Steele stanwick family. The Stanwick Family: Lacrosse Legacy and the Art of Leather-Strung Sticks

How did the Stanwick family become a lacrosse dynasty. What makes leather-strung lacrosse sticks unique. Why do some players prefer traditional pockets over synthetic mesh. How has the Stanwick family’s dedication to lacrosse shaped their careers and relationships.

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The Stanwick Family: A Lacrosse Dynasty

The Stanwick family has etched their name into lacrosse history, becoming one of the sport’s most prominent dynasties. With eight children, all of whom have played or are currently playing Division I lacrosse, the Stanwicks have left an indelible mark on the game. Their commitment to excellence and family tradition has set them apart in the competitive world of collegiate lacrosse.

Impressive Achievements Across Generations

The Stanwick siblings have collectively amassed an impressive array of accolades:

Sheehan, Wick, and Coco: All-American honors at Georgetown
Covie: Boston College’s top career goal-scorer (188 goals)
Tad: Co-captain at Rutgers
Steele: Tewaaraton Award winner and national champion with Virginia
Wells Jr.: Senior attacker and captain at Johns Hopkins
Shack: Highly-ranked recruit and standout freshman at Johns Hopkins

This level of success across multiple generations is a testament to the family’s dedication to the sport and their ability to nurture talent within their ranks.

The Tradition of Leather-Strung Sticks

One of the most distinctive aspects of the Stanwick family’s lacrosse legacy is their commitment to using leather-strung sticks. In an era where synthetic mesh has become the norm, the Stanwicks have maintained a connection to the sport’s roots through their choice of equipment.

Origins of the Family Tradition

The tradition began with Wells Sr., the family patriarch, who learned to string sticks when his oldest daughters started playing lacrosse. Dissatisfied with factory-made sticks, he took it upon himself to master the art of leather stringing, a skill he then passed down to his children.

Advantages of Leather-Strung Sticks

While leather-strung sticks may seem outdated to some, the Stanwicks have found numerous advantages in using traditional pockets:

Enhanced ball feel and control
Ability to customize pocket tension
Improved throwing power and accuracy
Better performance in wet conditions
Versatility in ball placement within the pocket

Steele Stanwick explains, “I like the way you can feel the ball all the time. It moves around, and I like that. I like to be able to feel the ball in my pocket, and I just feel like I have total control with it.”

The Uniqueness of Leather in Modern Lacrosse

In today’s lacrosse landscape, players using leather-strung sticks stand out. ESPN lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra notes, “When I’m doing a game and I spot a kid with leather, I almost want to have a conversation with him. I want to know his story. Something is different about that kid. There’s a story to a kid that uses leather.”

This uniqueness has become part of the Stanwick family identity, setting them apart in a sport that has largely moved towards synthetic materials.

Challenges of Leather-Strung Sticks

Despite the advantages, using leather-strung sticks comes with its own set of challenges:

More time-consuming to maintain
Requires regular adjustments
Can be affected by weather conditions
Less consistent than synthetic mesh

These drawbacks have contributed to the decline in popularity of leather pockets among most players. However, for the Stanwicks, these challenges are outweighed by the benefits and the connection to family tradition.

The Role of Family in Shaping Lacrosse Careers

The Stanwick family’s success in lacrosse goes beyond their choice of equipment. Their tight-knit family dynamic has played a crucial role in shaping their careers and fostering a deep love for the sport.

Learning from Each Other

Steele Stanwick describes the family’s approach to lacrosse: “We’re always talking about lacrosse whether we’re in season or not. Whether it was at the dinner table or out in the backyard, whether it was just with my brothers or just with my sisters or with my dad, we were always talking about it, learning from each other.”

This constant exchange of ideas and experiences has allowed each family member to benefit from the collective wisdom of their siblings and parents.

Supporting Each Other’s Journeys

The Stanwicks have made a point of attending each other’s games, providing support and offering constructive feedback. This level of involvement has created a unique support system that has undoubtedly contributed to their individual and collective success.

The Future of Leather-Strung Sticks in Lacrosse

As the sport of lacrosse continues to evolve, the question arises: Will the tradition of leather-strung sticks survive? While the majority of players have transitioned to synthetic mesh, there remains a dedicated group of enthusiasts who appreciate the artistry and feel of traditional pockets.

