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Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas dies at 103
Tributes have poured in for the actor who was one of the last movie stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age after Michael Douglas announced his dad’s death on Instagram.Earl Gibson Iii/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE
After losing father Kirk Douglas last year, actor Michael Douglas is mourning the death of his stepmother, Anne Douglas. The family matriarch was 102.
In a statement to ABC News, the Douglas family confirmed Anne died Thursday.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas pay tribute to his step-mother Anne Douglas
It was just days after the Swansea-born actress had sent a birthday message to the 102-year-old
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Kirk Douglas holding hands with his wife Anne Douglas as they pose with son Michael, his wife Catherine and their children (Image: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael have paid a beautiful tribute following the death of Anne Douglas.
The wife of late Hollywood great Kirk Douglas, died peacefully at her Beverly Hills home less than a week after her 102nd birthday.
The German-born star celebrated her final birthday on April 23. Kirk, who she married in 1954, died in February last year aged 103.
In a statement, Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, her stepson, said: “She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father.
“Dad would never have had the career he did without Anne’s support and partnership. Catherine and I and the children adored her; she will always be in our hearts.”
Douglas’ youth was disrupted by the Second World War.
Her father owned a textile factory while her mother was a socialite – she stayed with the former following her parents’ divorce.
Douglas was sent to boarding school in Switzerland and, unwilling to return to Hitler’s Germany, continued her studies in Belgium.
40 shares Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens. Anne, the wife of late Hollywood great has died aged 102, her family said. (PA Wire/PA Images/Yui Mok)
Anne Douglas, the wife of late Hollywood great Kirk Douglas, has died aged 102, her family said.
Douglas, an actress, producer and philanthropist, died peacefully at her home in Beverly Hills on Thursday, according to a statement to the PA news agency.
The German-born star, who converted to Judaism upon renewing her vows in 2004, celebrated her final birthday on April 23. Kirk, who she married in 1954, died in February last year aged 103.
In a statement, Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, her stepson, said: “She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father.
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