Kirk Douglas, starring in Stanley Kubrick's 1957 classic, 'Paths of Glory,' was born and raised in Amsterdam, NY. Our Biggest Movie Star: Honoring Living Legend, Kirk Douglas, Who Hails From Amsterdam Just how did ‘Izzy Demsky’ from the Upstate New York town become Kirk Douglas, Hollywood icon? Not easily. I attended a wedding in Amsterdam, NY, years ago, but only recently learned that the…
