrities /actors today too

[@islingtonfreenewsmedia]

enough about his good points 😂

[@janeceeastwood8035]

@@islingtonfreenewsmedia That’s very funny!

[@chynnadoll3277]

There is a common thread with all these Hollywarped predators, isn’t there (rhetorical question)?

[@robertpodbery242]

Only the very brave, or those with nothing to loose can say that

[@farfisa]

It always makes me smile when, how shall I put this, err, dense humans, make stoooopid comments. (rhetorical answer)!

[@garydixon4290]

Are They from the chosen people

[@chynnadoll3277]

@@garydixon4290 : Bingo!!

[@judymcgaugh6480]

I did not think he was handsome at all.. he reminded me as a creepy guy..

[@Karl-dd4om]

It's not all about handsome, I would say he was masculine and had a lot of charisma!

[@orlandocarrasquillo9871]

Skinny legs

[@arthurburkhart3710]

Never liked him or his son Michael. The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree.

[@sandrataylor9941]

Same here.

[@ljTauruswarrior]

Exactly what I have said

[@LD-qj2te]

They are great actors and produced so many great works

[@warrendoris9669]

As a teenager I liked him in Last Train to Gunhill,and he was really good in the strange life of Martha Ivers,even though he played a really repulsive character. Then I saw Frank Gorshin and Rich Little doing impressions of him,and realized that he was kinda too over the top with the facial expressions and baring his teeth..Michael always creeped me out. Not a fan.

[@Chariots1981]

Agree. Never found either attractive nor were they nice people.

[@user-cw6hh6zk6k]

Natalies mom said she had taken her daughter who was 16 to an audition and who was she to see it was kirk Douglas and he had ask the mother just to drop her off.. Natalie's mom knew what happened and never said nothing 😢😢

[@wontonabee2448]

So sad that this happens so often with young pretty girls. I don’t understand how mothers can just trust anyone with their babies just bc the ones in charge have the power to make them famous. You could not come within inches of my daughters unless I’m present!

[@sheilaroper21]

She probably knew what was going to happen! Maybe not that Natalie would fight it and he would become violent but she was all about making Natalie rich and famous so she could support her.

[@scarhart53]

She done, went, gone and never said nuthin', huh? Neither did Natalie. Makes you wonder if the whole story isn't made up, doesn't it?

[@Thenogomogo-zo3un]

Wasnt she off to see Nicholas Ray?

[@catherinebirch2399]

@@wontonabee2448 It's far better for a girl to be plain.

[@edheinig1753]

Never idealize entertainers and sports figures.

[@jenniferholden9397]

I always disliked him, he played a thug and a bully because that’s what he was. He lived so long because neither God or the Devil wanted him.

[@user-pk1gp7iy2o]

Evil people live a long life because satan protects them.

[@Swelte]

That chin could cut diamonds.

[@clickha]

lol

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Or support a Cow's Teat.

[@orlandocarrasquillo9871]

Or use as a putting green

[@ReLair88]

Never considered him at all handsome.

[@myownhome2959]

When People are filthy rich looks don't matter!

[@elvirafeher4254]

​@myownhome2959 For some it doesn't matter.

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Smarmy, entitled, Instantly unlikeable.......

[@user-rx9uc7ol5y]

I do, considered him handsome , very. Especially in my favourite the Vikings

[@EmilyHartley25989]

Agree. Horrible looking man.

[@yvettethornton4629]

I saw him for the first time in Spartacus, & took an instant hatred to him, I watched it through, but purely because at that time there were only three channels & the other two were showing some really boreing sport ! By the end of that film my hatred for him was fixed & I would turn the tv off rather than see his face in anything ! I've never had a reaction that strong to any other actor since, it's nice to know my instincts were right after all those years !

[@anitakephart3851]

Boring not boreing You ALWAYS drop the e when adding ing. It was taught in second or third grade

[@goinfishinalba9811]

​@@anitakephart3851who gives a fk really ? It cld be a typo English might not be their first language etc it's the KZbin comment section ffs 🙄

[@alexisfrancis8562]

They got rid of her because she was pregnant.

[@devogrant2817]

You sure about she must have been at least i am guessing in her late 40s early fifties with grown up daughters .....i think

[@capoislamort100]

@@devogrant2817WTH are you talking about??

[@heliotropezzz333]

Great artists are not always nice people. People are more complicated than good or bad.