Preserving a Piece of Lacrosse History

For families like the Stanwicks, using leather-strung sticks is about more than just equipment choice. It’s a way of preserving a piece of lacrosse history and maintaining a connection to the sport’s Native American roots.

Potential for a Niche Revival

While it’s unlikely that leather-strung sticks will ever regain their former dominance, there is potential for a niche revival. As players seek ways to differentiate themselves and connect with the sport’s heritage, traditional pockets may experience a resurgence among a select group of athletes.

The Stanwick Legacy: More Than Just Lacrosse

While the Stanwick family’s achievements in lacrosse are impressive, their legacy extends beyond the field. Their story is one of family bonds, shared passion, and the preservation of tradition in a rapidly changing sport.

Lessons in Dedication and Perseverance

The Stanwicks’ commitment to mastering the art of leather stringing and their willingness to go against the grain in equipment choice demonstrate valuable lessons in dedication and perseverance. These qualities have undoubtedly contributed to their success both on and off the field.

Inspiring Future Generations

As the younger Stanwick siblings continue to make their mark in collegiate lacrosse, they serve as inspiration for aspiring players. Their success story shows that with hard work, family support, and a deep respect for tradition, it’s possible to achieve greatness in the sport.

The Stanwick family’s journey in lacrosse is a testament to the power of family, tradition, and innovation. By embracing the legacy of leather-strung sticks while excelling in the modern game, they have created a unique narrative that will be remembered in lacrosse circles for years to come.

As the sport continues to evolve, the Stanwicks serve as a reminder of lacrosse’s rich history and the enduring value of family traditions. Their story encourages players and fans alike to appreciate the artistry and skill involved in every aspect of the game, from the craftsmanship of a well-strung stick to the precision of a perfectly executed play on the field.

Whether future generations of Stanwicks will continue the family’s lacrosse legacy remains to be seen. However, their impact on the sport and their dedication to preserving a piece of its heritage have already secured their place in lacrosse lore. As the game moves forward, the Stanwick family’s story will continue to inspire and remind us of the deep connections that can be forged through sport, family, and tradition.

The Stanwicks, One of the First Families of Lacrosse, Find the Ties That Bind

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Wells Stanwick, right, a senior on Johns Hopkins, uses a leather-strung stick, which is a tradition in his family.Credit…Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications

By Matt Sugam

April 23, 2015

The Stanwicks are considered one of the first families of lacrosse. All eight of Wells Sr. and Dori Stanwick’s children, including Shack, the Johns Hopkins freshman attackman who was the No. 1 recruit in the country, have played or are playing in Division I. Yet throughout their careers, the Stanwicks have been in the minority, woven together by a common thread: a leather-strung stick.

While leather pockets — which are also known as traditional because Native Americans used deerskin or raw cowhide to string sticks — were the norm 20 years ago, they have become an outlier. Now most players prefer synthetic mesh.

However, there is still a niche that has an affinity for leather. That includes the ESPN lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra.

“When I’m doing a game and I spot a kid with leather, I almost want to have a conversation with him,” Carcaterra said. “I want to know his story. Something is different about that kid. There’s a story to a kid that uses leather. There’s a story to a stick.”

For the Stanwicks, who are from Baltimore, the tradition of using leather started with Wells Sr., whose father, Tad, played for St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., and wrote a book on the 10-man game.

Wells Sr. began stringing sticks when his oldest daughters started playing lacrosse. Traditional is still the common form of stringing in women’s lacrosse, but after buying factory-made sticks, Wells Sr. did not like how they were strung. So he bought unstrung heads and leather stringing kits and taught himself.

“He would do that for the girls, and when the boys came along, that’s all he knew,” said one of the sons, Steele Stanwick, who plays professional lacrosse and is an assistant for the Johns Hopkins women’s team.

The sisters Sheehan, 35, Wick, 33, and Coco, 30, each earned all-American honors at Georgetown, and Covie, 22, is a senior attacker at Boston College (14-3, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) who recently became the Eagles’ top career goal-scorer and now has 188.

The oldest son, Tad, 28, was a co-captain at Rutgers. Steele, 25, won lacrosse’s highest honor, the Tewaaraton Award, while leading Virginia to a national championship in 2011. Wells Jr., 23, is a senior attacker and captain on Johns Hopkins (6-6, 3-1 Big Ten) who is leading the team in assists with 28. Shack, 20, is third on Hopkins in points this season, behind his brother, with 31.

