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.”
Kirk Douglas s widow dies, aged 102, 15 months after the Hollywood legend: Michael Douglas leads tributes to his stepmother and says she will always be in our hearts
Douglas died Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills, California, that she shared with her late actor husband of 66 years
Michael Douglas paid tribute to his stepmother saying she will always be in our hearts and speaking of how critical she was to his father s Hollywood career
Her death comes just over one year after Kirk died aged 103 on February 5 2020
She had a long career in the entertainment industry as a location scout for John Huston, a publicist at Cannes and the president of Kirk s production company