«How a Poor Jewish Kid From Upstate New York Became Kirk Douglas -- Hollywood's Best-Loved Gladiator». The Hollywood Reporter (på engelsk). 12. mai 2012. Besøkt 1. august 2019. «Upon graduation in 1939, Douglas headed to New York, where he won a scholarship to the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. There, he befriended a younger classmate named Betty Joan Perske, who would change his life, both before and after she changed her name to Lauren Bacall.»