Although Wells Sr. did not play lacrosse, Steele said his father was a student of the game.

“I think he’s kind of instilled that in all of us,” he said.

“We’re always talking about lacrosse whether we’re in season or not,” Steele said. “Whether it was at the dinner table or out in the backyard, whether it was just with my brothers or just with my sisters or with my dad, we were always talking about it, learning from each other. We always went to each other’s games. We would try and learn if someone did something wrong or did something right.”

The Stanwicks have also reaped the benefits that come with using a traditional pocket. Leather gives them a better feel for the ball. Loosening or tightening the strings to their liking manipulates the pocket, and enables them to throw the ball harder and more accurately.

“I like the way you can feel the ball all the time,” Steele said. “It moves around, and I like that. I like to be able to feel the ball in my pocket, and I just feel like I have total control with it. I think it’s really good on ground balls, and I think for me as an attacker and as a passer, I like to know exactly where the ball is in my stick at all times.”

While rain and mud tighten up the leather pocket after it dries, it can be useful during wet weather.

“When it rains and stuff, a lot of people say the mesh gets a little messed up, and mine never really gets affected by the rain when I’m playing with it, so I think that’s a benefit,” Wells Jr. said. “I think that the ball can go wherever, which I like a lot. Some guys only like it to go in one spot, but I like how the ball can go throughout the entire stick. If I want it at the top of the pocket, it can go there. If I want it at the bottom, it can go there, and with mesh, that’s not always the case.”

Wells Stanwick in a game against Duke last May. “Mine never really gets affected by the rain when I’m playing with it, so I think that’s a benefit,” he said of his leather pocket.Credit…Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications

Despite such advantages, leather has its drawbacks. It is much harder and more time-consuming to string and break in a pocket. It requires constant adjustments, with tweaks needed after every game and practice. With mesh, making a pocket is easy, and there are fewer adverse effects after it dries. It does not require the maintenance that leather does, eliminating a nuisance for parents and children.

“It goes hand and hand with our faster society,” the ESPN analyst Quint Kessenich said. “Drive to a fast-food restaurant, and you pick up dinner. It’s the same with a stick. When you’re driving a van to practice, the last thing you want to do as a parent is sit there having to fix the strings for 20 minutes before practice, so it simplifies what was a pretty unique part of lacrosse.”

However, it took a couple of decades after the advent of mesh before it truly caught on. And it took a college superstar in Casey Powell, who is part of another notable lacrosse family, to start the movement. As a freshman at Syracuse in 1995, Powell began using a mesh stick strung by the assistant coach Kevin Donahue. Instead of all the shooting strings strung across the top, one was woven into a V, which, combined with the way the sidewalls were strung, channeled the ball down the middle of the pocket.

Powell went on to become one of the best college players of all time. He was a four-time all-American, helping lead Syracuse to the 1995 national championship. (His brothers Ryan and Michael also starred at Syracuse. )

As Casey Powell’s legend grew, so did his style of stringing, which became known as the Powell pocket.

Mesh had been around since the 1970s, but it was unpopular. There were two options — hard mesh and soft mesh. Hard mesh was too tight to make a good pocket, and soft mesh wore out quickly. So leather dominated the market until Powell’s rise.

“I was playing well, and I was successful,” Powell said. “It’s almost like if you see a guy on the PGA Tour with a putter that wins the Masters. You might feel like that’s a factor in helping you become a better player.”

As youth and college players tried to emulate Powell, sales increased significantly. Companies reacted by creating dura mesh — nylon between hard and soft mesh.

Matt Slater, who works in customer service and strings sticks for the Cockeysville, Md.-based chain Lax World, said only about 1 percent of the heads the company sells are strung in leather, a dramatic shift from when he started his job in 2003.

“It was never 50-50 since I’ve been at Lax World,” Slater said. “It was never half traditional, half mesh, but there were more sticks strung with traditional in the early 2000s than there are now, for sure.”

Despite growing up in the mesh era, the Stanwicks never made the switch. Now their sticks draw attention wherever they go.

