Kirk Douglas him to only say "Thank you", and leave the stage. Douglas agreed. But when standing in front of the audience, he had second thoughts: "I intended to just say 'thank you,' but I saw 1,000 people, and felt I had to say something more, and I did." Valenti remembers that after Douglas held up the Oscar, addressed his sons, and told his wife how much he loved her, everyone was astonished at his voice's improvement: Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, December 9, 1916) is an American actor, filmmaker, author and centenarian. He is one of the last
Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1876) four years. He served as president of the Film Actors' Association of Vienna. Beregi appeared in 27 films between 1916 and 1953. He is remembered for his performance as Professor Baum in Fritz Lang's film "Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse". In 1926, Beregi signed a five-year contract with Universal Pictures. Beregi was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was the father of actor Oscar Beregi Jr. Beregi died in Hollywood, California, and was buried in Budapest, Hungary. Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1876) Oscar Beregi (born Beregi Oszkár, 24 January 1876 – 18 October 1965) was a Hungarian-Jewish actor who appeared primarily