[@LadyGreyBlack]

Sadly, I'm finding this out every day. Hard to separate the art from the artist.

[@jimbeam-ru1my]

"Great artists are not always nice people." being a shitbag has nothing to do with being an artist. Hollywood and american entertainment in general selected people who happened to be scumbags, not because that goes hand in hand with being an artist.

[@christinepaige2575]

I think the point here was that people who are not nice can still be genuinely talented and do admirable work. I admire many of Kirk Douglas’s performances.

[@promenadeable]

not "artists" .....Pretenders (play actors)....not a real job

[@rogersmith4834]

See the Scott Michaels DEARLY DEPARTED video about the vanished Jean Spangler. Indeed, all ever found of her was that purse in Griffith Park. Like Scott, I can't reconcile that no other trace of this woman was found, after intensive searches by hundreds of police in the park. They find missing dogs and kids, but nothing of a vanished film actress. A friend of mine, Dick Anderson, worked w/Kirk in THE STORY OF THREE LOVES. Kirk played a trapeze artist in the segment titled EQUILIBRIUM. Dick was Kirk's catcher, Jacques, given screen credit as Kenneth Anderson, and had speaking parts w/Kirk. He said Kirk worked hard to learn the flying act, which he had taken over from Ricardo Montalban in an MGM shakeup. He actually did 3 simple tricks, called "girl tricks". Dick also said Kirk had a dark, brooding, silent side, and was consumed with his pursuit of the so-far unworldly Pier Angeli. Natalie Wood's attack occurred at the Chateau Marmont Hotel, and reportedly lasted some 6 hours. All ever said is that the man was a famous movie star, which her sister Lana now insists was Kirk Douglas. As stated in this clip, what is most likely may never be verified.

[@deborahhenderson149]

Why stay 6 hours in a hotel with a sexu@l abuser? I would be out of there asap.

[@cherylrichards8951]

​@deborahhenderson149 ... Depends on how old you are at the time of the attack.

[@cmthomas07]

@@deborahhenderson149 Because you are too busy being abused to leave.

[@olilumgbalu5653]

Kirk Douglas gave Amy Irving a hard slap in the movie The Fury and I knew right then that he was evil. And I was only a kid when I watched that movie. The movie also had Israeli propaganda so everyone attached to it was off.

[@brianwolle2509]

amy irving was also jewish

[@stopitnow7762]

When you hear the real name, You can not be suprised by anything bad you hear about these demonic people.

[@midnightchannel7759]

Teenaged Natalie Wood's mother arranged the interview with Douglas, and she, along with her other, younger, daughter, waited in the car while Natalie "auditioned". The "audition" took a very long time, and Natalie finally came stumbling out to the car, clearly having been asaulted...

[@user-pk1gp7iy2o]

She had to be taken straight to hospital because she was pouring with blood........that monster raped her for hours and hours. Poor little Natalie.

[@nicolad8822]

Jean Spangler had been in a custody battle with her ex husband, he would be a prime suspect.

[@nonyabiz550]

Except for the note and the psycho gr_apist

[@wasserdagger]

I believe the custody battle had been resolved at this point. Now it was more of a child support battle.

[@JoanneOz]

Poor Ms Spangler, to think her case just went cold. I wonder if police ever spoke to her doctor or friends to see if she had a thing with KD?

[@miriamzajfman4305]

This facts are new to me , and are absolutely shocking !

[@yaimavol]

Another fact you probably don't know. There were blueprints found at the Playboy Mansion showing tunnels that had been dug that led to certain actors homes and Douglas was one of them.

[@stevensica5918]

It is interesting that KD has a reputation difficult to work with, as was his good friend and comtemprary A-Lister Burt Lancaster.

[@ruggerobelloni4743]

Burt was also known as a sex addict who paid no attention to age, gender or consent.

[@suzannecooke2055]

Very interesting - but why so many clips that have NOTHING to do with Kirk Douglas. So many clips of Lauren Bacall films. WHY?

[@TheKeggie]

I seem to remember Shirley Temple all but accused Kirk Douglas as the person who abused her when she was still a teenager.

[@eramichellecampbell3463]

Child, she was a Child. He was a pedo a womanizer a predator. Like most of Hollyweird.

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

He came from a culture that viewed non-jewish women as "shiksahs" and therefore, fair game.

