Herschel Danielovitch was an intimidating, alcoholic junk dealer who ignored his six daughters and his only son Issur. Then one night at their home in upstate New York, the boy splashed hot tea in the old man's face. The punishment was brutal, the reward immeasurable. "At that moment," Issur was to recall, "he knew I was alive. I have never done anything as brave in any movie."
One way or another, Kirk Douglas has been repeating that gesture most of his life. In this vigorous, anecdotal autobiography, the actor maintains that the clamorous spirit of Issur "has never left me. He...
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