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I have always been grateful that my Russian mother and father came to this country to give me a better chance, and I have had a better chance.

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Kirk Douglas
Age: 103 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 9
Died: 2020
Died: February 5
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Issur Danielovitch
Izzy Demsky
Isador Demsky
Issur Danielovich
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