[@robertwoods3750]

his "talent" was way over shadowed by his ego . lots of women liked him {almost as much as he himself did... imho} , me not so much , as glimpses of his ego always became apparent to me in his movies .

[@dianakidd4219]

I have an ego. Doesn’t mean I’m bad

[@robertwoods3750]

everybody has an ego, when it's excessive is when it gets mentioned @@dianakidd4219

[@christinereich6050]

his ego and overacting were palpable..

[@robertwoods3750]

i think william shatner was his first graduate at his "acting school" .and i kinda liked shatner!...lol@@christinereich6050

[@daphneferrizone2335]

@@christinereich6050 like Brad Pitt

[@Jay-n262]

There's nothing but evil in the city of fallen angels.

[@jeanieologist4456]

Pretty dramatic statement. I lived in Hollywood in Laguna Beach California and there’s nothing but beauty there and by the way there’s fallen angels everywhere.

[@leahartlee29]

@@jeanieologist4456I visited Laguna Beach and Hollywood and Beverly Hills- all so beautiful!

[@leahartlee29]

No, like everywhere there is good, and evil. So dramatic!!

[@jeanieologist4456]

@@leahartlee29 yes it is

[@wasserdagger]

Evil grows in the dark Where the sun, it never shines Evil grows in cracks and holes And lives in people's minds Evil grew, it's part of you And now it seems to be That every time I look at you Evil grows in me "Where Evil Grows," 1971 song by the Poppy Family

[@darkangel_1978]

My favorite movie of his, is The Final Countdown. My late Mom's favorite movie of his, was his favorite movie Lonely Are the Brave.

[@christinepaige2575]

I love "Lonely Are the Brave" too -- an absolute gem

[@CarolShook-yg9nn]

Me and my mom liked Strangers when we meet. It was one of the movies we watched alot

[@christinepaige2575]

Yes, that’s a very good movie too!

[@charlesballard5251]

Love THE FINAL COUNTDOWN. I have it on DVD, BLU-RAY, & 4K. There's also 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, THE FURY, and others.

[@darkangel_1978]

@@charlesballard5251 I think it's still on Amazon Prime. When my parents, brother and I would go to air shows, we'd hear the music from the movie, and would automatically start scanning the skies for the F-14s.

[@shane2609]

So his teacher abuse him as a child? Seems like every male fantasy, but real and fantasy are very different. That probably screwed him up a lot.

[@charlie-girl72]

Can be cause my first ex husband almost choked me while on top of me when I was a teen. I'm Dutch a ridiculous fact in the 🇳🇱 Netherlands, court won't help cause the age of 12 is ' illegal ' I was 14 he was 18. He had me under the covers so heavy on me I almost choked. He was in a trance or something. Let me wear lingerie which was a bit sloppy it was women's sized. It turned out to be He was raped by a neighbor man from his 9 to 15 years of age also his 2 brothers were victim. I'm abused more times in my life from young. Dunno why it all was. I forgave them but it scars for life. Bless you

[@maryjohnson9474]

I remember watching some old tv talk show kirk talked about how he went home with Joan it was around the time her daughter Christina book he described how the inside of her house and how her wondered around her house and saw the children asleep and that they were bound up tied down in their beds like Christina discribed in her book when asked what did he do he said he crawled out a window since Joan had looked the doors and had the keys

[@LaineyTsang]

Fascinating. Great job, thanks!

[@AngelaJanusauskas-sk4jx]

He might have given his money away at the end but what a creep

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Gave his money away.....yeah sure, and Alice went to Wonderland. He was greedier than King Solomon.

[@neil-nx3ei]

😂

[@Fonoyb]

He should have given it to his Children. I'm sure he was a horrible Dad

[@yaimavol]

He did seem to change in his later years. He suffered from terrible back pain that led to his stroke, so maybe there was some karma going on there. He was suddenly helpless and unable to speak.

[@capoislamort100]

Trying to buy their way into heaven, that’s it is!

[@kevindixon4856]

Had the privilege of working security detail at the Douglas home when he passed some of found it found it strange that a condition of the sale of the home the new owner couldn't tear up the backyard for renovation could a secret be hiding there?🤔

[@nonyabiz550]

Seriously?

[@EmilyHartley25989]

Very interesting!

[@gilliankingston8259]

Sounds like it otherwise why would that be a condition of sale?

[@minimaker5600]

I never could stand him . . . to me he was nasty and arrogant!

[@carolewynn9407]

Did you know him personally ?

