Running Errands without Taking Off His Costume
Here is Kirk Douglas as he ships off his Academy Awards ballot in 1960. He was still wearing his costume for Spartacus at the time. He was one of the biggest Hollywood stars during the ‘50s and ‘60s. Over the course of his career, he got an Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award, three Oscar nominations, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
His film Spartacus also ended up taking home four Academy Awards. At the time, it was considered to be the most successful film that Universal Studio has ever made.
John Wayne And His Daughter On Set
Taken in 1960, actor John Wayne can be seen with his daughter on the set of The Alamo, a Western film. Called “The Duke”, this American filmmaker and actor was considered a box-office draw for more than three decades in Hollywood.
He was able to establish himself as the model of the Western genre. As a matter of fact, 83 films in his acting history were all in that genre. He often played cavalrymen, cowboys, and gunslinging antiheroes in these films.