Anne Douglas, Philanthropist and Widow of Kirk Douglas, Dies at 102 Mike Barnes
Anne Douglas, a film publicist who first met Kirk Douglas on the Paris set of
Act of Love in 1953 and married him a year later, died Thursday. She was 102.
Douglas died at the longtime Beverly Hills home she shared with the legendary actor and husband of 66 years, her family announced. He died at age 103 on Feb. 5, 2020.
She worked for director John Huston as a location scout and assistant on
Moulin Rouge (1952), then began a three-year stint in 1953 as head of protocol at the Cannes Film Festival, scheduling parties and making sure they were filled with celebrities and media.
The longtime Hollywood staple, who presided over The Bryna Company and the Douglas Foundation until her death, died peacefully at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif., representatives for the Douglas family told Fox News on Thursday.
Buydens first met the movie star love of her life in 1953 when Douglas offered her a job as his publicist while he was in Paris to film Act of Love. Although she initially rebuffed a dinner date from the late star, Buydens instead opted for scrambled eggs at home a few hours later.
In 2017, the couple published a book about their decades-long romance titled Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood.
Anne Douglas, Producer and Widow of Kirk Douglas, Dies at 102
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Anne Douglas, the wife of Kirk Douglas and producer known for her philanthropy work, has died. She was 102.
The Douglas family announced she peacefully died at her home in Beverly Hills on Thursday afternoon. Her death comes about one year after the death of her husband, who died in February 2020. The couple were married for 66 years.
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“Anne was more than a stepmother, and never ‘wicked,’” actor and stepson Michael Douglas said in a statement. “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.”
Anne Douglas Dies, Philanthropist and Widow of Kirk Douglas Was 102
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Anne Douglas Dies, Philanthropist and Widow of Kirk Douglas Was 102
A year after the death of her husband of 66 years, Anne Douglas has passed away at the age of 102.
Sad news today, as Anne Douglas, a philanthropist, former movie publicist, and widow of legendary actor Kirk Douglas, has passed away. On Thursday, her family announced that Douglas died at the Beverly Hills home she had shared with her longtime husband. The news comes shortly over a year after Kirk passed away at the age of 103 in early 2020. Anne was 102 years old.
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Anne Douglas, the wife of the late Kirk Douglas, has died at the age of 102, a year after her husband passed away last February at 103.
Married for 66 years, the couple s love story was highly celebrated and immortalized in their enduring love letters. Anne was more than a stepmother, and never wicked, actor and stepson Michael Douglas said in a statement following Anne Douglas death on Thursday. 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. (per