[@minimaker5600]

@@carolewynn9407 No, but my opinion of him was formed after I saw him on the Phil Donahue Talk show long ago. He had just written a book about how he came from humble beginnings to fame in Hollywood. Part of his story was how many women he had seduced, both well known stars and starlets, and he NAMED THEM! Phil and the audience were disgusted and let him know it. He just sat there with a big grin and repeatedly tried to justify it by saying "it's the truth". What a JERK!

[@marianparoo1544]

I remember those desks! We had them in PS6 in The Bronx!

[@jodyriggs7859]

He gave me the creeps a scary vibe!

[@rah2287]

Douglas was a thug.

[@elizabethmoini2902]

"17.56, doesn't Kirk look like tennis🎾 player....Boris-Becker?!"🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾

[@maineguitarists]

Hollyweird has always had these monsters. Sucks because some of my favorite actors, actresses and musicians are pitiful horrible people. Once i found out about them i can't see them in the same light. Big deal he ended the blacklist after possibly getting away with murder or having something to do with it and raping a very young Natalie Wood. Natalie's mom should be ashamed bringing her and her sister around trying to make money off of them. Today we still have big time jerks that don't get treated the same way others do like Alec Baldwin. A real winner there. It all starts at the top though. Look at our present government. Pretty sad state of things. Good job revealing these things. Only the good die young i guess.

[@leahartlee29]

Look at our present Government? You must mean TRUMP the rapist's government. Trump is PAST, and is going to STAY in the past. He was as arrogant and as much of a rapist as Kirk Douglas.

[@fairdose]

I never understood his appeal. I never found him attractive or even a particularly good actor. He gave off a slimy vibe. That whole Douglas clan have a history of sex addiction, violence and substance abuse. When I heard he was the one who violently raped and assaulted Natalie Wood, it confirmed a lot of suspicions I always had about him. So when his son and grandson came out with addiction issues, I wasn't surprised in the least.

[@14goldmedals]

That was a fun listen. Good job.

[@user-dr4mv9wm9r]

Not many people named Kirk…….

[@dechannigan2980]

It's Scottish

[@christophermacintyre5890]

Kirk Gibson wasn't even born yet (probably) so that lets him off.

[@shimmeringreen]

I read his autobiography then gave it to my husband to read. He said he never read so much self pitying whining - a whine-butt.

[@cortrichards8179]

Excellent as always. I am however, still bothered about the disappearance of Jean Spangler. I am very familiar with the case and would like to see it solved. If that purse of Jean's is still in evidence somewhere, or even the note itself, there is a small chance that the DNA of the person who made Jean disappear might be on either. I know it is a long shot, but doesn't it seem wrong that Jean Spangler's case has never been solved? She was a good girl and a very nice young lady too. She should have had the chance to make it big in Hollywood too. Missing person cases bother me, and this is one of the ones that really should be looked at again and hopefully, solved. If it was Kirk Douglas, that would be an explosive revelation. There had to be other Kirk's in the Los Angeles area at the time, but considering that they were recently working on the same film together, it seems a little far fetched. Thank you, for another excellent video and synopsis.

[@joebeck6654]

He son followed in his footsteps.

[@francescaderimini2931]

I love how Lauren Bacall set up another women to marry an abuser like Douglas! She has a lot in common with Ghidlaine!

[@glennvage]

actually,far more like amber heard and meghan markle.one of the most powerful and feared 'players'.arch manipulator,blackmailer,and partner in crime of powerful showbiz/mob people.what will eventually be revealed about the level of power mm and two or three others,will genuinly stagger...

[@marymitchell8986]

How was Lauren Bacall to know what Kirk Douglas was like in a relationship? Different if she'd dated him and knew he could be abusive. Use logic first before accusing someone innocent of being a Ghislaine Maxwell knock off, that's just brutal.

[@debbiefox4439]

​@@glennvageleave neghan markal out of this

[@michaelarmstrong5065]

Yes the bronx woman who.was bacall was a part of the same tribe as kirk.What else is new

[@Skp186]

Not a "real man" at all. Total narcissist. Cruel should have been his name. He was given a false narrative of being a great guy, great actor, etc......could not be futher from the truth .......

