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Told by Peter Ustinov.
Told to him by Kirk Douglas.
Douglas was in the middle of filming Spartacus, but was worn out and needed a break. They were filming in Death Valley, and his chauffeur was driving him to a hotel for a few days off. He was too tired to change from his gladiator outfit, so that's what he was wearing on the drive. He was so exhausted, that he was sleeping in the back seat. Chauffeur pulled over at a gas station, got out, and started putting gas in the tank. Douglas woke up, saw they were at a gas station, got out and went to the bathroom to relieve himself. Chauffeur didn't know he had gotten out. He got back in the car and drove off towards the hotel (He didn't realize he wasn't sleeping back there till he arrived at the hotel, many miles away). Douglas returned to see the limo driving away. There he was, in the middle of nowhere, no car or driver, in his gladiator outfit.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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And that boys and girls was the origin of the first Burning Man Festival.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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Shaggy dog story without the shaggy dog...or anything else for that matter.
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Kirk Douglas made a lot of great movies, and “Spartacus” was among the best. Probably my favorite of his films, although “War Wagon” with Duke is right up there too.
I’ve read several times that he was very liberal politically, and he and Duke didn’t exactly get along on that account.
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The OP's scenario is something that has happened hasn't times to
truck driving teams.
Wife and I had a policy of always putting a pillow in the drivers seat and leaving the curtains open
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Did you know that Peter Ustinov was David Niven’s batman in WWII?
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His finest moment was “falling down” the burger joint scene epic
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Told by Peter Ustinov.
Told to him by Kirk Douglas.
Douglas was in the middle of filming Spartacus, but was worn out and needed a break. They were filming in Death Valley, and his chauffeur was driving him to a hotel for a few days off. He was too tired to change from his gladiator outfit, so that's what he was wearing on the drive. He was so exhausted, that he was sleeping in the back seat. Chauffeur pulled over at a gas station, got out, and started putting gas in the tank. Douglas woke up, saw they were at a gas station, got out and went to the bathroom to relieve himself. Chauffeur didn't know he had gotten out. He got back in the car and drove off towards the hotel (He didn't realize he wasn't sleeping back there till he arrived at the hotel, many miles away). Douglas returned to see the limo driving away. There he was, in the middle of nowhere, no car or driver, in his gladiator outfit. Kirk Douglas mentioned this incident in his autobiography "The Ragman's Son" (or something like that; been years since I read it). Excellent book.
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His finest moment was “falling down” the burger joint scene epic LOL. That, of course, was his son. Good movie, too.
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His finest moment was “falling down” the burger joint scene epic That was his son Michael but I agree epic scene
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Didn’t Natalie Wood claim Kirk Douglas raped her when she was a teenager??? Don’t know if it was true or not, though. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainmen...ted-kirk-douglas-sister-alleges-80970437
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His finest moment was “falling down” the burger joint scene epic That was his son Michael but I agree epic scene They look like twins my mistake
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His finest moment was “falling down” the burger joint scene epic Kirk was great in that movie. Too bad he got throat cancer from eating his wife's taco.
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One of his good movies was with James Coburn “Draw”. He was reported to be a sexual predator and a mean one at that. I liked some of his work but not all. He was good at playing narcissistic characters.
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