In his day, ragman Harry Demsky was as well known in Amsterdam as his son Isadore. Isadore, who was called Izzy, changed his name to Kirk Douglas and became a Hollywood actor and producer after World ...

Mother: Bryna "Bertha" (Sanglel) Danielovitch Demsky, a Russian Jewish immigrant Marriages: Anne (Buydens) Douglas (May 29, 1954-present); Diana Dill (November 2, 1943-February 23, 1951, divorced) ...

Isadore Demsky, a native of Amsterdam who became the actor Kirk Douglas, received a few pieces of gold as Bar Mitzvah presents in 1929. Added to money saved from his paper route, he had collected $313 ...