[@irenejohnston6802]

Hollyweird has the prize for false narratives. Immigrants given AS names besides straight teeth, nips and tucks, made over into the image of the fantasy factory. We fell for it in post war UK Going to the pictures twice a week. Age 84

[@gigih.hammer306]

I was never a fan of him. Watched only few movies he played in. I never found him to be good looking either. Something about him turned me off. Never knew what it was. But reading this about him, certainly turned me off completely. The few times I watched his movies, was when my husband wanted to watch him in the movies. I sure hope that he repented of all his wrong doings before he died. Some of these movie stars have a very dark way about them. The are charming when the preform, but that is their profession. I'm actually not to shocked hearing this. I knew from the beginning somethings was off with him.

[@sharzadgabbai4408]

Movies and even the popcorn are a paycheck. You get to hear people on their cellphones, the screens are tiny and the sound earsplitting. For this, actors get rich and then share the anguish of fame on a talk show. Curl up with a good book.

[@kathymarik1932]

I always thought there was a sinister side to him

[@robertwilson123]

Kirk Douglas was a very good actor and gave very powerful performances in many excellent films .... whatever else is implied.

[@jarvisskooge8602]

Never meet your heroes and don’t idolize anyone.

[@inesmontescedeno1922]

Pigs will be pigs

[@chele-chele]

He was kosher...

[@Lucky_Chase]

He had her, the threat, neutralized.

[@christophermacintyre5890]

Her actually wanting the baby would have been a bigger threat to Douglas (or whoever the father was). It sounds more like a cover-up of a botched abortion (which happened a lot back then).

[@rangerrecon]

Kirk was both a great actor and a misogynist. Like many people, you get the good with the bad. The problem with Kirk is that he was dangerous to women - how dangerous is debated still to this day.

[@neil-nx3ei]

Very true

[@Karl-dd4om]

Read his book, he was a sex addict!

[@TabuKat]

Around 15:30 all I could think of was the South Park line, "I broke the dam." I mean, the narrator says it right around the point where the "I'm Spartacus" scene is playing. 😆

[@suet.r.4815]

Some women are attracted to " dangerous men". I always thought Kirk Douglas had a 'dangerous aura' about him. While I can see and recognize masculine beauty in him, I'm not attracted to that 'dangerous-ness' at all.

[@heidibee501]

Jean Spangler: Going by her note, and the fact that she was three months pregnant, and she was going to see a doctor, it sounds as though she was going for an abortion. That's why she couldn't wait. Her mom was away but probably slated to come back soon. If things went wrong, as they sometimes did, the doctor might have "disappeared his mistake". Her family said she didn't have a friend named Kirk. Maybe they didn't think fellow actor.

[@marinakaye8284]

Yeah! Always thought botched abortion.

[@richardmartinez4145]

Agree 100%

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

He will answer to God.

[@a.f.7246]

There's a heaven & a hell Confess now

[@barriolimbas]

Chances are, already did.

[@oscarthompson2171]

The artificial voice over makes this unwatchable.

[@danika9448]

I increased the speed to 1.25, which made it bearable 😄

[@chrisBaxter-ly8or]

I agree - it's almost AI - English clearly the second language

[@carolnahigian9518]

annoying, Yes!💟

[@Factinate]

We don’t use artificial voiceovers, but I’ll share your feedback with our editorial team. Thanks for your feedback.

[@idaslapter5987]

@@danika9448 i increased it to 1.5 and that was pretty good too

[@tonymcdonnly6492]

Good documentary on Kirk Douglas.

[@katbot2190]

I was never a huge fan of Kirk Douglas. His acting was overboard, but that's my opinion and nobody else has to like it.

[@jimmyfale6370]

I don't like it

[@ruggerobelloni4743]

His van Gogh was particularly hammy and also whiney, the resemblance was uncanny but he overacted.

[@pleasantlyblue7425]

Thank you for sharing. 💞🌟🕊🌺💯 I never thought that he was that good looking.

[@josephdugan4797]

It sounds like Jean Spengler was going to have an abortion. Pretty horrifying, if true.

[@amandamccormick5009]

Sean penn is obviously his kid.

[@nonyabiz550]

Sean is not a gr_pist

[@ruggerobelloni4743]

If you watch Penn's early work and notice his face, walk, and gestures you'll realize he Is actually Popeye's son.

[@amandamccormick5009]

@@ruggerobelloni4743 now you point it out it's so obvious,,, with olive oils body

[@irongoose3865]

He wasn't acting In Harm's Way.

[@ChickenTender57]

I was thinking the same thing.