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actor writes his
autobiography, that's one
thing. Then, to step out into
the world of writing fiction is
another; it's a big jump,"
Douglas said. "However, it
was something that I've
wanted to do for a long
time."
Dance With the Devil is
about a 13-year-old boy who,
after his family is destroyed
at a concentration camp,
decides he's not going to be a
Jew.
"The theme of the torment
of being a Jew was some-
thing that fascinated me,"
Douglas said. "And I ap-
proached this at almost a
reverse angle." Born Issur
Danilovich Demsky in 1916,
Douglas grew up in an Or-
thodox Jewish family. His
parents were Russian immi-
grants. His father's life as a
rag picker and junk man
provided Douglas with an
inspiration to pen the
autobiography.
"Writing The Ragman's
Son was one way for me to
take inventory of my life. It
allowed me to set the record
straight, trying to be as hon-
est as I could be as I looked
into the mirror," Douglas
said.
For Douglas, who plans to
return to the silver screen
this year, writing a novel is
a lot like acting.
"Writing a work of fiction
such as Dance With the Devil
is really an extension of be-
ing an actor because you get
to play all the parts — men,
women and children," he
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youngsters from needy
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