# Kirk Douglas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-douglas/316543>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 11, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-douglas/316543 "2005-08-11T02:21:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-douglas/316543/1 "2005-08-11T02:21:50Z")

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I saw the last view minutes of the Larry King show tonight. Did Douglas have a stroke?  
A quick google didn’t turn up anything. I just saw _Young Man With A Horn_ last week. What a great movie.

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**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-douglas/316543/2 "2005-08-11T02:23:40Z")

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He had a stroke quite a while ago, in 1996. It has affected his speech and (IIRC) he’s had some paralysis.

Robin

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirk-douglas/316543/3 "2005-08-11T02:27:12Z")

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Thanks.