Kirk Douglas Countdown" (1980) and "Saturn 3" (1980). His acting style and delivery made him a favorite with television impersonators such as Frank Gorshin, Rich Little and David Frye. His role as Vincent van Gogh in "Lust for Life" (1956), directed by Vincente Minnelli and based on Irving Stone's best-seller, was filmed mostly on location in France. Douglas was noted not only for the veracity of van Gogh's appearance but for how he conveyed the painter's internal turmoil. Some reviewers consider it the most famous example of the "tortured artist" who seeks solace from life's pain through his work. Others see it
John Cate & The van Gogh Brothers including British indie sensation, Callaghan. Cate's work with Durrill yielded a 2016 side project, "The Next Great American Song," for which they wrote and recorded 4 songs including the first in a series of songs about the life of Vincent van Gogh. In 2017 Cate began co-producing and writing a solo project for Scarlet Rivera. John Cate & The van Gogh Brothers have, to date, released twelve albums, including "Painting With van Gogh" from the spin-off project, Voices of van Gogh, with the earliest, "Set Free", released in 1996, and the most recent, "<nowiki>"'Painting With van Gogh"</nowiki>", released in October,