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Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck Kirk Douglas

Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck Kirk Douglas. Background information about the author. Kirk Douglas is one of the US cinema's most enduring actors, his acting career has spanned over half a century and he has appeared in over 50 films.

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Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck Kirk Douglas

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  1. Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck Kirk Douglas

  2. Background information about the author Kirk Douglas is one of the US cinema's most enduring actors, his acting career has spanned over half a century and he has appeared in over 50 films. Born as Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York on December 9th 1916. He made his Broadway debut in Spring Again 1941. When the Second World War intervened he served in the US Navy, returning to acting to feature in other stage productions such as Kiss and Tell. At the same time he began to appear in films, first winning popular acclaim as a prizefighter in 1949's Champion.

  3. Many of his later roles • were to follow the same. • pattern, as a tough and cocky character. His films have included Lust for Life (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960), Lonely Are the Brave (1962), The Arrangement (1969), The Fury (1978), The Man from Snowy River (1982), Tough Guys (1986), and Greedy (1994). Kirk Douglas in THE VIKINGS

  4. Aside from acting, Kirk Douglas has directed and produced his own movies, having formed his own production company. Late in life he has shown a flair for writing, having produced a best selling autobiography, 'the Ragman's Son' in 1988, Kirk Douglas in THE WAR WAGON

  5. he followed with two novels, Dance with the Devil (1990) and The Secret (1992). As well as his own success, his son Michael has become a Hollywood star in his own right. In 1991 Kirk Douglas received the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award. Kirk Douglas in PATHS OF GLORY

  6. Kirk Douglas in OSCAR.

  7. Kirk Douglas is also a successful film producer His Filmography: • I Walk Alone (1947) - Byron Haskin / Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas. • Out of the Past (1947) - J. Tourneur / Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) - Joseph L. Mankiewicz / Kirk Douglas. • Along the Great Divine (1951) - Raoul Walsh / Kirk Douglas. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) - Vincente Minnelli / Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner. Gunfight at OK Corral (1957) - John Sturges / Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas.

  8. Paths of Glory (1957) - Stanley Kubrick / Kirk Douglas. • Spartacus (1960) - Stanley Kubrick / Kirk Douglas, • Laurence Olivier. • Seven Days in May (1964) - John Frankenheimer / Burt Lancaster, K. Douglas, A. Gardner. • Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) - Melville Shavelson / K. Douglas, J. Wayne, F. Sinatra, Y. Brynner. • Eddie Macon's Run (1983) - Jeff Kanew / Kirk Douglas. • Tough Guys (1986) - Jeff Kanew / Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas. • Diamonds (1999) - John Mallory Asher / Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd.

  9. Born December 09, 1916 - Once quoted as saying "I've made a career of playing sons of bitches," Kirk Douglas is considered by many to be the epitome of the Hollywood hard man. In addition to acting in countless films over the course of his long career, Douglas has served as a director and producer, and will forever be associated with his role in helping to put an end to th... Continue Bio >>

  10. Leading-in Pre-reading

  11. Pre-reading questions: • Skim the text to tell what kind of lady Anne is ? Anne is an independent and honest lady. She can endure any hardships, but she can’t tolerate those who are wrapped up in sorrow for their misfortunes. 2. Have you read any novels in which the characters are similar in personality to Anne ? Jane Eyre in ‘Jane Eyre’ Scarlite in ‘Gone with the Wind.

  12. While-reading

  13. Skimming • 1. How did Anne manage to survive during the Second World War? • 2. What can be inferred about Anne from her experiences during the war,her job interview and her refusal to eat out with the writer? • 3. How did Anne react to the fact that her husband agreed to have her breast removed by diagnostic surgery without her knowledge? • 4. What could Anne endure and what could she never tolerate? • 5. Why did Anne refuse her husband’s idea of having his breakfast in bed?

  14. Analysis of the text • Paragraphs 1—2 The author uses his recent accident---- an air crash--- as an introduction to the whole story. The first paragraph tells the readers what happens to the author, while the 2nd describes how his wife reacts to the accident. The description of her reaction naturally leads to the discussion of her good judgment in the following paragraphs

  15. Paragraphs 3—4 These 2 paragraphs are the first flashback in the story which describe Anne’s good judgment on previous occasions and her experiences during the 2nd World War. • Paragraphs 5—7 These paragraphs tell us how the author met Anne, fell in love with her eventually married her. This is the second flashback.

  16. Paragraphs 8 After 2 flashbacks, the author turns back to his recovery from the crash with his wife’s meticulous care. • Paragraphs 9—10 These 2 paragraphs are also a flashback. The author recalls how his wife handled her crisis: she never give in and always tried to help others.

  17. Paragraphs 11—13 These 3 paragraphs are closely related with the previous two, because they present a picture of how Anne saved her husband, helped rebuild his confidence and kept him moving on in her own way • Paragraphs 14 As is the case with most narrative writings, the concluding paragraph provides an end to the event( the air crash). However, the author goes beyond that by offering his general comments on Anne’s character, thus making the conclusion somewhat philosophical.

  18. Post-reading Task

  19. Enjoy the films acted or produced by Kirk Douglas. • http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/detail/id/198364 • http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Douglas,_Kirk • http://www.asdfplus.com/Posters/z-Act2/DouglasK.htm

  20. Thank you! Bye-bye!

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