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
Tom O'Brien (actor, born 1890) Tom O'Brien (actor, born 1890) Tom O'Brien (July 25, 1890 - June 8, 1947) was an American silent and sound character actor known for his burly serio-comic roles. He worked in the comedy film "The Gentleman from America" (1923) as Johnny Day, which is about the humorous tale of two American buddies (O'Brien and Hoot Gibson) and they have numerous adventures in Spain. Tom O'Brien appeared in over 80 films in a 22 years of career. He was primarily cast as stocky "Irish types" in comic supporting roles. He also worked in "The Big Parade" (1925) as Corporal Bull O'Hara.