“Someone always brings it up, whether I’m at a camp or I’m working somewhere — someone’s always asking about it,” Wells Jr. said. “ ‘Who strings it?’ ”

That was especially true during Steele’s career at Virginia. Because of his success, some admirers switched to leather, although the effect did not seem as pronounced as with the Powell pocket, Slater said.

But starting a trend was never the goal for the Stanwicks. Leather sticks have strengthened a connection between a father and his children, and helped foster a discernible link from the modern game to the one played by Native Americans.

Wells Sr. still strings all of his children’s sticks, and he taught them how to make adjustments. When Steele was in college, he would text his father pictures of his stick, and his father would walk him through any fine-tuning. Once, before Virginia’s first-round game in the N.C.A.A. tournament in 2012, the strings on Steele’s stick broke, so Wells Sr. drove to Charlottesville and used his sailing background to repair the head, using fishing wire to fuse the leather together.

“It’s something that we have with each other, like, ‘How’s your stick playing?’ — or whatever it is,” Steele said. “I think he enjoys it. He’ll be happy when we don’t need any more, but I think he enjoys it. As much time it takes in the day or nights, it’s something we can share, which is rare.”

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My Lacrosse Life: ‘Enjoy the Journey’ with Sheehan Stanwick Burch

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My Lacrosse Life: ‘Enjoy the Journey’ with Sheehan Stanwick Burch

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Sheehan Stanwick Burch joined an elite group as one of nine new members inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in October.

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Sheehan Stanwick Burch joined an elite group as one of nine new members inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in October. For Burch, the award was in recognition of an outstanding playing career that has morphed into a successful run in broadcasting.

WHY LACROSSE

I did play a little bit of everything while growing up — basketball, soccer, swimming — but I only wanted to do each of those sports in season. With lacrosse, there was a different type of bug that made me want to work all the time to be the best I could be. I don’t know if I’ve found anything like that in my adulthood

LAX MOM LIFE

When I’m on television as an analyst, I’m looking at the game completely differently and thinking about more of the strategy. I don’t necessarily wear that same hat when I’m watching my kids play. I’m not as vocal or voicing every single opinion. Seeing the youth game, I realize now, especially with young girls, it is so hard to learn. Those early years can be very frustrating, learning how to catch and cradle and move.

WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK MIDNIGHT

My senior year (2001), we made it to the national championship, and it was almost the perfect story. But we didn’t end up winning. (Georgetown erased a seven-goal deficit but lost to Maryland 14-13 in triple overtime.) That season was a ton of fun, and we had a lot of firsts, like beating UNC on our home field. That just felt like a huge milestone. Now, the further I get away from my playing days, I realize how hard it is to get there and how it is so hard to win. But 2001 was a special year. There is something different when you’re a senior and you know that it’s the last time that you’re going to be able to have an impact.

ADVICE FROM THE BOOTH

Enjoy the journey. Being a college athlete can be hard at times, with all the preparation and the pressure to perform. So enjoy the journey, and while you work hard, also work smart. Make sure that you build your craft and do it in a smart way that is effective. And have fun doing it because in the end, we can only play for so long.

A FAMILY AFFAIR

The game is such a strong connector for me and my seven siblings, my parents and the relationships that we built. My mom dragged me to practice, and my dad worked with me so much and instilled a strong work ethic. I’m the oldest of eight kids. The way we connected was by going to their games when they were in college. And doing the TV side, I often had to call them to get an understanding of a rule change, how it feels on the field and the buzz going around. Lacrosse means family to me in the broader sense because it is a great community, but also because it’s tied us together and made my own family really strong.

WHY GEORGETOWN

I remember the recruiting process like it was yesterday. It was fun, but also overwhelming. Georgetown wasn’t on my radar, even though my dad and my grandfather had gone there. But they didn’t push me. I was at a lacrosse camp and (then-Georgetown coach) Kim Simons was one of the coaches. I was just awestruck. She told me a story about her experience at Princeton, how when she first arrived, they weren’t in the top 10, but by the time she finished her senior year they had won the national championship. That just made me want to be part of something similar at Georgetown.

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Career points Burch scored at Georgetown, a school record that still stands today. Her 232 career goals also rank No. 1 in Hoyas history. Stanwick scored at least 50 goals in each of her four seasons, culminating in a senior season in which she finished as the national attacker of the year and set Georgetown single-season marks for goals (75), assists (40) and points (115).

