R.I.P. Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas died yesterday (2/5/2020) at the age of 103. In the sixty-two years between 1946 and 2008 he accumulated 96 acting credits and was a star among stars.
I saw lots of his movies but the one best remembered is Town Without Pity. In that movie four American soldiers are stationed near a German village and face death for the rape of a local girl. Defending them is Major Steve Garrett played by Kirk Douglas.
It was my first year out of high school, a very formative year in my life, and I was attending the U.S. Naval Academy Prep School in Bainbridge, Maryland. My mind was set on spending the next twenty-five years in the Navy so the military theme struck a chord. I saw it with a bunch of my buddies at the base theater, and the theme song was a huge hit.
Gonna see if I can find a deal on Town Without Pity. I’d like to see it again after all these years.
Kirk – Thanks for the memories.
I’m America’s Best Crime Writer – Barry Bowe – & I approve this message.
My first book – Born to Be Wild – was published in 1992 & is still selling on Amazon & Kindle. It’s a true story about certain members of the Warlocks motorcycle gang.
The story took 21 years to play out – many twists & turns – an amalgam of Sons of Anarchy & Breaking Bad – but these outlaw bikers make the Sons look like Cub Scouts.
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