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.
Death announced of Anne Douglas
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LEGENDARY actor Kirk Douglas passed away aged 103 in February 2020.
Anne Buydens, his wife of 66 years, passed away on April 29, 2021. She was 102.
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Who was Kirk Douglas wife Anne Buydens?
Anne Buydens was born in Germany on April 23, 1919.
She was an American philanthropist, producer, and actress.
Anne originally fled from Germany to escape Nazism and emigrated to Belgium.
She continued her education there where she became bilingual, before moving to Paris.
While in the French capital her fluent knowledge of several languages kept her busy subtitling films.
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When did Anne Buydens marry Kirk Douglas?
The couple met while she was working in a film studio in Paris.
Muere Anne Douglas, la viuda de Kirk, a los 102 años
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