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Burch was a four-time All-American at Georgetown, as well as a three-time team MVP.

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Stanwick brothers and sisters who played Division I lacrosse. Sheehan led the way, followed by Wick and Coco, who also starred at Georgetown. Then came Tad (Rutgers), Steele (Virginia), Wells (Johns Hopkins), Covie (Boston College) and Shack (Johns Hopkins). They combined for 20 All-American honors. Steele Stanwick was the Tewaaraton Award winner in 2011.

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What to watch online? “Conspiracy Against America” - a new stylish series April

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HBO’s new big-budget series is not only a disturbing reflection on the consequences of political populism, but also an opportunity to present the fashion of the 1940s as it could have been without war, or just admire Winona Ryder and Zoe Kazan in vintage dresses.

The Plot Against America is a six-episode film adaptation of Philip Roth’s book of the same name, a story about how family bonds and love are tested for strength at one of the most difficult moments in history. According to the plot, it is not Franklin Delano Roosevelt who wins the US presidential election (as it was in reality), but the famous pilot and well-known anti-Semite Charles Lindbergh, who sympathizes with the Hitler regime. Xenophobia is rampant in the country, and the life of an ordinary Jewish family from New Jersey turns into torment – not only because their compatriots begin to oppress them, but also because of the flaring up disagreements within the family itself.

Two sisters find themselves at opposite poles – unmarried flirtatious Evelyn (played by Winona Ryder) and Bess (Zoe Kazan), a respectable mother and wife. Before Lindbergh came to power, everything was calm in the family: Evelyn lives with her mother, who has dementia, visits her sister’s family every Shabbat, and sometimes travels to New York to meet her married lover. Bess, who has experienced ethnic oppression in the past, worries about the future of her sons and the country.

Learning that the New York lover has no plans to leave his wife, Evelyn turns her attention to the local widower, Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf (John Turturro). The Rebbe, in turn, turns out to be an opportunist—publicly supporting the populist Lindbergh and gaining a solid position on his team when he wins the election. Bengelsdorf proposes to Evelyn, who, although not in love, is happy to finally find a legal spouse. She accepts his proposal, but does not suspect how fatally it will affect her relationship with her family.

The series differs in some details from the original book. In Roth’s novel, the narrator is Philip, Bess’s youngest son – in fact, Roth himself, who put memories from his own childhood into the book. Series showrunner David Simon (The Wire, Deuce, Tremey) decided that narrating entirely from the point of view of a child was a boring option for the series, so he gave voices to different characters and expanded the roles of Winona Ryder and several other actors whose characters in book does not take up much space.

Fatal Forties

To recreate the aesthetics of the 1940s not only in the surroundings, but also in the appearance of the characters, Simon called in an experienced costume designer Jeriana San Juan. The list of her works includes the TV series Gossip Girl, Annealing, The Sinner, and now she is working on costumes for the Halston series about designer Roy Halston starring Ewan McGregor – or rather, she worked before the coronavirus pandemic: as in In the case of most television projects, the production of Halston was also frozen. San Juan did not have much time to prepare for the filming of The Plot Against America – only two months. The artist went to the New York Public Library and studied all possible photographic evidence of the era: newspaper clippings, the work of independent photojournalists, paintings by Norman Rockwell and the archival binder of Condé Nast publications.

“1940s fashion is traditionally associated with old Hollywood glamor,” says San Juan. “Therefore, I turned to the classic silhouettes of the forties, but used non-traditional materials for that time for tailoring – for example, silk, which was hardly worn at that time.” The fact is that in the real United States at that time, a significant part of the production (including sewing) resources was directed to serving military needs. Tires were made from rubber instead of soles, parachutes were sewn from silk instead of blouses and stockings, and wool went to overcoats. Tailors and cutters were forced to economize on fabrics, so women’s skirts became shorter and men’s trousers narrower. An alternative America that was friends with Hitler would not have faced such difficulties.

Scary Time Heroes

Evelyn, Winona Ryder’s character, is fond of fashion and cinema, so compared to her housewife sister, she looks almost like a movie star, despite the fact that she works as a simple teacher. Her idol is the famous actress Barbara Stanwyck, and Evelyn echoes her style of dressing: she wears elegant dresses, brooches, elegant hats, silk combinations with lace, clasps. San Juan emphasizes the evolution of the heroine, including with the help of color. At first, Evelyn wears light dresses in light colors – cotton and viscose, embroidered and pleated. But the deeper she plunges into Nazi circles and changes her views to please her new husband and his environment, the darker tones, elegant silhouettes and obviously expensive things she prefers.

