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.
Anne Douglas, widow of late actor Kirk Douglas, has died at 102 Share Updated: 5:19 AM CDT Apr 30, 2021 Associated Press Reed Saxon FILE - In this May 4, 2017, file photo, Kirk Douglas kisses his wife Anne s hand, in Los Angeles during a party celebrating his 100th birthday. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) SOURCE: Reed Saxon Share Updated: 5:19 AM CDT Apr 30, 2021 Associated Press Anne Douglas, the widow of Kirk Douglas and stepmother of Michael Douglas, died Thursday in California. She was 102.Douglas died at her home in Beverly Hills, according to an obituary provided by spokeswoman Marcia Newberger. No cause of death was given.Kirk Douglas, the Hollywood legend who starred in “Spartacus,” “Lust for Life” and dozens of other films, died in February 2020 at 103.He married Anne Buydens in 1954 after they met in Paris while he was filming “Act of Love” and she was doing pub
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Rest in peace, Anne Douglas. The widow of Kirk Douglas and stepmother of Michael Douglas has died at 102, ET confirms.
Anne died peacefully at home in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Her death comes just over a year after Kirk died in February 2020. He was 103.
“My father could never keep a secret. Anne was just the opposite, Michael said in a statement. That’s why I was so moved when I read their co-authored book,
Kirk and Anne, in which she talked about her early life in Germany; her war years in occupied Paris; and her career before she met my father. She also included their private correspondence, which gave me new insights into their courtship and marriage.
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In 2017 the couple published “Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood.”
Together, Douglas and Kirk had two sons: Peter, 65, and Eric, who died in 2004 at age 46. She was also stepmother to actor Michael Douglas, 76, and producer Joel Douglas, 74, Kirk’s children with first wife Diana Douglas. (She died in 2015.)
Michael said his stepmother “will always be in our hearts.”
“She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father,” the actor said in a statement to the Associated Press. “Dad would never have had the career he did without Anne’s support and partnership.”