Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood

Happily ever after Kirk and Anne Douglas recount their lives with each other and with most of Hollywood's and DC's royalty through narration and their love letters over the years. To hear them tell it, their life has been one long ecstatic honeymoon; their letters are passionate and their mutual admiration is undeniable, and everyone who was anyone was their best friend.After a while, I started to skim the letters because they were repetitive; they reflected nothing ordinary or sad (they completely ignored Kirk's extr. A fluff piece offering a look into Hollywood life Reading Rocks This book is mostly a narrative by Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne providing snippets of their life including the time before they met. As an example, a section is headed with the name “Kirk” and Kirk proceeds to talk about the subject of the Chapter title; that follows with a section called “Anne” and she provides additional information or another viewpoint about what Kirk just spoke about, then Kirk may provide more info, and so on. Thrown in the narrative are some interesti. Enjoy! A very enjoyable book - not only did the Douglas' share their letters to each other during their courtship and marriage, they also shared letters sent and received from folks such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Henry Kissinger, Barack Obama, the Kennedy's, and many others. The book also contained numerous photos. I thank the Douglas' for sharing their memories. It is too bad that letter writing has gone by the wayside in these days of texting and twittering. The anticipation of getting the letter, h

Film legend Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens, his wife of nearly 63 years, look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Kirk and Anne details the adventurous, oftentimes comic, and poignant reality behind the glamour of a Hollywood life - as only a couple of 62 years (and counting) could tell it.. Compiled from Anne's private archive of letters, this is an intimate glimpse into the Douglases' courtship and marriage set against the backdrop of Kirk's screen triumphs, including The Vikings, Lust for Life, Paths of Glory, and Spartacus. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid portrayal of the pleasures and pitfalls of a Hollywood life lived in the public eye. The letters themselves, as well as Kirk and Anne's vivid descriptions of their experiences, reveal remarkable insight and anecdotes about the legendary figures they knew so well, including Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, the Kennedys, a