Her sister, Bess Levin, played by Zoe Kazan, is a different matter. The Levins are typical blue-collar, poor working-class people. They do not tend to update their wardrobe every season and wear the same clothes for years and wash them often. The Levins don’t wear glitter and silk, unlike Evelyn and her rabbi, who regularly appears in the frame in satin shirts and satin jacquard bow ties. The image of Bess seems a little old-fashioned and with its modesty is more reminiscent of the great depression of the thirties.

San Juan specially selected unfashionable things for Kazan’s heroine — checkered print dresses, cotton blouses, a nondescript gray coat made of matting, a practical home apron. In the book, the heroine Bess loves green and tries to surround herself with it, but Zoe Kazan did not really like green, and the costume designer decided to replace it with blue. “My main pride is Bess’ home dress. I made it with great love and found the coziest shade of yellow for it. We specially dyed the finished floral fabric yellow, and I painted the flowers themselves with a shade of blue that matched the color of Zoya’s eyes. I added gathers on top, and used a blue zipper for the clasp – again, to match her eyes, ”says the artist.

Bess spruces up her wardrobe with little touches, such as a bunch of blue flowers on her hat. And when she goes to get a job, she tries to make her appearance as presentable as possible – she puts on a string of pearls left over from her grandmother and paints her lips with unusual red lipstick.

Red has a separate place in the universe of the series. Director Minky Spiro (Dead to Me, Fossey/Verdon), who filmed the first three episodes of the show, decided that it was red, as a direct reference to the Third Reich flag, that should become a symbol of National Socialism, the ideas of which are increasingly capturing the American society with the coming to power of Lindbergh. San Juan decided to introduce red into the costumes of the heroes smoothly – to demonstrate how the ideas of extremism at first imperceptibly, but relentlessly penetrate the minds of Americans.

The first red element on the screen is a barely noticeable stripe on Reb Bengelsdorf’s religious vestments, the second, a little later, is his woolen suit with a thin red stripe. The next one is Evelyn’s burgundy hat, in which she comes to Lindbergh’s meeting with voters. And perhaps the brightest appearance of red is the scarlet silk dress (almost like Barbara Stanwyck in the movie “Remember the Night”), in which she accepts Bengelsdorf’s proposal. This is a fatal and turning point in her fate, although she herself does not yet realize it, and the red dress is a direct indication of the path that Evelyn voluntarily chooses. Ryder herself says: “It was hard for me to forget that my character was not at all on the side of good. I got used to it by 9 percent0, but there was always a part of me that knew that Evelyn was terribly, disastrously wrong.

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In memory of Kirk Douglas (1916 – 2020)

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At the age of 103, the American actor and the last witness of the “golden era of Hollywood” Kirk Douglas passed away, his son Michael Douglas told People magazine.

The artist was born in Amsterdam, New York to a poor Jewish family. At birth, he received the name Iser Danielovich, but when, upon returning from the army, he came to the theater studio, they offered him, for reasons of success, to be called Kirk Douglas – and the artist immediately liked it. One of Douglas’ classmates was the future Hollywood star Lauren Bacall – she helped Kirk at first. Douglas’ main roles soon became western heroes or the harsh military, but there were also serious departures – like Vincent van Gogh, played by Kirk in the film “Lust for Life”.

Paths of Glory, the debut film by young director Stanley Kubrick, also became a successful experiment for Douglas, after which he and Kubrick became friends. Thanks to this friendship, the actor, in particular, received one of the most recognizable roles in his career – the rebel slave Spartacus. In 1996, Douglas had to actually end his career due to a stroke, the actor directed his ebullient energy to literature, and did not limit himself to autobiography alone. Since then, he really hardly appeared on the screen – with rare exceptions, like the film “Family Values”, where he played along with his son Michael.

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Woody Strode and Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960) Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Trick (1970) Alexis Smith and Kirk Douglas in Once Is Not Enough (1975) Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach and Burt Lancaster in The Tough Guys (1986)
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